Chelmsford Friends of the Library
Book Sale
The Friends of the Library Book Sale is a significant source of funding for library programming, museum passes and many extras for Chelmsford patrons. The community’s support through donations and volunteer hours is greatly appreciated.
Congratulations and thanks to the Friends of the Library and all of our patrons throughout the community for a successful fall book sale! The weekend sale raised over $19,000 to help support library programs and services. Don’t forget that you can always find more books for sale on the carts across from the main desk!
Friday, October 13, 9:00 am to 7:30 pm
Saturday, October 14, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Sunday, October 15, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
at the Town Office’s Gym, 50 Billerica Rd
We’ll have plenty of fiction, children’s books, biography, history, cookbooks, sciences, social sciences, and DVDs! $2 for adult books, $1 for kids books. All proceeds help support library programs and services!
Volunteers needed! May require some lifting and a lot of activity as we move books around and get boxes in and out of cars. Contact the friends at: chelmsfordfriends@gmail.com
The 2023 Spring Book Sale was held from April 28-29. Nearly one hundred volunteers helped make the Sale a huge success, earning over $17,000 to support library programs and services!
2022 Annual Meeting
At their annual meeting on November 4th, the Friends discussed all the great programs and services, along with infrastructure improvements that they helped to fund in 2022!
To help support the Friends, you can become a member, browse the ongoing sale carts, give a gift, or buy a shirt!
Join the Friends of the Library or renew your membership now!
Become more involved in your public library and make new friends! The Friends meet on the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 PM. See the Agenda & Minutes.
Not a Chelmsford Resident? Click here!
Our Friends group is one of the largest and most active in the state. Our members organize and execute an enormous Book Sale each fall that raises over $20,000. Occasionally the Friends hold a Book Sale in the spring as well. The Friends are awesome! Their support makes possible educational, cultural, art and music programs for adults and children, as well as museum passes, computer workstations, equipment, and furniture for both the Anna C. MacKay Branch and the Main Library.
Our Friends are a mix of young and old, residents and non-residents who dedicate time and energy to enhance programs and services at CPL. Your membership in the Friends adds your name to the Friends email newsletter list and directs your membership dollars towards all the activities the Friends sponsor on behalf of the library.
Non-Chelmsford residents can also join and gain access to the library’s museum passes (which are funded by the Friends).
Here are some common ways members participate in the Friends:
- Help with the Book Sales
- Setup the night before the sale
- Cashier/stock tables during the sale
- Book Donation Info & Guidelines
- Help with 4th of July Activities
- Join the 4th of July committee
- Work the booth at the 4th of July fair
- Sell raffle tickets
- Help Throughout the Year
- Collect/sort donated books
- Assist with mailings
- Data entry using Microsoft Excel/Word
- Assist with Special Events
- Join a committee
Joining the Friends of the Library is easy. Simply click on the “Join now” link above or print out a Friends application form [pdf], complete it, and return it with your donation to:
Friends of the Library
Chelmsford Public Library
25 Boston Road
Chelmsford, MA 01824
Contact the Chelmsford Friends of the Library
General email: ChelmsfordFriends@gmail.com
| President: | Maureen Foley | |
| Vice-President: | Kathy Clark | |
| Treasurer: | Jeanne Mieszczanski | |
| Correspondence Secretary: |
Christine Robinson | |
| Recording Secretary: | Anne Worth | |
| Social Media Chair |
Jim Molinari | |
| Book Sale Contact: | Madeleine Needles | |
| Membership Chair: | Lyn Carey | seccfol@gmail.com |
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