Who are we?
The Friends of the Sequatchie County Library (FOTL) is a 501(c)(3)
tax-exempt, charitable, volunteer non-profit organized to support the
Sequatchie County Library. The Friends advocate for governmental library
funding and provide funding for and services to the library. Without funding
and services provided by the Friends, the Sequatchie County Library would be
unable to provide the level of service its patrons have come to expect. Its
membership consists of library patrons who become members to support the
library and its services to the community, to "give back" to the library in some
way in exchange for what the library has meant to them.
tax-exempt, charitable, volunteer non-profit organized to support the
Sequatchie County Library. The Friends advocate for governmental library
funding and provide funding for and services to the library. Without funding
and services provided by the Friends, the Sequatchie County Library would be
unable to provide the level of service its patrons have come to expect. Its
membership consists of library patrons who become members to support the
library and its services to the community, to "give back" to the library in some
way in exchange for what the library has meant to them.
FRIENDS OF THE SEQUATCHIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
| Friends members enjoy themselves as they decorate the library for the 2009 holidays. |
| We are presently sponsoring the 2010 Summer Reading Program. In May 2010 we held a reception opening the 2010 Art & the Library Exhibition, which featured five "resident artists," one for each day after the reception. A total of 34 artists exhibited. In April 2010 Friends volunteers helped with the spring story event, based upon the beautiful book Lost in the Woods. At the March 2010 book sale we sold over $2000 in books and other materials. Our silent auction was a success, too. On January 26, 2010, we held our annual meeting, at which best selling author Kathy Hogan Trocheck, a/k/a Mary Kay Andrews spoke. On January 15, 2010, a group of us visited the site discussed by last year's guest speaker, the Whitwell, TN, holocaust memorial. Go to our newsletter page, click on the February 2010 newsletter, and read more about these events. Recent FOTL purchases on behalf of the library included a beautiful story hour rug, high quality book dividers to make it easier for patrons to locate books, and a new digital camera to record library events and programs. |
What is upcoming?
| A group of Friends members visit the Whitwell, TN, holocaust memorial together during the second week of January 2010. |
What have we done lately?
How do I join?
The FOTL is a non-profit membership organization, with tax-deductible annual dues.
Amount Membership Type
$ 5 Individual
$ 10 Family
$ 25 Contributor/Business
$100 Lifetime
Join Today
Here is a link to our membership form. Or, if you prefer, you may pick up a form at the library. Once you
complete either the online form or one obtained from the library you may deliver it, along with a check or
cash for your dues to the librarians or a FOTL member. If you prefer, you may mail the completed form,
along with the check for your dues, to: FOTL, Sequatchie County Public Library, 227 Cherry Street,
Dunlap, Tennessee 37327
Membership Renewal
We especially appreciate all who remember membership renewal is required each January and renew
their memberships without further reminder. This helps to cut down on costs and volunteer time! Each
year please complete a new membership form by either downloading it from this site or by obtaining one
at the library.
Change of Address
To change your membership address over the Internet, please send an e-mail with your new address to
LucyS@bledsoe.net. If you have it, please send the entire nine-digit ZIP code for your new address. Also
please send your telephone number and your email address.
Amount Membership Type
$ 5 Individual
$ 10 Family
$ 25 Contributor/Business
$100 Lifetime
Join Today
Here is a link to our membership form. Or, if you prefer, you may pick up a form at the library. Once you
complete either the online form or one obtained from the library you may deliver it, along with a check or
cash for your dues to the librarians or a FOTL member. If you prefer, you may mail the completed form,
along with the check for your dues, to: FOTL, Sequatchie County Public Library, 227 Cherry Street,
Dunlap, Tennessee 37327
Membership Renewal
We especially appreciate all who remember membership renewal is required each January and renew
their memberships without further reminder. This helps to cut down on costs and volunteer time! Each
year please complete a new membership form by either downloading it from this site or by obtaining one
at the library.
Change of Address
To change your membership address over the Internet, please send an e-mail with your new address to
LucyS@bledsoe.net. If you have it, please send the entire nine-digit ZIP code for your new address. Also
please send your telephone number and your email address.
How can I help?
Volunteer
When you look at our membership form, you will see it allows you to tell us what volunteer areas interest
you. There are plenty of opportunities for regular volunteer service or one-time help. We always need
volunteers for the two book sales a year, the story hour, and the summer reading program, but there are a
number of ways you can help. We would particularly like help with fundraising for the Imagination
Library. Please use the link in this sentence or the navigation button above to see the important work
being done by the Imagination Library in Sequatchie County.
Later add volunteer role descriptions
Make a Monetary Donation
A $15 contribution to the Imagination Library funds a monthly age appropriate book mailing to one
Sequatchie County child, aged birth to five years for one year. A donation to honor someone or to
remember someone may be used for any of the funding needs of the library from a book purchase to
matching funds for a technology grant. If you wish to honor someone or to give a gift in someone’s
memory, please deliver your gift to an FOTL member or to a member of the library’s staff. Gift forms are
available at local funeral homes, too. If you wish, you will receive a receipt for your tax deductible gift.
Advocate
Tell your state and local governmental officials just how important the library is to you.
Donate Used Books
Please donate your books, videos, CDs, and magazines to us for our bi-annual sales. Your donations
provide others in our community with very low-cost access to reading and audio and video materials,
decrease the burden on our landfills, and yield a tax deduction for you as well.
When you look at our membership form, you will see it allows you to tell us what volunteer areas interest
you. There are plenty of opportunities for regular volunteer service or one-time help. We always need
volunteers for the two book sales a year, the story hour, and the summer reading program, but there are a
number of ways you can help. We would particularly like help with fundraising for the Imagination
Library. Please use the link in this sentence or the navigation button above to see the important work
being done by the Imagination Library in Sequatchie County.
Later add volunteer role descriptions
Make a Monetary Donation
A $15 contribution to the Imagination Library funds a monthly age appropriate book mailing to one
Sequatchie County child, aged birth to five years for one year. A donation to honor someone or to
remember someone may be used for any of the funding needs of the library from a book purchase to
matching funds for a technology grant. If you wish to honor someone or to give a gift in someone’s
memory, please deliver your gift to an FOTL member or to a member of the library’s staff. Gift forms are
available at local funeral homes, too. If you wish, you will receive a receipt for your tax deductible gift.
Advocate
Tell your state and local governmental officials just how important the library is to you.
Donate Used Books
Please donate your books, videos, CDs, and magazines to us for our bi-annual sales. Your donations
provide others in our community with very low-cost access to reading and audio and video materials,
decrease the burden on our landfills, and yield a tax deduction for you as well.
Our next display will be at the Sequatchie County Fair, July 21-24, 2010. We will start
planning for September's Imagination Library Celebration and the 2010-2011 story hour
program. Our next book sale will be in October 2010.
We began an annual celebration of the library's 50th birthday on September 20, 2009, and celebratory
events are to take place all year long. Attend our meetings and help us plan the monthly celebratory
events. Our meetings regularly take place each month on the 2nd Tuesday beginning at 4:30pm.
planning for September's Imagination Library Celebration and the 2010-2011 story hour
program. Our next book sale will be in October 2010.
We began an annual celebration of the library's 50th birthday on September 20, 2009, and celebratory
events are to take place all year long. Attend our meetings and help us plan the monthly celebratory
events. Our meetings regularly take place each month on the 2nd Tuesday beginning at 4:30pm.
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