Welcome to the
304 S. Fourth St., Stoughton, WI 53589
608-873-6281
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The Friends of the Stoughton Public Library
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An independent, non-profit organization that encourages and supports library activites through programs and fundraising.
The Friends Annual Donation
During the February annual Friends Meeting, the Library was gifted with a check
for $11,000.00 to assist with library programming such as Music on the Mezz and the Summer Reading Program, purchasing LUCKY DAY books, replacement materials
and more.
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FOL Treasurer Nancy Keeney presented Library Director Richard McDonald with this year's annual donation.
Friends of the Stoughton Public Library
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Are you being the best Friend you can be?
Be a Friend of the Stoughton Public Library
and show you value the library!
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Print Membership Dues Form
(click here to print form)
The Friends of the Stoughton Public Library is a non-profit educational organization devoted to promoting and improving library services, materials, and facilities for the Stoughton community; stimulating gifts and bequests to the library; providing volunteer support to strengthen the library’s programs; and encouraging the broadest possible use of its facilities, materials and services. Please help support your library by becoming a member now. Membership is vital to the health of any organization, and whichever level of participation you choose (dues paying only, selective project involvement, and/or active participation as a board or committee member), you’re guaranteed to meet new people and create new bonds with people you might already know. As a Friend, you will receive a quarterly newsletter, The Sampler, informing you about new books and services offered at the library and notifying you of library and Friends events and programs. Through membership dues and annual events---including Used Book Sales, the Syttende Mai Pie Place, and the Annual Friends’ Holiday Luncheon---the Friends raise funds for an annual donation to the Library. In addition, the Friends sponsor special children’s, young adult and adult programs throughout the year. There are several membership dues levels available, ranging from "Friend" for an annual donation of as little as $10.00. Of course all dues/donations will be accepted and are appreciated. Remember donations are tax deductible. If you would like to join, simply complete the Membership Dues Form and send it with your check to: The Friends of the Library, Stoughton Public Library, 304 South Fourth Street, Stoughton, WI 53589, or drop it off at the library’s circulation desk.
Thanks for being a Friend!
Jeanne Burt, Membership Chair
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Congratulations Greg Jacobs!
2012 Friend of the Year!
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The spotlight is cast on Greg Jacobs for his continued service to the Friends as an ambassador of all things library along with the countless hours he's spent helping set up and take down book sale after book sale.
At the February meeting, Greg was honored officially for his dedication and endless support of
the Friends of the Stoughton Public Library.
A plaque honoring all of the "Friend of the Year" recipients
is on display at the Library,
just outside the lower level Carnegie Room.
*Friend of the Year is an honor given to a Friends member who has shown dedication
and helped to promote the Friends and the Library throughout the previous year.
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2012 Coffee Break Festival
Raffle & Mini Book Sale
August 11, 2012 at Mandt Park
Info on 2013 event to come soon!
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Thank you to everyone who participated in the raffle and book sale on August 11th. Winners of the raffle prizes are listed below. Proceeds from the mini book sale total nearly $300.00 for the event. The proceeds will help the Friends support the library by way of purchasing new materials, as well as to help support the summer reading program.
We thank you for your support of your library!
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Raffle Prizes |
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Hand-knitted shrug by Karin Campbell
Winner: Eleanor Doering
Rosemaled Plate by Mary Bennett
Winner: Lois & George Craig
Rural scene watercolor painting by Carolyn Carroll
Winner: Kristin Rhyner
Recycled linen/cotton market bag by Sarah Bukrey
Winner: Mary Johnson
Maple leaf necklace and earrings by Kathryn Vaughn
Winner: Mr. and Mrs. Tyksinksy
Hardanger piece by Nancy Keeney
Winner: Petra Horst
In additon to the raffle, a small book sale was held at Mandt Park.
See below for details about the next Friends Book Sale.
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| Pie Place 2013 |
Syttende Mai happens every year, so don't put your cookbooks and pie recipes away.
Practice makes perfect. We're sure your family and friends will appreciate your efforts.
Volunteers are always needed to bake pies, sell pies and help clean up after the pies are eaten. Keep "Pie Place 2012" in mind when you're planning your Syttende Mai activities.
Friday Night at Division Street Park
(at the canoe portage)
from 5:30 - 8:00 pm*
All Day Saturday at the Library
in the lower level Carnegie Meeting Room
from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm*
*End times are estimated as it is not possible to know when the pies will sell out.
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If you are interested in helping, please contact the organizers
Nancy Hagen 873-1943 (Friday night at the park)
or
Jeanne Burt 873-4050 (Saturday at the Library)
As always, the Friends greatly appreciate your time and talents!
Pie Place supporters always have a good time!
Do you want apple, or cherry, or rhubarb or pumpkin or...?
The pie was sold by the piece, but the fun was a bonus!
Pie Place diners enjoy reminicing as they discuss the
Linnerud Photography display in the Carnegie Room.
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Help us spread the word!
Click here and print out our poster to hang on your public bulletin board. |
Friends of the Stoughton Public Library
Spring Book Sale
A sneak peek at the book sale as volunteers put the finishing touches on the set up.
Friends Night
Wednesday, April 24 from 6-7pm
Memberships available at the door.
Come early for a great book sale and stay for the “Music on the Mezz” program at 7pm.
Open to the Public
Thursday, April 25
9am – 8pm
Friday, April 26
9am – 4pm
Saturday, April 27
9am – 2pm
There is always something for everyone at the book sale including :
Lots of popular fiction by favorite authors.
Non-Fiction topics including:
Gardening, golf, military history, biographies, crafts, quilting, sailing,
stamp collecting, recipe or cookbooks and more.
Children's books featuring picture books and readers.
Lots of music CDs and DVDs.
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Train Books! |
A variety of PlayStation games |
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Special Attractions
These items are more unique than the average book sale material and so they will be priced to reflect their current value.
Rather than take the time to sell these items online, we will happily sell them to our book sale shoppers at a price that will make you happy and a reasonable profit for the library. |
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"Old House Journal" Magazines
Several years will be available
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Time Life "Old West" Series
Includes all 26 volumes and the Master Index.
We will be accepting sealed bids.
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Book Sale FAQ |
A perk of being a Friends of the Library member includes special discounts, coupons and access to the book sale before it is open to the general public. |
To allow fair and equal access to materials at the book sale, electronic devices such as scanners will not be allowed during the Friends Night. Shoppers will also be asked not to stock pile books, but to set aside only the materials they intend to purchase. |
The Book Sale Committee strives to organize two books sales each year, generally in April or May and September. |
The Book Sales are held at the library in the Carnegie Meeting Room on the lower level of the library. Scheduling of the book sale is dependent upon the availability of the meeting room. |
Each sale starts over with "new" books and sale items providing repeat customers with new selections at each sale. Materials left at the end of the sale are cleared out allowing for a turnover of sale items.
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Although a Bag Sale traditionally ends the book sale on Saturday, a Bag Sale will not always be held at the conclusion of the sale. |
Materials remaining at the end of the book sale may be donated to a local non-profit group. Past recipients include: Stoughton's Small Animal Advocates, Martin Luther Christian Day Care, Stoughton Area Teachers, Dane County Jail, Oakhill Corrections Facility, Stoughton St. Vincent De Paul, Madison Senior Center, Stoughton Senior Center, Skaalen Club House, Thompson Correctional Facility and others.
If your non-profit group is interested, contact the Technical Services Supervisor, 873-6281. |
Donations |
The Stoughton Public Library accepts donations of new and used books on behalf of the Friends of the Library for the Friends book sales. Donations may be brought to the Circulation Desk in small quantities, but no more than a box or bag. If you have larger quanities to donate, we ask that you please call the library and discuss your donation with the Technical Services Supervisor, 873-6281.
Large donations will only be accepted by appointment or we may not be able to accept them due to storage and book sale staffing limitations. |
Most materials can be donated with the following exceptions: |
- All materials should be clean and free of dirt, smoke, mold and mildew.
- Materials should not be yellowed and there should be no damage.
- No Reader's Digest condensed books
- No text books
- No encyclopedias
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It may seem obvious that the materials donated should be in good condition, but the term "good" differs greatly from person to person. If donated items do not meet the criteria of the book sale, the items will not be accepted. |
As library staff assist in some of the initial sorting, it is important that the guidelines noted above are followed or stricter rules may need to be inacted. |
An acknowledgement of your donation can be obtained when you drop off your materials. However, the Library/Friends will not place a value on your donation for tax purposes. |
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Thank you for your support of the Friends Book Sale!
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Current
Friends' Officers
Lily Melch, President
Jeanne Burt, Vice-President
Nancy Keeney, Treasurer
Claudette Higgins, Secretary
2013
Friends Meetings
The 2013 regular meetings will be held the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 6:00 p.m.
June 12 at 6:00 p.m.
Conference Room - 2nd floor
August 14th at 6:00 p.m.
Conference Room - 2nd floor
October 9th at 6:00 p.m.
Carnegie Room - Lower level
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The Friends of Stoughton Public Library
Autumn Gala
was held on
Saturday, November 10th, 2012 from 5-9 p.m. at
Banushi's Bar & Grill
aka BBGs located at 800 Nygaard St., Stoughton, WI
Dance music was provided by “All That Jazz Big Band Combo”
Check out their website here.
New this year
A dinner buffet, cash bar and more dancing!
2 Raffles include a large screen TV, $250.00 cash prize and more!
Raffle tickets were sold at the library.
Gala tickets when purchased at the library were $20.00 per person.
($25.00 at the door)
Thank You to our financial donors!
Cress Cremation and Funeral Services
Culver's of Stoughton
D.W. Nelson Concrete
Radio Shack of Stoughton
Stoughton Veterinary Service
Dr. Michael Petersen
Universal Foundation, Inc.
The Autumn Gala festivites included two raffles.
The larger raffle featured several valuable prizes as noted below.
Tickets are were sold at the library and winners did not need to be present.
The second raffle included a variety of items such as gift certificates, gift baskets, home decor items.
Tickets for this raffle were only sold during the Gala and winners were needed to be present.
All proceeds will be used to support The Stoughton Public Library.
The Friends of Stoughton Public Library are a non-profit, educational organization devoted to promoting and
improving your public library services, materials and facilites of the Stoughton community.
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The Stoughton Public Library is a member of the South Central Library System.
This page was last updated on
April 23, 2013
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