Who are the Friends?
The Friends of the Norway Memorial Library is a group of volunteers who are committed to making the library a center of our community life. Working in partnership with the Board of Trustees and the library staff, the Friends supports a broad range of social and educational opportunities intended to promote a spirit of lifelong learning.
Through membership fees and fundraising efforts the Friends contributes financial support to the library, which provides additional library resources and enhances library services. The Friends assist with library programs and activities. In these ways, the Friends supports the library’s purpose of providing accurate information, up-to-date resources, personalized services, and reading materials for people of all ages.
What do the Friends do?
Each year Friends memberships assist with the following materials and services for our community:
- Additions to the adult and juvenile audio and video collections
- A community discount pass to the Maine Wildlife Park, a Community Pass to the Portland Museum of Art, and (new in 2016) a carload pass to many Maine State Parks and Historical sites
- Author visits and current events programs
- Summer Reading Programs for all ages
- Book discussions for all ages
- Three yearly newsletters
- Volunteer recognition events
- Recycling and sale of used books at the Norway Arts Festival
Board Members
President: |
Linda Poto |
Secretary: |
Doris Ray |
Treasurer/
Book Sale: |
Ann Siekman |
Membership |
Jan Ward |
Mary Lou St. John |
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Mary Emerson |
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Library Director: |
Beth Kane |