Check out the Friends on the TCPL website at thomascranelibrary.org; click “Friends of the Library.”

Newsletter • Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library • Quincy, MA • Winter 2018

June 30, 2017 marked both the conclusion of TCPL's five-year strategic plan and the end of Fiscal Year 2017. Throughout the previous 12 months, library staff worked full speed ahead on current service goals while simultaneously engag-ing in an extensive community-based planning process to develop a new five-year plan. We se-gued directly into the new plan on July 1, and also took the time to assess the results of the pre-vious plan.

In 2017, library usage rose yet again, with a 3.4% increase in all materials borrowed and a 5% increase in pub-lic program attendance over 2016. Compared to five years ago, borrow-ing increased by 9.5% and public program attendance by 46%. Hidden within these dry numbers are inter-esting trends that reflect both the library’s strategic focus and chang-ing community demand.

Use of Library Materials

When the previous plan kicked off five years ago, more adult than children's materi-als were borrowed. By 2017, the tables had turned and children’s materials, primarily print books, reigned supreme, growing from 44% to 51% of total materials circulation. At the same time, use of digital resources by adults and teens exploded by nearly ten times, from 6,956 items to 73,247. In 2012, only 2% of adult and teen mate-rials borrowed were in digital format. By 2017, that number stood at 17%, driven by rising de-mand for ebooks, emagazines, and streaming au-dio and video titles.

The steadily growing use of children’s books re-flects the library’s sustained effort to nurture ear-ly learning and inspire a love of reading among the city’s young children. The continued strong demand for adult and teen materials—in both tra-ditional and digital formats—reflects our effort to provide materials for learning and enrichment in the formats people want.

Public Programming

Children’s programs continue to be popular and well-attended, but the most significant growth happened with teen and adult programs. From →

Strategic Planning Brings Results From the Director, Megan Allen

2012 to 2017, teen participation in library-sponsored activities grew by an astounding 1500%, from 172 to 2,754 teens. Adult participa-tion increased by 76%, from 7,600 to 13,350. De-mand for educational, cultural, and fun programs appears to be nearly bottomless in this growing city, constrained only by the library’s capacity to provide a sufficient number and variety of activi-ties for all ages, at convenient times and locations.

The library’s ability to meet this demand relies on both human and financial resources. In the last five years, an additional children’s librarian and

our first-ever (part-time) teen librari-an have enabled us to increase pro-gramming for these age groups. Pro-gramming for adults now engages nearly all of our adult services librar-ians, where once it was handled en-tirely by the assistant library director. As ever, funding for outside program presenters and program supplies is provided entirely by the fabulous Friends of the TCPL. Without this reliable funding stream—made pos-sible by the membership dues and work of so many Friends volunteers in the Crane Library Bookstore—the

library would not be able to sustain this level of programming.

The Next Five Years

After a year of research, surveys, focus groups, and many meetings, our new strategic plan was approved by the Board of Library Trustees at their June 2017 meeting. The plan describes four ser-vice priorities and 11 ambitious goals aimed at serving everyone in our large and diverse commu-nity. There is substantial continuity from the pre-vious plan: lifelong learning, enrichment, and dig-ital access and literacy remain top priorities. In addition, one new priority was identified in the planning process: fostering community by provid-ing opportunities and spaces for residents to en-gage and connect with each other, and to easily access information they need about their city.

The entire plan, including a description of the planning process and key findings from the com-munity feedback we received, is available on our website. We thank all those who participated in the process and pledge that we will work as hard to achieve our goals in the next five years as we did during the last five.

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Kids’ Programs Chase Winter Away

Check the library's website at thomascraneli-brary.org for up-to-date details on story times, book discussion groups, and other children’s pro-grams. The Quincy Sun publishes Children’s Li-brarian Julie Rines’ monthly lineup of programs; clip it and put it on your refrigerator.

*Music and Movement with Rubi:* 2/3, 4/7, 5/5 at 10:00 and 10:30 am. This is a popular lively mix of music and move-ment for children ages 0-4 accompanied by an adult. No registration is required, and there are two sessions to accommodate demand. Spend time in the children’s room choosing books or playing with our early literacy activities while you wait for the 10:30 session.

Science Saturday at 10:00 am. 2/10: Snow and Ice Science 3/10: Pi Day 4/14: Film: Saving the Turtles

*Preschool Discovery STEAM* Explore the hu-man body, the ocean, dinosaurs, forces and mo-tion, and vehicles. Ages 2-5 with adult. Wollaston: 2/8, 3/8, 4/12, 5/10, and 6/14. North Quincy: 2/24, 3/24, 4/28, 5/26, and 6/23.

*Middle School STEAM* Monthly on Second Tuesday at 2:00 pm. Come explore stop-motion animation, gravity art, beginning coding, and more.

Drop-in Saturday Story Times, the third Satur-day of the month at the main library at 10:00 am for ages 2-5 and their families.

Drop-in Saturday Story Times, the fourth Satur-day of the month at North Quincy at 10:00 am for ages 2-5 and their families.

*Family Movies* Check TCPL calendar for info. North Quincy : Mondays at 3:00 pm. Adams Shore: 2/20 at 10:00 am The Emoji Mov-ie, 2/22 at 2:30 pm Beauty and the Beast, then the third Thursday monthly thru May at 2:30 pm.

*February School Vacation Week* will be here before you know it! Some of the activities include Candyland Fun and Games on 2/22 from 1:00-4:00 pm. Come and play the Candyland board game, see a Hansel and Gretel movie, and create candy inspired crafts. If building with LEGOs is your thing, drop by the Wollaston branch on 2/22 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm for free-play LEGO building. Boats, a spaceship, a double-decker bus, whatever grabs your imagination.

The Children’s Department has a full calender of events to keep you busy and happy all year.

The 20/30s Crowd Meets Up

Fine Liquorature Book Club meets in a local bar on the 2nd Monday monthly. See the meetup page for information and book titles: meetup.com/TCPL-Grownups20-30s-Meetup.

Hearthstone Fireside Gathering N. Quincy, sec-ond Tuesday monthly from 7:00 to 8:45 pm.

*Video Game Night* last Tuesday of the month from 7:00 to 8:45 pm. Players of all skill levels are welcome.

Teen Programs Prove Popular

*Anti-Valentines Day,* 2/15 at 3:00 pm. Break tradition with movies, crafts, and snacks.

*Zentangle Hearts* at N. Quincy, 2/17 at 2:00 pm. Stress-breaking imaginative art program.

*Crafternoon,* 3/20 at 3:30 pm. Creative spring-themed crafts.

*Scavenger Hunt,* 4/6 at 3:00 pm. Decipher clues and see how much you know about TCPL.

*Teen Advisory Board Meetings,* monthly on the 2nd and 4th Thursday from 3:30 to 4:30 pm at the main library and the first Saturday at N. Quincy at 1:00 pm. Come plan your programs.

*Game On!* Teen video gaming on 1st, 3rd, and 4th Tuesday of the month from 3:00 to 4:30 pm.

*Teen Book Discussion and snacks.* You pick the books. Meet monthly on the first Thursday of the month at 3:30 pm.

*Taste Test Tuesday* Try something different from cookies to ice cream, brownies to salsa. Monthly on the second Tuesday at 3:30 pm.

*Teen Crane Trivia* Pop culture, history, sports, and literary history. Match wits with your friends. Monthly on third Thursday at 3:30 pm.

*Teen Movies* at N. Quincy, Tuesdays at 3:00 pm. See TCPL calendar for titles and dates.

*Popup Art* Explore different mediums from acrylic to charcoal or watercolors and more. Third Wednesday monthly at 3:00 pm.

Escape Winter at the TCPL: Enjoy Programs for All Ages

*Sponsored by the Friends of TCPL.*

Charging Station in Service at TCPL Fast, Free, and Self-Service

A device charging station, for phones, tablets, and laptops, is located opposite the circulation desk. It’s a huge convenience and easy to use, but li-brarians are there to help, if needed. Try it!

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Adult Programs to Get You to Spring Details at online events calendar

*Winter Concerts at the Crane* Sundays at 3:00 pm in the Richardson Room. 1/28: The Promise Is Hope (award-winning duo) 2/4: Crowes Pasture (contemporary folk duo) 2/11: Marc Berger Duo (American roots) 2/25: Celia Zhang and Raley Beggs (classical) 3/4: Jeff Snow (Celtic stories and songs) 3/11: Haley Hewitt (Celtic harpist) 3/18: Masa (Jazz quintet) 3/25: Dorisiya Yosifova (violin chamber music)

*How to Listen to Classical Music* 7:00 pm. Are you mystified when you see others enjoying classical music? Join Prof. Del Case to take your listening to another level to better appreciate the beauty and intensity of emotions.

2/6: Introduction 2/20: Medieval and Renaissance Music 3/6: Classical and Romantic Music 3/20: Modern Music

*Genealogy Workshop* 1/29 at 7:00 pm. Certified genealogist Seema Kenney will discuss the purpose of the census and how to use it when researching your ancestry.

*The Epic Adventures of a Massachusetts Bird Photographer* 2/12 at 7:00 pm. Peter Christoph, wildlife photographer, speaker, and author, will narrate a slide presentation of his favorite bird photographs taken in Massachusetts.

The Origin of Pi, 3/14 at 7:00 pm. Learn about the origins of Pi on Pi Day with Prof. Christopher Rycroft.

*Go Green @your Library* 3/27 at 7:00 pm. Showing of the film “The Age of Consequences.” Cosponsored by Quincy Climate Action Network.

Weekly Yoga Meditation, Saturdays at 3:00 pm.

Crafts and Conversation, Monthly on first Mon-day from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Social gathering.

*Cooking with Books* at Adams Shore, Monthly on second Tuesday from 6:30 to 8:30 pm.

*Movies, Movies, Movies* Feature films every Thursday at 1:00 pm. The matinees repeat that night and the following Wednesday at N. Quincy at 2:00 pm. *Adams Shore Matinees* Mondays at 2:00 pm. Beat the winter blahs; enjoy recently released films. Check the online library calendar for titles.

World Literature Book Club, usually the second Friday of the month at 10:00 am. Get a copy of the book at the main library circ desk. Booked for Lunch, monthly on the first Friday at noon.

Save the Dates!

State of the City Address • Jan 29 • 7 pm

Mayor Koch will deliver the annual ad-dress in the TCPL Richardson Room.

Friends’ Annual Social • April 22 • 2 pm

Explore interesting facets of Quincy’s his-tory at our popular annual social. Local history experts will offer brief presenta-tions to our members and their guests. Hear from Kelly Cobble, Curator of the Adams National Historic Park, Al Bina of the Quincy Quarry and Granite Workers Museum, and local author Wayne G. Mil-ler who will speak to us about the local tradition of shipbuilding. Please plan to join us for light refreshments and door prize drawings, all part of a fun afternoon with friends.

Annual Meeting and Program • May 8

6:30 pm: Learn more about the Friends’ organization and participate in a brief business meeting. All are welcome; cof-fee and cookies will be served. 7:00 pm: An author presentation will im-mediately follow the meeting–details to come!

TCPL Foundation Fundraiser • April 27

An evening cocktail reception hosted by the TCPL Foundation in support of the North Quincy Branch “Long Overdue” Furniture Fund will be held in the Richard-son Room of the main library on Friday, April 27. Details in the library newsletter.

*Sponsored by the Friends of TCPL.*

Star Wars Extravaganza May the Force Be with You!

The Friends of the TCPL are sponsoring a celebration of Star Wars. All ages are wel-come to participate and enjoy the festivities.

5/12: Star Wars Symposium, 10:30 - noon. This will be a fun-filled showcase of Star Wars trivia, show and tell, Name that Char-acter, Star Wars history, and more. Come in costume, if the spirit moves you.

5/13: Star Wars in Song, 3:00 pm. Enjoy an original comedic musical tour of the Star Wars universe with Austin Burns.

5/15: Star Wars movie, 7:00 pm

Friends Purchase New Seating for NQ

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Honor/Remember Loved Ones

Donations to the Friends of the TCPL were re-cently made in cherished memory of Harry Emond, Coleman Flaherty, Isadore Zack, and Geraldine Storella.

Please use the form included on the back page for your donation to honor or in memory of a loved one. It is also available through the Friends’ page on the TCPL website.

Our Gardens in Winter Claire Fitzmaurice, Garden Coordinator

The Peace and Atrium Gardens are resting, and so are its volunteers. In our 6th winter season, we are pleased that many of the shrubs, grasses, and per-ennials have grown and matured to such a scale that they offer significant winter interest. Green foliage and bright colors may be lacking, but the delicate forms of the plants are revealed in the tracery of their bare branches and delicate seed heads. The evergreen hollies, heathers, cranes-bills, myrtles, and candytufts keep hope alive.

The winter garden has its muted pleasures but it is a tease. Do not dwell on its recent glories of only a few months past. Do anticipate the return of spring! There will always be something new to enjoy. Volunteers Mimi Balsamo, Christine Swanson, and Pat Artis of the Wollaston Garden Club divided several plants and replanted the divi-sions. They planted new varieties of bulbs, espe-cially near the beautiful stone. Will the stone ab-sorb heat from the sun and create a micro-climate? We’re betting on it.

Friends’ Crane Library Bookstore Wins “Local” Recognition

The Friends’ library bookstore scored a bronze award as a favor-ite local bookstore in the 2017 Readers Choice Awards program run by Wicked Local Media. The competition included national chains and independent book sellers in Eastern Massachusetts. 2017 was the 22nd year of the awards and the Friends’

bookstore had garnered an honorable mention in 2014. Thanks to all who voted and promoted our treasure of a bookstore.

The stone and grasses noted in Claire’s article pro-vide interest in the winter garden, espe-cially when the gen-tle and not-so-gentle breezes set the tall grasses in motion.

Photo courtesy of BMA.

*Sponsored by the Friends of TCPL.*

The Friends have funded the purchase of colorful new chairs for the North Quincy branch of TCPL. Patrons are enjoying the new seating in the teen room, adult and common seating areas, and in the meeting room. This popular branch is in great need of new furnishings and the Friends were pleased to be able to contribute over $16,000 to help the library make this location more comfortable and welcoming for its users. A portion of this gift was made possible thanks to a grant received by the Friends from the Lin-coln Family Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee. The Friends are grateful for the support of the Lincoln Family Foundation and that of our many loyal and generous members and the pa-trons of the Crane Library Bookstore.

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NEW: *Art Film Series Debuts*

TCPL, in partnership with the Quincy Art Associ-ation, will host art films on the third Thursday of the month from January through April. Each film will be shown at 1:00 pm and repeat at 7:00 pm. The series kicked off with Michelangelo: Love and Death. Upcoming are: 2/15 The Rape of Eu-ropa, 3/15 Tim’s Vermeer, and 4/19 Frida. Check the library website for details about each movie.

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All Ages

• Movies, evenings and matinees, main library/branches

• Three Concert series with 16 concerts Adults: The Friends funded 232 programs for adults.

• Wine and Cheese Pairings with Adam Centore

• Crafterdark Supplies for: Pumpkin Carving, Mason Jar Decorating, Wine Glass Painting, Handwarmers, Mason Jar Herb Gardens, Cupcake Decorating and Spring Cards, Canvas Art, Terrariums, Origami Sea Creatures, and Paper Pumpkins

• Annual QHS/NQHS Choral Concert

• Creepy Pasta and Electric Myths with S. H. Wetherbe

• Dances by Isadora Performance

• How to Be a Citizen Scientist

• Adult Summer Reading Program Book Tasting Kick-off Party Wrap-up Party

• Fake News with Dr. Melissa Zimdars

• Weekly Computer Classes by Saheli

• Cooking with Books Monthly at Adams Shore

• Open Sing Quincy with Del Case

• 3-D Printing Demonstrations/Activities by ToysinBox

• Video Gaming Equipment, including Rock Band 4, two flat screen monitors with carts, and additional micro- phone and guitar for monthly programs.

• Portable Stage and Library Display Units

Teens

• Supplies for Teen Advisory Board Meetings, Book Discussion Groups, Video Gaming, and more

• Graduation Party

• Summer Reading Kick-off: Iron Chef Challenge

• CD Scratch Art

• Confection Confessions

Adams National Historical Park Boston Children’s Museum

deCordova Sculpture Park and Muse-um

Edward M. Kennedy Institute

Franklin Park & Stone Zoos Fuller Craft Museum

Harvard Art Museums

Harvard Museum of Natural History and Peabody Museum

Heritage Museums & Gardens House of the Seven Gables

Teens con’t.

• Artist Corner: Canvas Art

• Interactive Goonies Movie

• Esther Earl Day Celebration

• Dominoes Competition

• Tie Dye T-Shirts

• Summer Reading Final Party Raffle Prizes Children: Friends’ funding included purchase of Accucut dies and art supplies for craft activities and early literacy materials and programs.

• Music and Movement with Rubi Lichauco, monthly

• Multiple Saturday Story Times with Denise Shaver and Ryan Rachette

• Science Saturdays Dinoman Inflatable Dinosaurs Sciencetellers Minecraft Coding with RI Computer Museum Rainforest Reptiles Squishy Circuits with Easton Children’s Museum Science Isn’t Always Pretty Caterpillar Lab

• Summer Reading Supplies and Prizes

• Dr. Seuss Birthday Celebration

• Art-to-Go: Weekly Summer Program at All Libraries

• Summer Bubble Day

• Keep the Lights Burning Abbie, Interactive Music and Story Performance

• Harry Potter Hogwarts Academy Magic Training

• Preschool Winterfest Concert with Jeannie Mack

• A Visit from the Snow Princess with Elaine Kessler

• Hungry Caterpillar Puppet Show with Diane Kordas

• Special Day Celebrations: Noon Year’s Eve, Wimpy Kid, and Elephant and Piggie

The Friends Make It Happen! Friends’ Funded Programs October 2016 - September 2017

Museum and Zoo Passes

Institute of Contemporary Art Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

JFK Presidential Library and Museum Mass Audubon Society Mass Parks

Museum of Fine Arts

Museum of Science

New England Aquarium Peabody Essex Museum

Plimoth Plantation

Roger Williams Park Zoo South Shore Children’s Museum

The Friends funded 605 programs in the past year, attended by

13,439 people: 4,377 children, 1,450 teens, and 7,612 adults.

What a Difference the Friends Make!

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New Membership Drive; please share with nonmembers! Name: Address: City/State/Zip: Phone: Email: Categories – check one Volunteer Opportunities Individual $10 Bookstore Family/Household $15 Mailings Sponsor $25 Membership Patron $50 Gardening Additional Contribution Please make checks payable to: Friends of the TCPL. You may drop this form off at the library or mail it to:

Friends of the TCPL

40 Washington Street

Quincy, MA 02169

Can I cry uncle yet? Seemingly I just completed shoveling out a series of three-foot snow drifts when the temperature soared to 60 degrees almost instantaneously. Last year at this time I was mus-ing that winter had almost passed us by. No such complaint this year.

Do we feel like winners yet? As I write, the Patri-ots are still in the hunt to reach the Super Bowl, for what feels like the umpteenth year in a row. For those of you tired of football, have faith, the Winter Olympic Games are almost upon us.

Let me backtrack for a moment. For me, the high-light of the fall concert season was the great folk program by the North Sea Gas. It had been a long time since I had seen such a fine Scottish group in person. Please join us for the winter concert sea-son which will run most Sunday afternoons into March.

In recent years the library has done a number of joint programs with Sally Owen under the aegis of the Environmental Treasures Program of the Quincy Park Department. Often these programs→

include a talk at the library followed by an escort-ed walk at a later date. Another highlight of the fall season was former Friends’ president Harold Crowley's talk and tour of Germantown. Both were well attended. It was great to see that many of the attendees were former students of Harold or residents of Germantown. And we also discov-ered the whereabouts of the Germantown cricket grounds. I thought this was an urban myth, but we ran into a practice game.

Please note on January 24th the library's Discover Historic New England series will present a talk by Wayne Miller on his new book, Shipbuilding in Quincy. Mr Miller is a member and generous supporter of both the Friends of the Library and the Quincy Historical Society.

Bookstore sales for 2017 were amazingly con-sistent with prior years. For the third year in a row, the total was in excess of $22,000. Perhaps this year, with your help, we can elevate sales to the next level.

We still have free CDs, DVDs, and VHS tapes, subject to a limit of five per customer. From Jan-uary and continuing through February, we will

have a sale on all media on the basis of buy one, get one free.

As always, thanks to all for your continued support and patron-age. See you in the bookstore!

Crane Library Bookstore Rolls On Bill Mackey, Bookstore Committee Chair

Crane Library Bookstore Coupon

You are invited to visit the Friends’ Crane Library Bookstore at the rear of the Richardson Building. The entrance is from Spear Street and is handicapped accessible.

The bookstore is open for business on Saturdays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and Thursdays from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. Look for the signs di-recting you.

Present this coupon to the cashier for a free book with the purchase of a book or media of equal value ($.50 - $2.00).

Don’t you just love a bargain?

The Friends’ bookstore has an abundant supply of DVDs that is constantly being replenished. Here today, gone tomorrow. Buy one media item, get one free through February. Come check it out and take some home.

Friends’ Board Meeting Highlights

There have been four meetings of the executive board since the fall 2017 newsletter.

Library Director Megan Allen reported the city approved funding for several important library repairs and maintenance work. There has been an acoustical assessment of building noise levels and the recommendations are being evaluated. CBT, the firm involved in the expansion, restoration, and renovation of the library completed in 2001, is reimagining the main library public spaces. The library hosted the Christmas tree lighting ceremo-ny. Temporary MBTA bus shelters are being built on the lawn of the Wollaston branch library as part of the Wollaston T station renovation. Megan distributed the new Thomas Crane Public Library Strategic Plan for July 2017-June 2022.

Catherine Lynde, membership committee chair, reported it has been meeting regularly on Thurs-days to process renewals and do mailings. Plans for the spring social on April 22 are well in hand, and the program will focus on Quincy history. It will be held on Sunday afternoon for a change as it was suggested that people might be more in-clined to attend at that time. The annual meeting will be on May 8 and feature an author talk after the brief business session. Refreshments will be served at both events. The committee is develop-ing some new marketing materials.

Bill Mackey, bookstore committee chair, said the 6th anniversary celebration in November was a big success. Bookstore coupons were provided to Sterling Middle School for its Family Literacy Night. Donations continue to be strong; although

proceeds were up and down, the store ended the calendar year slightly ahead of last year.

Claire Fitzmaurice, garden coor-dinator, announced the spring bulbs are planted and the beds ready to be winterized. The plants have matured enough that they can better discourage foot traffic

through the gardens. Claire noted that the gardens are resting and so is she.

President Diane Dopp announced that the Friends PayPal account is in place and a payment button is on the Friends’ page of the library website. Bonnie Ashworth, newsletter editor, announced a newsletter redesign to facilitate mailing. It is now a self-mailer so the committee just has to attach the address labels and stamps, and it has been well received.

Sign up for the monthly TCPL e-newsletter for updates and program details or check the website: thomascranelibrary.org.

TCPL Friends – Officers & Board Members President — Diane Dopp Vice President — Bill Mackey Secretary — Eileen Courtney Treasurer — Nadine Steffan Members at Large — Bonnie Ashworth (Newsletter Editor), Claire Fitzmaurice, Helen Logan, Catherine Lynde, Kathleen McCormick, Betty Molloy, Gene Sperry Trustee Member — Janet DiTullio Library Director (ex officio) — Megan Allen

A Warm Welcome to All the New Members of the Friends for 2018!

We have nearly 400 current members of the Friends. Renewals continue to arrive in our mail-box daily. Thank you for your generosity and continued support; it is greatly appreciated! Friends make it happen at the TCPL.

Anonymous Kim Calvi Richard Carey Amy Entler Martha Sue Harris Gene Lee

Gayle A. MacDonald Lorraine Y. See Ellen & Stephen Thompson Linnea Walsh Adam Zewe

Friends...make it happen. The Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library is a non-profit volunteer organization dedicated to raising money for special programs and raising pub-lic awareness of the library’s vital role in the educational and cultural life of Quincy.

Thanks to our followers! The Friends have 494 “Likes” on Facebook and are inching toward the 500 mark! Ask your friends and relations to give us a thumbs up and “Like” us on the Friends’ FB page.

Visit for instant updates on the TCPL and Friends’ events and programs. There’s a lot happening all the time at the TCPL. Find us from the library home page or:

www.facebook.com/FriendsTCPL

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