At the conclusion of the second year of existence of the Friends of the Elizabeth Taber Library, members of the Board reflected with pride on the accomplishments of the past year. Not only were they able to contribute $8000. toward the operating budget of the library, they also paid for two costly museum passes for the use of library patrons, donated dozens of boxes of books to Damien’s Pantry and other organizations that make them available to their clients at no charge, supported the Marion Veg Garden Tour with person power, provided volunteers for the Annual Summer Reading Program Kick-off, and organized and conducted a monthly Book Club at the Marion Council of Aging.
The next major fundraising event will be the annual summer Book Sale at the Music Hall in early August, which will provide an opportunity for people to make book donations, which had been put on hold during the recent library renovation. Also, a member drive and an event to welcome new members is being planned for the fall, as the Board finishes its organization process and adopts by-laws for the group.