Welcome to the new Friends of the Holmes County Library website. Please take a moment to browse the site and see what the Friends are up to!
The Friends of the Holmes County Library
are asking folks to trim aPick any theme and create a one-of-a-kind Christmas item for some lucky buyer!
The theme and decorations are your choice but we are asking people to keep the trees between 6 inches and 24 inches tall and the wreaths between 6 inches and 20 inches in circumference. You can put lights on them or not—whatever you want to do!
There will be a group decorating get-together in the Main Library’s meeting room on Saturday, November 27th from 10 am to 1 pm. Trees will be available to purchase and some décor to choose from or bring your own. You can also choose to decorate yours at home, whatever sounds best to you.
Please bring the completed trees and wreaths into the library beginning November 22nd through the 27th.
The auction begins on November 29th and ends December 11th at 5 pm.
Winners will be called on Wednesday, December 14th.
Be sure to come in and make a bid on your favorite Christmas items!
We can’t thank you enough!
Registration at 5:30 pm
Tee Off at 6:00 pm
All area ladies are invited to join the fun!
$40 for golf and cart.
Form your own team or be assigned to one. Registration at Fireridge or by calling Mary Lou Snyder at 330-674-4440.
Thank you to everyone who donated a Christmas tree or wreath to the Friends of the Library’s table top tree and wreath auction. We had a great selection of beautiful items to bid on, thanks to the time and talents of the public and staff.
Specifically:
The Holmes County Senior Center
The Holmes County Human Society
Wyatt Schlauch and Family, Angela Stringfellow, Cindy Mathie, Kathleen Hanlon, Susan Helal, Barbara Huston, Tami Bucklew, Marie White Brenda Hostettler, Arlene Radden, Susan Corl, Ron Corl, Beverly Chrapowicki, Ellen Crayton, Mil Agnor, Marilyn Gingerich, Sharon Hunter and Mindy Miller.
Please forgive us if we have omitted your name. Unfortunately, there were a couple we did not get names for.
Thank you to all bidders, also! Both the generosity of the donors and buyers made this year’s auction a success! We made $813.00 for the library. The monies will be used in various departments in the main library, bookmobile and the four branches.
Thank you and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year!
The Friends of the Holmes County Library
The Friends of the Holmes County Library are asking folks to trim a tabletop Christmas tree or a decorated wreath (new this year) and donate it or them to our silent auction.
Pick any theme and create a one-of-a-kind Christmas tree or wreath for some lucky buyer!
The theme and decorations are your choice but we are asking people to keep the trees between 6 inches and 24 inches tall and the wreaths between 6 inches and 20 inches in circumference. You can put lights on them or not—whatever you want to do! There will be a group decorating get-together in the Main Library’s meeting room on Saturday, November 14th from 10 am to 12 noon. Trees will be available to purchase and some décor to choose from or bring your own. You can also choose to decorate yours at home, whatever sounds best to you.
Please bring the completed trees and wreaths into the library beginning November 23rd through the 27th. The auction begins on December 1st and ends December 15th at 7pm.
Winners will be called on Wednesday, December 16th. Be sure to come in and make a bid on your favorite tree, wreath or both!
Your generosity helps our community libraries during these tough economic times!
We can’t thank you enough!
