41st Annual Book & Author Luncheon draws crowd of more than 220! Thank you attendees and FOL supporters!
The Friends deeply thanks the luncheon’s corporate sponsors for their community spirit and exceptional generosity:
Americana Manhasset (Gold Sponsor)
Yamaguchi/Seyak Corporation
The Amsterdam at Harborside
Minuteman Press Port Washington
We also thank all who contributed to the raffles and other supporters: The
Clubhouse at Harbor Links, DiMaggio’s Trattoria, Dolphin Bookshop, Evergreen
Hair Salon, Falconer’s Flowers, FOL Board, Frank’s Pizza, The Gilded Lily -
Huntington, Hunold Pharmacy, Lou Babs and Moogs, Louie’s Oyster Bar, Maxx
Hair Salon, Montebello Restaurant, Nubest, Perfect Image Hair Salon, Port
Washington Library Staff, Salem Pharmacy, Shish Kebab Restaurants, Spa on
the Wharf, Starbucks, St. Honore Pastry Shop, Sullivan’s Quay, Uncle
Giuseppe’s Market, Yamaguchi Restaurant
For pictures from the event, click here.
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The Friends of the Port Washington Public Library (FOL) is dedicated to strengthening the ties between our library and community, and to advancing the library’s mission as a center for life-long learning, information and culture. The Friends supports the library through volunteerism, programming, fundraising, outreach and advocacy. Founded in 1966, the FOL is an independent, nonprofit organization.
Annual support from the Friends is counted upon to supplement each department’s programming budget. For example, we support programs ranging from Children’s Services’ “Great Library Card Adventure,” to the popular “Sandwiched In” lunchtime series for adults, to the Latino and Asian multicultural festivals. The Friends is also the sole sponsor of the library’s popular new Museum Pass program. See the FOL Events page for information on our own special programming such as the annual Book & Author Luncheon. The Friends also funds special initiatives such as the lobby bulletin boards, outdoor drop boxes, oral history publications, tote bags and backpacks, and materials for the ESOL program.
In addition, the Friends oversees the Ruth D. Bogen Memorial Collection, which is devoted exclusively to literary classics and other works of significance. The Collection is supported by the Bogen Fund, an endowment that has purchased nearly 2,000 volumes for our library. Since its inception, the Fund has contributed nearly $40,000 to the library’s book budget.
The Friends is the primary sponsor of the library’s online initiatives, and provided a major gift to redesign the library website. To see the Port Washington News front-page article on this gift click here. The Friends continues to support new features on the website. For example, the FOL is the primary sponsor of free online homework help for 4th-12th graders via tutor.com.
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