Friends Of The Library
For a complete list of Friends' sponsored programs, check our Events Calendar.
To read the Friend's brochure, click here.
Mission Statement
Founded in 1949, The Friends of Sturgis Library is an auxiliary organization which enhances the library's role by providing lectures, special events and volunteer services. The Friends support library services by providing funds for special programs, resources and equipment.
Activities
Friends sponsor a series of lecture and events each year. These events are usually free to the public, though for some special events a donation may be requested. Friends raise funds by the sale of second-hand books and a variety of gifts in the Friends Book Store and Gift Shop, as well as through membership dues. Once a year in June, a Book Bake & Plant sale is held.
Library Support
Over the past 3 fiscal years the Friends have donated approximately $13,000 annually in cash, services, or purchases for the library. In the recent past they have provided furniture, paid for rebinding and preservation of rare books, purchased material for the historical archives, provided improvements to the Children's Room, and contributed to building improvements. The Friends have also provided museum passes for loan to library patrons.
Let's Go... to the Museum!
Planning a trip into Boston or Brewster, Sandwich or Providence, New Bedford or Dennis? Thanks to the Friends of Sturgis Library, we have museum passes available for loan to our patrons. Passes to the Cape Cod Museum of Natural History, Cape Museum of Fine Arts, Heritage Museums and Gardens, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, New Bedford Whaling Museum, and Roger Williams Park Zoo are available at the Circulation Desk. For more information or to make a reservation, please call the Library at 362-6636. Note: your library card is required for entry into the museums.
Friends of the Sturgis Library Book Sale and Gift Shop
Book Sale and Gift Shop Hours: Tuesday & Thursday from 1:30 - 4:00 and Saturday from 10:00 - 3:00. The store offers used and new books, prints, postcards, bookmarks, cup plates, mugs, and more! There's something new every week. Proceeds from these sales help the Library fund special programs and services.
Annual Dues
Annual dues are only $15.00 per individual or family. Please fill out the membership form printed below, make your check payable to "Friends of Sturgis Library" and mail the form to Sturgis Library, P.O. Box 606 Barnstable, MA 02630. You may also leave your membership form and $15.00 at the circulation desk on your next visit to the library.