SHOP at SMILE.AMAZON and they make a donation to the Friends of the Library.
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Print your Membership Form - The Friends membership drive is ongoing. For a small donation: Students/seniors - $5, Individuals - $10, Family - $15, Businesses - $25, Patron - $50, you can help support the Friends purchases of museum passes, magazine subscriptions and programs for adults and children. You may print out this membership form [pdf] and mail it with a check payable to the Friends of the Plainville Public Library, Inc., 198 South St., Plainville, MA 02762-1512.
You can help by becoming a member or by coming to our meetings on the first Monday of the month at 7 PM from September through June. For more information call the library at 508-695-1784.
Thank you for your continued support. Through your generosity we were able to continue to fund many projects. Without your support the library would not be what it is today ... a wonderful asset to all Plainville residents!
Museum Passes from the Friends (printable list of all passes from other libraries)[pdf]
Book your Passes now with our reservation system.
The Plainville Public Library offers museum passes to the following places, which allow discounted admission to many fun places to go with your family. You can reserve your pass up to 60 days in advance online.
Boston Children's Museum, *Butterfly Place (mid Feb-Oct), Capron Park Zoo, Children's Museum in Easton, EcoTarium, John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, Massachusetts State Parks (seasonal), Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Science, Mystic Aquarium, New England Aquarium (Labor Day-June), Old Sturbridge Village, Plimoth Plantation (mid March-Nov.), Providence Children’s Museum, Roger Williams Park Zoo (March-Dec), Salem Witch Museum, *Showcase Cinema Tickets, *Southwick’s Zoo (mid April-Oct), The Patriots Hall of Fame, The Trustees, USS Constitution Museum, Winter Skate at Patriot Place (Dec-Feb) and Zoo New England.
*NO RETURNS ON PURCHASED DISCOUNTED TICKETS
Passes at other libraryies printable list [pdf]
Print your Membership Form - The Friends membership drive is ongoing. For a small donation: Students/seniors - $5, Individuals - $10, Family - $15, Businesses - $25, Patron - $50, you can help support the Friends purchases of museum passes, magazine subscriptions and programs for adults and children. You may print out this membership form [pdf] and mail it with a check payable to the Friends of the Plainville Public Library, Inc., 198 South St., Plainville, MA 02762-1512.
You can help by becoming a member or by coming to our meetings on the first Monday of the month at 7 PM from September through June. For more information call the library at 508-695-1784.
Thank you for your continued support. Through your generosity we were able to continue to fund many projects. Without your support the library would not be what it is today ... a wonderful asset to all Plainville residents!
Museum Passes from the Friends (printable list of all passes from other libraries)[pdf]
Book your Passes now with our reservation system.
The Plainville Public Library offers museum passes to the following places, which allow discounted admission to many fun places to go with your family. You can reserve your pass up to 60 days in advance online.
Boston Children's Museum, *Butterfly Place (mid Feb-Oct), Capron Park Zoo, Children's Museum in Easton, EcoTarium, John F. Kennedy Library and Museum, Massachusetts State Parks (seasonal), Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Science, Mystic Aquarium, New England Aquarium (Labor Day-June), Old Sturbridge Village, Plimoth Plantation (mid March-Nov.), Providence Children’s Museum, Roger Williams Park Zoo (March-Dec), Salem Witch Museum, *Showcase Cinema Tickets, *Southwick’s Zoo (mid April-Oct), The Patriots Hall of Fame, The Trustees, USS Constitution Museum, Winter Skate at Patriot Place (Dec-Feb) and Zoo New England.
*NO RETURNS ON PURCHASED DISCOUNTED TICKETS
Passes at other libraryies printable list [pdf]
Recycle with the Friends
By donating items you can clear out clutter, help the Friends of the Plainville Public Library raise funds and help save the environment! Donation boxes are located at the Plainville Public Library, Town Hall at the Health Department and the
Highway Department Recycling Center for ink/laser cartridges only.
By donating items you can clear out clutter, help the Friends of the Plainville Public Library raise funds and help save the environment! Donation boxes are located at the Plainville Public Library, Town Hall at the Health Department and the
Highway Department Recycling Center for ink/laser cartridges only.
Donating Materials for the Book and Puzzle Sales
We do accept donations of used books, DVDs and CDs year round. Also, jigsaw puzzles for kids through adults. Please bring them to the library during regular hours. We do not accept magazines, Reader's Digest, encyclopedias, old text, travel or computer books, VHS or cassettes.
How can you be a Library Lover?
Contribute
Get involved with the Friends:
Volunteer:
Use and Promote:
Contribute
- Consider a tax-deductible gift to your library.
- Honor or remember a friend with our Honorarium Program.
- Establish a book endowment.
- Remember the library in your estate planning.
- Give through your company’s matching gifts program.
Get involved with the Friends:
- Become a member.
- Volunteer and attend the book sales.
- Donate your used books, videos and cds for the sale.
Volunteer:
- Use your expertise to present a program of interest to the community.
- Assist the library at special events.
Use and Promote:
- Visit often and tell your friends to do the same.
- Attend local town meetings and encourage your elected officials to invest in the library.
- Write to your state and federal legislators and demand that library service be viewed and funded as a necessary public service.
- Speak up for libraries at community groups.
The Friends of the Library raised a total of $17,498.80 last year: (2020)
2020 Income:
Interest $1,094.26
Memberships 1,105.00
Donations 867.00
Grant 650.00
11 Fundraisers 13,782.54
$17,498.80
The Friends have spent $16,428.61 in the following ways: (2020)
2020 Expenses:
12 Programs $ 433.54
13 Museum passes 13,762.50
3 Magazine subscriptions 402.00
Staff's wish list 1,548.57
Fundraising expenses 232.00
Miscellaneous 50.00
$16,428.61
Net $ 1,070.19
2020 Income:
Interest $1,094.26
Memberships 1,105.00
Donations 867.00
Grant 650.00
11 Fundraisers 13,782.54
$17,498.80
The Friends have spent $16,428.61 in the following ways: (2020)
2020 Expenses:
12 Programs $ 433.54
13 Museum passes 13,762.50
3 Magazine subscriptions 402.00
Staff's wish list 1,548.57
Fundraising expenses 232.00
Miscellaneous 50.00
$16,428.61
Net $ 1,070.19