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Thank you to the Kiwanis Club of Liberty Lake!!!  The Friends recently gave a presentation to the Kiwanis Club about the various funding to library programs. The Kiwanis Club of Liberty Lake is a strong supporter of all things Liberty Lake. They surprised us with a generous donation of $500 to The Friends of the Liberty Lake Municipal Library, where it will be used to support and enhance programs, materials, and equipment for the library.  Friends representatives Sue Hamblet, Leslie Smith, and Robin Bekkedahl received the generous gift and ongoing support for The Friends and the library’s present and future goals.

 

The Friends of the Liberty Lake Municipal Library would like to thank everyone who made the Summer Soirée successful!

Special acknowledgment to Sarah and Mark Lathrop of Liberty Lake Wine Cellars, Bill Bozly, Musician, Randy Schwaegler, Emcee, our hard-working volunteers, the many donors, and all who came and enjoyed this wonderful summertime evening. Please thank the donors listed below for their support when you patronize their businesses throughout the year!

Your generosity supports multiple programs and events at the Liberty Lake Municipal Library.

The Friends Summer Book Sale was a tremendous success! Thank you to the community, the Library and City of Liberty Lake staff, the book sale team spearheaded by Lola Douthitt, Cathy Weisbeck, and the many Friends volunteers.

Do you have leftover books, DVDs, CDs or puzzles after your yard sale? Please consider donating them to the Friends. Drop off your donations at the Liberty Lake Municipal Library or email us at friendsllml@gmail.com to schedule a pickup.

100% of your donations help support the wonderful ongoing Library programs and workshops held throughout the year.

Thank you.

The newest episode of “The Liberty Lake Deep Dive” podcast gives you the backstory into how the popular Friends Summer Book Sale event gets put together. Plus, get details about this July’s upcoming annual Summer Soirée and find out how it got started. And: Did you ever wonder what types of collector’s item-worthy materials get donated to the book sale … and what becomes of them? Sue Hamblet and Marsha Binder from Friends of the Liberty Lake Municipal Library share all the answers! Just choose your preferred method of listening below and then check out our Events page for more information about both upcoming events.

– Apple Podcasts at: https://podcasts.apple.com/…/the…/id1681866746…
– Spotify at: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6OK96HrqGdG0gWmg7VdsVT
– iHeart at: https://www.iheart.com/…/the-friends-of-the-librarys…/ 

Councilmember Dan Dunne, a longtime resident, supporter of all things Liberty Lake, and recently elected to another City Council term, chose to donate his remaining surplus campaign funds to The Friends of the Liberty Lake Municipal Library where they will be used to support and enhance programs, materials and equipment for the Library.

Dan attended the recent monthly Friends meeting and presented his donation of over $300 to the Friends which was graciously received by Treasurer Lola Douthitt. Thank you, Dan, for your generous gift and ongoing support to The Friends and the Library’s present and future!

We had our best Fall Sale ever thanks to all of you shopping for book bargains! 

Special recognition to the Liberty Lake community, the Library and City staff, and the book sale team spearheaded by Lola Douthitt, Cathy Weisbeck, and the many Friends volunteers. We could not have done it without all their hard work and energy.

The continued support will greatly enhance the Library’s programs and workshops.

Thursday night’s Minion – themed Halloween Party was filled with crafts and fun activities for children of all ages! Thank you to the tremendously creative staff of the Liberty Lake Municipal Library, the Library’s Teen Group, the Friends of Liberty Lake Municipal Library volunteers, and our wonderful community of Liberty Lake.

Another huge fun-filled Halloween success!

As part of their mission to work locally and internationally to advance world understanding and to support education and literacy, the Rotary Club of Liberty Lake Centennial at their August 22^nd meeting presented $750 to the Friends of the Liberty Lake Municipal Library for the purchase of a new Storytime area rug.

The Friends Board, represented by Lola Douthitt and Betty Kennedy were very honored to receive this donation from Paula Stiles, Jeff Grimes and the community-minded members of Rotary to support the Friends efforts.

The Friends of the Liberty Lake Municipal Library would like to thank everyone who made our 2023 Summer Soirée a resounding success!

Special acknowledgment to Sarah and Mark Lathrop of Liberty Lake Wine Cellars, Bill Bozly, Musician, Randy Schwaegler, Emcee, our donors, our many hard-working volunteers, and all who came and enjoyed this wonderful summertime evening.

Your generosity supports programs and events at the Liberty Lake Municipal Library.