Friends of Evelyn Meador Library

Mark your calendars for this exciting community event! It’s a great opportunity to support your local library and meet your neighbors. Below are some of the activities that are being planned:

• Family karaoke
• Library tours
• Donor Wall dedication
• Popcorn and light refreshments

Stay tuned for more details! Hope to see you there.

For those that couldn’t attend, read about the construction and development projects happening around the city of Seabrook! Presented by Mayor Thomas Kolupski and City Manager Gayle Cook at the Friends Annual Meeting on April 25, 2023.

Join us for our Beautification Project on April 1st from 10 AM to 2 PM. Register here https://bit.ly/3z29G47. Come and help us spruce up the garden and have a ton of fun!

We are located at 2400 N Meyer Ave, across from Seabrook Intermediate School.

Student service hours and scouting service projects are welcome. Refreshments will be served. See you soon! Call the library at 281-474-9142 with any questions.

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We urgently need book donations, as our inventory is running very low! We are especially interested in adult contemporary fiction books. Bring your donations directly to the Friends Bookstore – we’re located inside the Evelyn Meador Library, just as you enter through the main doors to the left. We accept all gently used books; no magazines, cassettes or VHS tapes, please. We’re typically open when the library is open, if volunteers are available to staff it. All money raised by the Friends Bookstore support Evelyn Meador Library programs. Donations can be dropped off at the bookstore during normal operating hours. Please call ahead for large donations so that we can arrange for storage. We look forward to seeing you!

GivingTuesday is a global generosity movement. The event was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. Since then, it has grown into a year-round global movement that inspires hundreds of millions of people to give, collaborate, and celebrate generosity. Everyone has something to contribute!

What are you passionate about? If it’s Evelyn Meador Library, you’re in the right place. The library benefits greatly from Friends donations. The Friends depend largely on membership dues, book sales, and financial donations. Our fundraising efforts help support library programs and offerings that enhance the community in which we serve. As a 501(c)(3) organization, all donations are tax deductible! Here are a few convenient options to consider:

• Join the Friends of Evelyn Meador Library. Here are just a few of the programs and events that the Friends recently supported: Konradi Memorial Herb Garden, Outdoor Learning Exploration Center groundbreaking, Little Free Library (Remodel), Summer Reading Program, Evelyn Meador Library’s 33^rd Birthday Celebration, Petting Zoo, Grand Opening of StoryWalk® and Garden Tool Library, and many more!
• Link your Kroger Card to the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Sign in with your Kroger account information or create a new account (a digital account is required to activate this feature). Find your Organization – search for “FRIENDS OF THE EVELYN MEADOR LIBRARY”, organization number AX730. Select and enroll. It’s that simple! Purchases will not count towards rewards until after you have registered your Kroger Plus card and linked it to the Friends account.
• Register with Amazon Smile. Every time you make an eligible Amazon purchase, Amazon will donate 0.5% to the Friends of Evelyn Meador Library! Sign in using your existing Amazon account or register for an account. Under “Pick your own charitable organization” search for “Friends of the Evelyn M Meador Community Library”. Click “Select” and you’re done! You should get an email confirming your Amazon Smile registration.
• Donate on the secure Network for Good web site. You’ll find it to be an easy, no fuss donation experience! A receipt will be sent to your registered email address.
• If your employer uses the Benevity online donation platform, search for “FRIENDS OF THE EVELYN M MEADOR COMMUNITY LIBRARY”. Don’t forget to check for a company match!
• Volunteer in the Friends Bookstore. Contact our Friends Bookstore Coordinator at KLTaylor352@gmail.com.
  

There are so many different ways to show generosity on GivingTuesday. Be sure to share how you’re giving with the hashtag #GivingTuesday and inspire others!

Save the date!

Evelyn Meador Library will be hosting a Petting Zoo and Blood Drive on Tuesday, November 8th from 11 am-3 pm. The Friends of Evelyn Meador will be hosting a book sale. Your contributions help support library programs and projects that benefit the surrounding communities which we serve.

Join us for some fall fun! It’s a great time to stock up on gift books for the holidays. Don’t forget to vote!