NEW HOURS STARTING AUGUST 2ND!!
NEW HOURS:
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday – 10 am – 5pm
Tuesday & Thursday – 1 pm – 6 pm
Saturday 10 am – 2 pm
Please call us with any questions you may have @ 716-672-8051.
Curbside pickup is still available if you prefer not to enter the building.
Due to the increase in COVID19 cases in our community we have reinstated our mask requirement for building entry.
***MASKS ARE REQUIRED REGARDLESS OF VACCINATION STATUS***
We appreciate your cooperation!
FRIENDS OF THE DARWIN R. BARKER LIBRARY
Notice of the 2021 Annual Meeting
You are cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting of the Friends of Barker Library on Friday, the 19th of November at 1:00pm in the Steele Room of the library at 7 Day Street in Fredonia. All members and everyone from the community are invited to attend. This is a great opportunity to learn about “The Friends” and their impact on the success of our library and meet the library’s new director, Graham Tedesco-Blair. Due to COVID concerns masks are required and no refreshments will be served. We look forward to seeing you.
Agenda for November 19th Annual Meeting
Call to Order
Secretary’s Minutes
Treasurer’s Report
Business of the Day
Revisions to By Laws
President’s Report
Election of Officers
Other Business – Librarians’ Reports
Adjournment
Revisions to By Laws
Article V: Section1 second sentence, duties of president
He or she serves as Chairperson of the Executive Committee and presides over all meetings of the organization. (Change Committee to Board)
Article VII Section 1
The annual meeting is to be held on the third Wednesday in October. (Change to: in the fall.) Members just be notified in writing at least two weeks prior to the October meeting. (Remove: October)
Article VII:Dues
Membership dues are payable in February at the time of the annual fund drive. (Remove: in February)
Proposed Slate of Officers (Two year term)
President Jeanne Frerichs
Vice President Ann Murphy
Secretary Karin Lewis
Treasurer Marcia Drayo
Director Barbara Barnes
Director Judy Elwinger
Director Jessica Lustig
August 26th – 28th
September 2nd – 4th
Don’t miss our Library Book Sale!
There will be something for everyone so mark your calendar now!
Saturday, September 11, 2021 @ 2 pm
Join the Barker Library Book Club as we discuss Josephine Tey’s classic mystery, The Daughter of Time.
All are welcome!
To become a member of our book club, please send an email to childrenslibrarian@barkerlibrary.org.
Interlibrary Loan (ILL) is now available! ILL allows you to borrow items not owned by CCLS from libraries across the country!
You can borrow books, journal articles, and microfilm/microfiche.
Submit your request at the Library circulation desk OR click here to fill out the form on the CCLS website.
It can take 3 to 6 weeks for an item to arrive, possibly longer.
There is a $2 fee to help cover the cost of this service.
For more information click here.
We would like to extend a warm welcome to our new Director Graham Tedesco-Blair.
Graham was raised in Buffalo, NY, and attended Canisius College and SUNY Buffalo. Since then, he has worked at the Wichita Falls Public Library in Wichita Falls, TX, and the Newark Public Library in Newark, NY. He also owned and operated White Paw Books & Curiosities with his wife Kay, and their dog Diana. In his free time, he enjoys bicycling, antiquing, and collecting comic books.
Stop by the Library to meet Graham soon!