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Friends of the Library Membership Drive
September is the month of our Friends of the Library membership drive. The Friends group for our Mellen Library was established on December 8, 1976. The Friends are also known…
Best Wishes, Cheryl
This past week we took time to celebrate and thank Cheryl Hamm for five years of service at the library. Her time and dedication to the library and its services…
Kaleidoscope Dedication
Brittany Delegan sang “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” for the Friends of the Library’s kaleidoscope dedication. Her beautiful clear notes of the lyrics touched my heart and I’m sure I was…
Join a Book Club This Year
Book Club members voted for their top nine book titles for the season ahead and the following titles made the list in order from September 2025 through May 2026 for…
Dedication with Root Beer Floats
Please join us at The Friends Place on Monday, August 18th at 6pm for a Family Fun Night. We will host a dedication for our kaleidoscope with Brittany Delegan singing “Somewhere…
The Friends Place
Asahi Nordic Exercise will continue on Wednesday mornings at 8:30am at The Friends Place beginning August 13. This time and place work for most. If you are wondering what this…
Earn a Summer Reading Medal
There is still plenty of time to earn your reading medals. All it takes is 50 reading points. That’s 50 picture books, 10 intermediate or ‘J’ or non-fiction books, or…
Friends of the Library Sponsor Asahi
Mackenzie Schutte was our week three winner for the Ashland Bay Cinema gift certificate. The Friends of the Library voted to continue sponsoring the weekly Asahi Nordic Exercise class. Asahi…
Ready for the Bellringer Run
It’s The Night Before the 4th of July, (author Natasha Wing) as the book I read to our “Littles” today is titled. We celebrated a bit early by marching around the library…