Friends of the St. Clair Shores
Public Library

Become a Friend of the 
St. Clair Shores Public Library!

What are the Friends of the St. Clair Shores Library?

The Friends of the St. Clair Shores Public Library sponsor a variety of activities designed to enrich your library experience. Mark your calendar and join in! Better yet, become a Friends member and get a library newsletter mailed to your home, a discount on video rentals, and first choice at book sales. Click here for a membership application or visit the library front desk.

Friends:

  • Support the library

  • Raise funds

  • Present programs

  • Encourage gifts

  • Make suggestions

 

What have the Friends done?

Friends have raised funds for:

  • Large print books
  • Audio books
  • Poetry programs
  • CDs
  • Summer reading Program (children)
  • Encyclopedias
  • Standing book racks
  • Library Endowment Fund
          And many other worthwhile causes that benefit your library!

What are the benefits of becoming a member of the Friends?

  • Library newsletter mailed to your home
  • Video discounts
  • First choice at book sales
  • Membership is tax deductible
  • Satisfaction in knowing that you have helped your library
Friends Officers:
President: Gerald Sielagoski
Vice President: Lillian Zinski
Treasurer: Beverly Coppens
Secretary: Joan Perry
Friends Directors:
Robert Doetsch Patricia Stelma
Eleanor Hendrix Richard Taylor
Linda Pedersen Judy Wendler
Eleanore Martens

Library Director:  Rosemary Orlando
Assistant Library Director:  Sue Mihalic

Friends of the Library Meetings
The Friends meet the fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:00PM in the library.
Upcoming meeting dates are:

  • Tuesday, August 25, 2009

  • Tuesday, September 22, 2009

  • Tuesday, October 27, 2009

  • Tuesday, November 24, 2009

  • Tuesday, December 22, 2009

 

Friends Book Discussion Group

The Book Discussion Group, organized by the Friends of the St. Clair Shores Public Library, discusses books at 1:00 PM on the second Wednesday of every month in the Gilstorf Meeting Room at the library. 

It is an informal group who gather to converse about a specific reading.  Leadership of each monthly discussion passes between any group members willing to do so.  Some folks drop in just to listen to what others have to say about a particular book.  Sometimes, when the conversation gets churning, they can't resist slipping in a word or two.  That's great because every opinion is welcome. 

Future book selections are posted at every meeting.  The choices range from literary press to popular; from fiction to non-fiction.  The book chosen may be fresh on the shelves or it may be one you have read or wish you had read back in school.  Discussion group members have discovered when reading a classic, how much their perspective has changed as they accumulate life experiences. 

The list of previous and planned discussions can be found below.  Books are also listed on the kiosk inside the library.  So, if you like to talk about books or prefer just to listen, stop by and join us.  Everyone is welcome!

Gray background denotes a past book & discussion. White background & red lettering denotes an upcoming book & discussion.
Date Title Author
April 8, 2009 The Blood of Flowers Amirrezvani, Anita
May 13, 2009 The Bridge Over the River Kwai Boulle, Peirre
June 10, 2009 The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon King, Stephen
July 8, 2009 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly Bauby, Jean-Dominique
August 12, 2009 The Race Patterson, Richard North
September 9, 2009 The Book Thief Zusak, Markus
October 14, 2009 The Hours Cunningham, Michael
November 11, 2009 Mayflower: a story of courage, community and war Philbrick, Nathaniel
December 09, 2009 Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress Dai, Sijie
January 13, 2010 The Bridge at San Luis Rey Wilder, Thornton
February 10, 2010 Founding Mothers Roberts, Cokie

Archive of past titles.

Friends Video Discount

Patrons who present their Friends membership card will receive a 50% discount on the rental fee of a $2.00 video.  There will be no limit on the number of videos.  Friends will also be able to check out up to five $1.00 videos from the Youth Services Department free of charge.  Certain restrictions will apply. You must present your Friends membership card to take advantage of this discount.  For further details, please inquire at the Circulation Desk.

Friends Homebound Program

If you are confined to your home and would like to have library items delivered to your door with a smile, just call Ruth Richards at the library at 771-9020. A Friends volunteer will deliver your favorite book (including large print), books on tape and books on CD to you.

Book Donations 

The Friends of the St. Clair Shores Public Library are now seeking your gently used Books (including children's), Music, Videos, and Artwork for their book sales! Please bring your donations to the library in a bag or box marked "Friends". Or call (586) 771-0484 and we'll pick them up.

For questions or for the Friends news via e-mail, send a note to: scsfriends@hotmail.com
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