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Click the above link to print out an application to join the Friends of the Poquoson Public Library. We always welcome new faces!
Friends of Poquoson Public Library Essay Contest Winners
The Friends of Poquoson Public Library gave recognition and cash prizes to the winners of their 2008 Essay Contest on “Random Acts of Kindness” during National Library Week in April. The contest was open to all Poquoson School students. The winners were:
    Primary School: Scott Burden (1st place), Sonja Joanne Hoversten (2nd place)
    Elementary School: Emma Walsh (1st place), Melanie Hux (2nd place), Madison Young (3rd place)
    Middle School: Maggie McDevitt (1st place), Vivian Chan (2nd place), Ashley Korff (3rd place)
    High School: Sam Sachs (1st place), Casey Crabtree (2nd place), Megan Kariya (3rd place).
Congratulations to our winners, and a special thanks to all who submitted essays!
Lion Shop and Share
Attention Food Lion Shoppers! The Friends of the Poquoson Public Library are now registered as one of the organizations for Food Lion’s "Lion Shop and Share" program. Simply register your MVP Card and select the Friends as your preferred organization. Every time you swipe your MVP card Food Lion will donate a percentage of your purchase to the Friends. Take 1 or 2 minutes and register now. Then tell all your friends and neighbors!

Click HERE, select the Friends of the Poquoson Public Library as your organization, and then click “Add MVP Card”. Add your information, click “Next”, and you’re done!
Friends Newsletter
Bookworms

The newest issue of Bookworms, the newsletter of the Poquoson Public Library Friends is now available. Download using the link above or come into the library for a copy.
Who are the Friends?

Friends of the Library is a non-profit group that exists to focus public attention on libraries, stimulate the use of the library's services and facilities, and encourage gifts, endowments, and bequests to the library. Through various fund-raising projects, the Friends donated $11,065 to the library last year for programming and computer equipment.

Friends of the Poquoson Public Library was awarded the 2005 Friends of the Library Award by the Virginia Library Association for their continued support for the library and the community. Be a member of this award-winning organization. For more information, call (757)868-7773.

Benefits of Membership

  • Friends annual scholarship: open to Poquoson High School seniors who have volunteered at any public library.

  • Annual Essay Contest for school age children (K-12)

  • Three book sales each year: an annual book sale in April, a paperback book sale at the Poquoson Seafood Festival in October, and an ongoing "Books a la Carte" book sale at the library. There is a members only preview night at the Annual Book Sale.

  • Partnership with Langley Federal Credit Union- members of the Friends are eligible for membership at the Langley Federal Credit Union

  • Sponsorship of Summer Reading Programs, National Library Week programs, Battle of the Books, Family Resource Collection, "Read to Me" kits and many other library activities

  • Publishes the Bookworm, a quarterly newsletter

  • Book Discussion Group

  • Distributes refrigerator magnets with library hours, address and phone number

  • Book bags for sale

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