Friends of the Olympia Library

The Olympia Library Knitting Group welcomes beginning and experienced, teen and adult knitters to join us every Thursday, 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. for free instruction and lively conversation.

The Friends of the Olympia Library will be holding their next Book Sale on February 6 and 7. This is a great opportunity to support the operation of your local library. All of the proceeds from the books sale go to local programming at the Olympia Library and support the health of the library.

A Friends members’ pre-sale will start at 8 a.m. on Saturday. Anyone can renew or purchase a membership at that time.

What: Friends of the Olympia Library Book Sale

When: Saturday, February 6, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
(Members pre-sale starts at 8 a.m.
Sunday, February 7, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

Where: Olympia Timberland Library
313 8th Avenue SE
Olympia, WA

The Friends of the Olympia Library will be hosting a series of Art Shows and Sales so you can support both the local artistic community and your library.

Friday, December 4
4pm to 8pm
Saturday, December 5
9am to 4:30 pm

Artists:

• Amy Fisher
• Lois Beck
• Susan Fox
• Mimi Williams
• Maitri Sejourner
• Ann Storey
• June Kerseg-Hinson
• Ron Hinson
• Janice Danielson
• Martin Kimmeldorf
• Amy Thomas
• Tom Greason
• Hugh Buchholz

Friday, December 11
3pm to 8pm

Artists:

• Carrie Cores-Monroy
• Janie McRae
• Dory Nies
• Maureen Murphy
• Charles Schwab
• Peggy Sue King
• Deanna Johnson
• Toni Lawrence
• Chandra Rhinehart
• Margit Brennan
• Bill Dawson

Friday, December 18
3pm to 8 pm
Saturday, December 19
9am to 4:30 pm

Artists:

• Nancy Hall
• Dayton K. Knipher
• Dee McDonald
• Dorisjean Colvin
• Mia Schulte
• Jan Schraeder
• Marion Pollmann
• Michael Eberhard
• Douglas Smith
• Laurie McGinley
• Randi Parkhurst
• Cora Regoza-Tunberg

Thirty-six artists are participating in this fundraiser for the library. There will be a different group of artists on each weekend. For each show there will be a nice mix of different media: paintings, photography, fine pottery, jewelry, glass and glass painting and more. Many of the established artists we contacted agreed to do this event just to help out the library. Hurray for our community! So come see the work, meet the artists and support your library while doing your holiday shopping.

We also have a great raffle piece of a beautiful hooked wall hanging, donated by a wonderful artist from Nova Scotia who had heard about our first-time effort. One of her rugs was chosen by the family for a British Royal Wedding as a gift.

Come to the Book Sale October 3 and 4 to pick up some great books for low prices and help raise money for Friends of the Library and library programs.

October 3: 10 am – 4 pm. Members get in at 8am to get the best selection.

October 4: 1 – 4pm. (Library closed, but the sale is open.)

The next Friends Book Sale will be Saturday October 3 and Sunday October 4. We’ll have lots of great books at amazing prices…all proceeds go to benefit Olympia Library programs and facilities. Don’t forget the members-only presale: 8-10am on Saturday!

And make a note of the 2010 Sales: Feb. 6 & 7, June 12 & 13 (Father’s day is June 20), and October 2 & 3.

This weekend’s Olympia Comics Festival will include a book signing by Derek Kirk Kim and Gene Luen Yang, creators of the graphic novel “The Eternal Smile.” Come to the library Friday, 5:30 – 7 p.m. to meet the author/artists, talk about their work, or have your copy signed.

Library staff will also be at the expo on Saturday (noon – 5 p.m. at the Vault)…come say hi to Kelsey if you’re there! All events are free. The Friday night event and the library’s booth on Saturday are sponsored in part by the Friends of the Olympia Library. 

Read more in The Olympian, on the Olympia Comics Festival website, or on the TRL website.

The Friends are sponsoring (in part) the upcoming Living Library afternoon on Saturday, May 30, 12:30 – 4:30 pm. Borrow a real life experience. Explore the lives of others at the Thurston County Living Library. Check out a human ‘book’ and engage in a 30 minute conversation with a person from your community that you might not otherwise meet. Come join us at this fascinating new event.

The Timberland Regional Library Board of Trustees will be meeting at the Lacey Timberland Library tonight, April 22, at 7pm. Attend to hear about upcoming budget issues, and to have your say.

Saturday, MAY 16: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Sunday, MAY 17: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.; clearance sale on Sunday is $3/bag of books.

Special Reminder: Friends can purchase books from 8:00 to 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 16 – two hours before the Sale opens to the public!

The Friends largest fund-raisers are the Giant Book Sales – February, May and October.

You, and your friends and family, can help by:

• REDUCING, from your own library, the books you don’t plan to read again,
• RECYCLING by donating to the Book Sale – just drop books off before May 13 whenever the Library is open, and
• REUSING the treasures donated by others by purchasing your own new treasures at the May Book Sale.

Come down to the library for the first-ever book fair April 17 & 18! It’s your chance to meet and buy books from dozens of local authors. Music on Friday night and talks all day Saturday. Get more information, including a list of authors, on the library’s website.