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Friends of the Squirrel Hill Library

Friends of the Library groups all over the world volunteer in many ways to help their local public libraries.

The Friends of the Squirrel Hill Library group was organized October 5, 1985, and has been going strong ever since.

We welcome anybody who cares about the library to join the group and/or come to our monthly meetings.

The Friends of the Squirrel Hill Library are active in many areas:

We advocate for libraries in letters, emails, phone calls, and lobbying in support of public actions to fund and improve libraries;

we raise money, through membership dues, used book sales, and other fund-raisers, to supplement the funds allocated to the Squirrel Hill Branch from the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh;

we publicize library events and programs;
and we represent other library users, meeting with the professional staff, learning about their concerns and sharing ideas and suggestions to make the library ever more vital to the community.


Four different Friends bookmarks are available for printing. Choose between
.pdf format and Word format.

Upcoming Events include


There was an impromptu sale on BIOGRAPHIES
in January; with books set out in the large foyer at
the back of the Library (at the Marlborough St
entrance) and specially priced at $1.

On January 29 an email went out to the Friends which said:
Dear Friends,
The Squirrel Hill Friends of the Library will be holding a First Editions Booksale
during the month of February at the Squirrel Hill Library. Most items are priced
at $2 with a small selection priced higher. All books will have price tags
for purchase at the circulation desk. We hope you enjoy the treasure hunt
and thank you for your continued support.

There will not be a sale in March while we prepare for our major April Sale.
Any donations of your surplus books would be most appreciated
at this time to increase our inventory.

--Friends of the Squirrel Hill Library

See also Pat Bender's Book Sale News column in the Friends
newsletter for January (click the Newsletters button above).
Any impromptu sales will be described here.

Remember to check the Marlborough Street foyer whenever you visit
the Squirrel Hill Library. It's just a few feet from the Ongoing Used Book
sale, which is on the wall around the corner from the restrooms.

The Friends Workroom is just inside the Marlborough Street entry door;
donations may be left there and you may find volunteers hard at work.
Talk to them about the joys of working with the Friends, or
ask them to watch for a particular book you'd like to buy.


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