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The Friends of the Norwood Public Library is hosting its Fall Used Book Sale. The event will be held on Saturday October 23^rd and Sunday, October 24^th, from 10am to 3pm downstairs at the Norwood Public Library. We have had a tremendous response in donations and now have thousands of books to sell. Paperbacks will be .50¢ and Hardcovers will be $1.00. Oversized books and other items will be priced accordingly. Stock up for the fall and winter months.

Busy Fingers, the knitting and crocheting group will also be hosting a sale of items with the Friends. Grab a warm winter scarf, a hat or some mittens. Baby items and blankets will also be available. They have all been created with love and care.

At this time we are NOT accepting any more donations. The book sale will be at the Norwood Public Library, 198 Summit Street. For any further information, please contact the Friends of the Norwood Public Library, Inc. at norwoodfol@me.com or visit our blog at www.friendsnpl.wordpress.com.

Donations being accepted for the Friends of the Norwood Public Library Fall Used Book Sale

Relax, Read and Recycle. The Friends of the Norwood Public Library is pleased to announce plans for its Fall Used Book Sale. The event is planned for the weekend of October 23^rd and 24^th, downstairs at the Norwood Public Library. In addition to books, the Friends will gladly welcome donations of Audio CDs, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, computer software and console games. They will NOT accept books that are written in, damp or moldy. No VHS tapes or cassettes.

Please drop off donations labeled Fall Book Sale at the Norwood Public Library, 198 Summit Street. For any further information, please contact the Friends of the Norwood Public Library, Inc. at norwoodfol@me.com.

Monday, June 14th from 7-8pm, you are invited to attend the Norwood Public Library Board of Trustee’s meeting. The board is happy to answer questions and encourages comments, suggestions or concerns regarding the Norwood Public Library. If anyone has any specific questions ahead of time, feel free to email them to koch@bccls.org so the board can properly prepare a response. The meeting will be held on the lower level, down the ramp at the Norwood Public Library.

WE NEED EVERYONE’S HELP!! We know it is last-minute, and we all have very busy and complicated lives, but we are requesting your attendance at tomorrow’s Norwood Public Library Board of Trustees meeting. Following is a letter from the Director of the Norwood Public Library. Mayor Barsa and Council Liaison Barry Scott plan to meet with us, as they have publicly mentioned raising our rent (yes, we pay an exorbitant amount of rent to the town as you will read below) or even the possibility of closing the library. Even if you could only make it for 15 minutes, PLEASE attend the meeting for a unified show of support!! The meeting will be held at the lower level of the Library, follow the ramp down the outside of the building.

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Dear Patrons of the Norwood Public Library,

As I am sure that you are all aware Norwood is in serious financial difficulties. The Norwood Public Library learned at the Mayor and Council meeting on Tuesday that the council will be asking for additional money back from the Library. Last year the town funding for the Library was $527,027, of which the Library was charged $182,000 in rent. This means the Library’s working budget from Norwood was $345,027. The Library Board asked for the same funding in 2010 as was given in 2009. Any further reduction in the Library’s working budget will mean a severe cut in services provided by the Library. These cuts could include a reduction of hours, a dramatic cut in new books, audiobooks, DVDs, and CDs being purchased, a decrease in staff, and less programs for the summer. If the town is not granted the waiver from Trenton that they are requesting on Wednesday then “all bets are off” and they are considering the option of closing the Library. If the town does not continue to fund the Norwood Public Library, the Library would no longer be able to stay open and Norwood residents would not be able to use the libraries in the BCCLS system.

All meetings of the Board of Trustees are open to the public. Our meeting will be this Monday, the 10th, at 7:00pm. We were told the Mayor would be attending this meeting at 7:30pm. The Board of Trustees are asking library users to come to this meeting to hear what the Mayor has to say and to show their support for the Norwood Public Library. I hope to see you there.

Sincerely,
Siobhan Koch

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Director
Norwood Public Library
198 Summit St.
Norwood, NJ 07648