Friends of the Amy Van Andel Library

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Our Used Book Donation Drive starts on Monday, March 10 and runs through Sunday, March 16, during regular library hours.

Donate your gently used books at the Amy Van Andel Library to help support the upcoming Friends of the Library book sale! Drop off your clean, undamaged, gently used or new books, audiobooks, and DVDs at the table inside the library entrance, or at the library front desk.

Please no moldy or torn books. No books with excessive highlighting or notes. No magazines, encyclopedias, or cassette tapes. No cookbooks, travel books, textbooks, or atlases that are more than five years old.

Come visit us at the Ada/Forest Hills Extravaganza! Both KDL and the Library Friends have goodies for you.

Come visit the Library Friends at this Saturday's Community Extravaganza at Ada Christian School. We will be there with our fantastic librarians in booth #41 in the north gym.

Now it’s even easier to track down your favorite Dav Pilkey, Kristin Hannah, Stephen King, or Rachel Renée Russell books. The Friends of the Amy Van Andel Library used book store now features more shelf space for adult fiction books, and a newly alphabetized and expanded teen/young adult section. Stop by the first floor of the library to browse the gently used books and A/V materials, all priced at $3 or less.

Celebrate the new “Gallery in the Stacks” art exhibit on Sunday, January 12, from 2 – 4 p.m., on the first floor of the Amy Van Andel Library. The exhibit features fiber art by more than 20 members of the Woodland Weavers and Spinners Guild. Meet the artists and snack on complimentary food and drinks at the Jan. 12 reception, sponsored by the Friends of the Amy Van Andel Library. Exhibit runs through the end of March. Live demonstrations of artists at work will take place on Saturdays between 10 am -12 pm on the following dates:
1/25, 2/8, 2/22, 3/8, and 3/22

Only a few weeks left in our Gallery in the Stacks exhibit of art work by Mary Jane Pories. Enjoy the exhibit while browsing the lightly used books in our Holiday Used Book Sale display through Sunday.

Our annual Holiday Used Book Sale continues daily during open library hours through Sunday, December 15. You can shop until 8:00 pm this evening during the library's regular Thursday evening hours. We still have a large inventory from which you are sure to find something of interest.

Join the Friends of the Amy Van Andel Library in Ada at its biggest used book sale of the year! Find gently used books and A/V materials starting at $0.50 for your home bookshelf, office, classroom, or gift-giving needs. This semi-annual fundraiser directly supports programs, projects, and facilities for the library.

The book sale opens at 5 p.m. on December 6, during the Ada Tinsel, Treats & Trolleys community event, and will be open on the first floor of the library during usual business hours through December 15. Cash and cards are accepted.

Dues-paying members of the Friends of the Amy Van Andel Library get an extra 20 percent off the $10 fill-a-bag deal. Join online at adalibraryfriends.com or at the library.

Thanks to all who visited our booth at last night's event in Ada Village.
We enjoyed seeing your faces in our display board.

Have you seen the latest "Gallery in the Stacks" exhibit at the Amy VAn Andel Library? Meet artist Mary Jane Pories at today's reception from 4 pm to 7 pm.

It’s a great week to be a Friend of the Library! Any new Friends of the Amy Van Andel Library memberships and membership renewals processed from October 20-26 will be entered to win one of three library tote bags. One hundred percent of membership dues and donations goes straight into library programs, services, and facilities.

To join or renew your Friends membership, visit the front desk of the library or online at adalibraryfriends.com. The three tote bag winners will be drawn randomly and notified the week of October 28.

Book Donation Drive - 10/21 - 10/26

Help us increase our inventory of quality used books to offer at our Holiday Book Sale in December (12/6 - 12/15).

Your donations can be dropped off during regular library hours at the table located in the corridor to the right as you enter the library.

Great job Scott Ninemeier, representing Kent District Library - Amy Van Andel Library and Kent District Library on the Liz & Kim show. And thanks for mentioning us.

Keep Up with Liz & Kim - Season 2 Episode 2 - Scott Ninemeier, Amy Van Andel Library | RSS.com Liz and Kim enjoyed the opportunity to sit down with Scott Ninemeier, a Regional Manager with Kent District Library responsible for the East Grand Rapids branch, and the Amy Van Andel branch here in Ada. The conversation covers Scott's role at the library, how libraries play a vital role in the comm...

Our October – December "Gallery in the Stacks" exhibit is by multi-disciplinary artist Mary Jane Pories. Mary Jane uses improvisation in performative and written work in addition to her painting. She recently published a memoir – Color Me Happy, which can be ordered from her website. Learn more about Mary Jane and her work at www.maryjanepories.net.

A public reception for Mary Jane will be held on Thursday, October 24 from 4:30 to 7:30, in the “Gallery in the Stacks” at the Amy Van Andel Library.

Thank you to everyone who came out for the Friends’ Fall Social last week. Also, a big thanks to lead sponsor ErhardtConstruction, and raffle prize donors Ada Garage Bar & Grill, Ada Indoor Country Club, Beyond of Ada by Bill and Paul’s, Croft Haus, Foxtail Coffee Co., O’Briens Schoolhouse, PostalAnnex Ada and Zeytin Turkish Restaurant. It was a fun night of celebration and conversations with fellow library supporters!

Photos by: Teri Genovese Photography

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Celebrate fall with a free, fun evening of giveaways, snacks, and good company in the courtyard at the Amy Van Andel Library. All Ada library patrons are invited to the Friends’ Fall Social on Sept. 18, which will feature live guitar music, light appetizers from Zeytin, prize drawings for gift cards and more, and a cash/card bar serving beer and wine.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to gather with fellow library supporters in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. RSVP at https://friendsfallsocial-24.eventbrite.com.

Special thanks to our lead sponsor - Erhardt Construction Co.

Join us for a fun autumn evening of giveaways, snacks, and good company in the courtyard at the Amy Van Andel Library.

All Ada library patrons are invited to this annual gathering to enjoy live music, light appetizers, prize drawings, and a cash/card bar serving beer and wine.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to celebrate with fellow library supporters in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere.

RSVP at https://friendsfallsocial-24.eventbrite.com