EVENTS & FEATURES

• We are building a new library!
  • As of December 31, 2007, the Friends have raised $350,000 for enhancing furnishings, collections, and technology for the new Chatham Community Library.
  • Read the essay "Libraries Transform Communities," the theme behind the capital campaign for the new library.
  • See the "dream" of the library we are building
  • The Friends are delighted to honor the members of the New Library Advisory Committee.
  • Meet the Architect behind the new library
  • Visit http://www.chathamnc.org/Index.aspx?page=798 to see Chatham County's information on the new library.
  • Click HERE for the Donation Form to make a contribution to the new library.
     
• Friends of the Pittsboro Memorial Library Book Club will meet on Tuesday, September 2nd at 6:45 pm in the Reeves Gallery at the library.  The book selection is  “The Thirteenth Tale”  by Diane Setterfield. More information
   
• The Fall Book Sale will be held Thursday, September 25 - Saturday, September 27, from 10 am to 7 pm each day.  It will again be held at the Pittsboro Kiwanis Club at 309 Credle Street. List of Fall 08 Special Books
   
• Linda Booker will present her film entitled, "LOVED LIVED ON DEATH ROW" September 25th at 7:pm at the Council on Aging building in Chatham County. More information
   
•  On Friday October 3^rd the Friends will celebrate their 40^th anniversary with lemonade and cookies on the grounds outside the Pittsboro Memorial Library.  The public is invited to stop by from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. for refreshments and a glimpse at the Friends’ history.   More information
   
• Friends of the Library President, Reece Jones, has been named Chatham County's Volunteer of Year. Congratulations Reece!
  
  
• Congratulations to CCCC distance education student Heather Vernier! She has been awarded the 2007 Friends of Pittsboro Memorial Library Scholarship Library and Information Technology.  Learn more about  CCCC's distance education programs at www.cccc.edu/de.html.
   
• The Friends have also established a second scholarship program to fund county library employees who wish to further their education by taking library and information technology courses through CCCC. More information
  
  
• The Friends of the Pittsboro Memorial Library has won one of five Francis B. Reid Awards from the Friends of the North Carolina Public Libraries for Outstanding Friends Groups.  We deeply appreciate all  of our members, supporters, and volunteers for their efforts during  the past year. Details The Chatham County Board of Commissioners, at their December 18 meeting, presented the Friends with a resolution in honor of the Friends receiving a Francis B. Reid award.
   
• The Friends encourages you to visit the Friend's table at Pittsboro First Sunday, April through December, noon - 4 PM