Not Quite Burns Night is coming up on January 23, and part of the celebration of Rabbie Burns is reading some of his poetry.
We’d love to have you read a few verses, with or without a Scots accent. Bring your own, or choose from one of the several we’ll have available.
Let us know at folbrunswick@gmail.com or sign up when you arrive that night.
Well, as predicted, this all came up faster than we realized.
Railroad Days starts tomorrow and, with it, The Friends of the Brunswick Library’s used book sale.
We’ll be at the American Legion parking lot starting at 10:00 both days. We have a pretty large stock of books, so come on down to see us. Not just books, either. We’ve got audio books, DVDs, CDs, books on tape, and even VHS video cassettes.
It’s not too late to volunteer to help out either. We can always use a few more hands.
Oh, and considering the weather for the last few Railroad Days, we’d appreciate any rain dances, good luck charms, or other interventions you have available to make sure we have good weather.
Our annual Used Book Sale at Railroad Days is coming up! We’re going to have thousands of books, along with a good collection of DVDs, video cassettes, CDs, and books on tape. Some very interesting specialty items. We’ll have tons of kids books!
Assuming the weather cooperates, we will be there both days for Railroad Days, October 6 & 7, 2018. Festivities kick off at 10:00 AM.
See you there!
It’s back to school time. Shopping at Amazon.com? You can direct a small portion of your purchases to Friends of the Brunswick Library without spending any extra money. Just use the link below and shop!
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/46-1996984
The Friends of the Brunswick Library is having a meeting for all members on Saturday, May 12, 9-10 AM in the Library Community Room. All Friends members in good standing are welcome to attend.
At this meeting we will be (re-)electing members to the Board, will go over the Friends’ accomplishments since the last annual meeting, but mostly it is for all of us to get to know each other.
Please let us know if you will be attending so that we have enough refreshments for everyone.
p.s., If you have not paid your membership dues for 2018, you can pay them at the meeting.
We hope to see you there!
Did you know that through Amazon.com’s AmazonSmile Foundation, you can have a portion of your purchases be donated to the Friends of the Brunswick Library?
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Last year’s Not Quite Burns Night was such a success, we’ve decided to do it again! (I wanted to name it “2nd Degree Burns“, but I was outvoted. –ed.)
When: January 25, 2018, 6:30 to 9:30 PM Eastern time
Where: Smoketown Brewing Station, 223 W Potomac St, Brunswick MD
More details on our Not Quite Burns Night page.
We packed the place last time, so be sure to get there early. (Silent Auction details are forthcoming.)
See you there!
Our community’s generous contributions continue to help us help the Brunswick Branch Library’s missions.
As you may or may not know, the annual used book sale at Brunswick Railroad Days is our biggest event of the year, not to mention our primary fundraiser. Believe it or not, October 7 is only a little more than a month away. We need your help to make it successful.
We would appreciate a donation of a couple of hours of your time on October 7 and/or October 8 during Railroad Days. We need help with book sales, organizing the books, and especially with setup (on Saturday) and breakdown (on Sunday). No previous experience necessary!
Not sure if volunteering is for you? Bring a friend! “Many hands make light work” as the saying goes.
Got teenagers? Got teenagers who need volunteer hours? This is a perfect opportunity, and we always need young, strong backs during setup and breakdown.
Have a truck that we can use to transport the books the two blocks from our storage to our location for the sale? Please let us know!
There are three ways you can sign up:
We need people for these time slots:
Saturday, October 7
7:30-10:00 Setup
10:00-12:00 Sales
12:00-2:30 Sales
2:30-5:00 Sales (and cover-up)
Sunday, October 8
10:00-12:00 Sales
12:00-2:00 Sales
2:00-4:00 Sales
4:00-6:00 Sales/Breakdown/Cleanup
A note about signups: The past couple of years have seen some mercurial weather. We’re asking everyone to provide a contact telephone number so that we can get in touch with you in case last-minute decisions need to be made. As always, your information is safe with us. We will never sell, give away, or otherwise reveal your contact information.
Looking for something to do with the kids this weekend, or maybe just stay cool in this heat?
The Brunswick Public Library is having a block party! Saturday, July 22, from 10-1 at the library.
The BHS Marching Band will be performing at 10am, and local favorite Hard Swimmin’ Fish will be there from 11-1.
Some of the fun to be had includes: Face painting, a moonbounce, pony rides, crafts, a petting zoo, and Wags for Hope if you want to read to some dogs. Not to mention Rita’s Ice!
We hope to see you there!
Come celebrate Robert Burns‘ birthday with us at our Not Quite Burns Night fundraiser at Smoketown Brewing Station!
We will be having a silent auction and part of the beer sales this evening will go to the Friends of the Library.
Smoketown will be introducing their new Scottish Ale: Simpson’s Balley Swagger.
Additionally, we’re planning some Burns’ trivia, reading of Burns poetry, and a bagpiper. There’s sure to be a few kilts as well.
Space at the brewery is limited, so come early!
When: January 25, 2017 — Festivities kick off at 6:30PM
Where: Smoketown Brewing Station
223 W Potomac St
Brunswick, MD 21716
(RSVP at our Facebook Event)
