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Friends
of the Irving Public Library
A Nonprofit Organization of individuals dedicated
to supporting
our library by providing Advocacy, Financial Assistance,
Volunteers, to enhance
the library for all in the Irving community. |
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The Friends also enrich library services by:
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Funding speakers and amenities for special events.
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* Sending staff
members to training and conferences.
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* Providing staff
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* Special purchases. |
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North Texas Teen Book Festival (NTTBF) |
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Our
Mission
The NORTH TEXAS TEEN BOOK FESTIVAL strives to connect our
reading community, adding dimension to the reading
experience through diverse author panels and dynamic discussions
in a safe and fun environment.
NTTBF helps cultivate a love a reading, inspire life-long
reading and celebrate teen literature by connecting thousands
of teens to authors, other readers,
and books. And, you can help us keep this Festival going for
many years to come! Here's what your contribution goes towards:
bringing in 80+ authors every year to talk on panels and answer
audience questions, providing over 500 free books yearly to
teens from low-income communities, and the logistics of putting
on a festival of this size in a central location. Help Support
NTTBF. Any amount counts! Thank you in advance for supporting
literacy in our communities! |
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Your
Donation Makes
It Possable
Contributions to The Friends of the Irving Public Library
helps support the North Texas Teen Festival as well as
many other literary events in our area. |
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Story
by Mark Zeske
Irving—The North Texas Teen Book Festival (NTTBF) celebrated
its 10th anniversary with its biggest event ever, filling
the Irving Convention Center on April 27. The event
set records for the number of authors, teachers, and
attendees who participated and the dollars spent on
event merchandise. The festival, held by the Irving
Public Library, is aimed at book-loving middle-school
and high-school students. It features panel discussions
of authors, book signings, promotional giveaways by
publishers and a shared love of reading.
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| Would
You Be My Friend? making
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By Anna Walther, Friends of the Library
President
The Friends
of the IrvingPublic Library
is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to supporting and enhancing the library.
The Friends accomplish this mission, in part, by supplementing
the Library's annual materials budget, providing funds for
thousands ofadditional books and AV materials each year.
They also provide funding for Library Programing including
the
Sununer Reading Challenge and Irving Community Reads to
name two, plus last year, The Friends volunteered 4,685 hours
helping with various author events, the North Texas Teen Book
Festival, and working at the Friends Warehouse sorting books,
records, movies and more to sell during our monthly and
semiannual sales. Volunteers are always appreciated and
welcome.
Membership
in the Friends is only $20 per year.
Benefits include: admission to the First Wednesday Book Sales
and other members-only events, newsletters with inside scoop
of library services and special invitations to library events,
to name a few.
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Would you like to know. more? The public is invited to attend
the
Back-to-School Book Sale
(Most Items are $1 or less)
Located at: Friends Warehouse
3000 Rock Island Rd.
Saterday, August 17, 2019
Teachers Only: 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
General Public: 12 - 3 p.m.
For more information or to join, please
visit us on the web: www.friendsofirvinglibrary.com or Facebook
for sales and programming updates. |
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North Texas Teen Book Festival (NTTBF) |
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| 2018
ShareTank award goes to Friends of the Irving Library
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2018
ShareTank award goes to Friends of the Irving Library!
The Friends of the Irving Public Library received a generous
donation of $3500 for their participation in Share Tank this
year. |
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Share Tank Donation to The Friends of the Irving Public Libray |
ShareTank's
top award goes to Friends of the Irving Library!
The Friends of the Irving Public Library received a generous
donation of $5000 for their participation in Share Tank this
year. This was made possible by
the commitment of members who took part in the four half-day
Tank Training "Education" sessions that teach the skills you
need to promote and grow an
organization. Those that participated in the training were
Kaye Hickox, Anna Walther, and Marilyn Willems. After the
training sessions, Anna and Kaye
presented their pitch to a group of executives for the opportunity
to receive a grant. With hard work, persistence, support from
members and a great
presentation the Friends of the Library received the largest
grant in this year's Share Tank. |
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ShareTank,
Pairing Irving, Texas business leaders and area philanthropists
with emerging non-profits trying to save the world.
Share Tank is a unique opportunity for charitable Irving businesses
to collaborate with and support the vital nonprofit work in
our community. In an exciting
event, area nonprofits pitched their needs to Irving business
leaders and philanthropists. Together they will serve the
greater good and help serve a variety
of needs of our community. Visit www.irvingsharetank.com
to learn how you may participate. |
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BAPS Donation Presentation to The Freinds of the Irving Public Libray
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The
Friends of the Irving Public Library were honored to receive a generous
donation from BAPS Charities. Paresh Patel presented the check to
the Friends of the Irving Public Library president, Anna Powell
Walther. The nonprofit organization is dedicated to supporting and
enhancing the library. They supplement the Library's annual materials
budget and provide funds for thousands of additional books and AV
materials each year.
BAPS Charities harnesses the efforts and collective spirit of volunteers
around the world to serve individuals, families and communities
in five key areas: Community Empowerment, Educational Services,
Environmental Protection & Preservation, Health & Wellness, and
Humanitarian Relief. Taken together, these initiatives empower individuals
to volunteer their time and resources to create a better community,
nation and world.
To learn more about BAPS Charities visit: http://www.bapscharities.org/usa/ |
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Freinds of the Library Announces "Read While You Wait"
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The
Friends of the Library and
The Irving Public Library
Announces the Launch
of
Judge Rodney Adams
concept
"Read While You Wait" |
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Read
While You Wait Launched:
The concept expressed by Judge Rodney Adams of "Read While
You Wait" has been launched. Judge Adams thoughts on how much
time is wasted in waiting for appointments led him to propose
the concept that this time could be used to promote reading
for the betterment of our community. Judge Adams works with
juvenile visitors to his court and recognizes from his own
life, the value of reading.
Together with the Friends of the Library, The Irving Public
Library and Judge Adams, baskets have been prepared to contain
17 books each with appeal to all ages. As the books are taken
or need replacement, they will be replaced. Waiting rooms,
barbershops and any place where waiting takes place especially
with young people, will be eligible for the baskets. The books
selected to be appealing and encourage reading.
For information on baskets contact The Irving Public Library |
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Membership
benefits include:
Early
admission to the Annual Friends of the Library Warehouse Sale in
June. Tax deductible contribution to the Friends.
Admission to the first Wednesday book sale held every month except
January, June and July. Receive the quarterly eNewsletter, LibraryLine.
Volunteer opportunities to support the Friends and the Library.
Association with other Friends who are dedicated to supporting the
Irving Library.
Contribution to keeping Irving Library System among the best in
the metroplex.
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Warehouse
Location: Friends of Irving Public Library - 3000 Rock Island Road
- Irving, TX 75060
Mailing Address for: Friends of the Irving Public Library - P.O.
Box 152288 - Irving, Tx. 75015-2288 |
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