Friends of the Library
Since 1941, the Friends of the Elmhurst Public Library have enriched the library’s resources and supported library programs through funds from their dues and various fundraising ventures. Their purpose is to maintain an association of persons interested in the library; to increase the facilities and services of the Elmhurst Public Library; to secure materials for the library which are beyond the scope of the library’s ordinary budget and thus to enrich the cultural opportunities available to the citizens of Elmhurst. Some of the most notable projects undertaken by the "Friends" include:
- Donating funds for prize books for thousands of children in the popular summer reading program.
- Donating funds for prizes for adults in the summer reading program.
- Dedicating the benches at the library entrances.
- Purchasing a professional keyboard for library programs and events.
- Supporting the "Elmhurst READS" program.
Upcoming Events:
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Doors open at 7:00PM, when you can meet and strategize with your team before the questions begin at 7:30. All participants must be 21 or older. The winners will receive prizes! The registration deadline is February 9, but don’t wait too long since space is limited! To participate, download this form, fill it out and mail to: Friends Trivia Contest, c/o Elmhurst Public Library 125 S. Prospect Ave, Elmhurst, IL 60126
6th Annual Friends Poetry Contest
Entries will be accepted from February 8 to March 13. Download the form here.
NEW! Enter your poetry online by clicking this link.
Students in grades 4 through 12, who are Elmhurst residents or attend a school located in Elmhurst may enter.
Contest rules and requirements:
- This year for the first time entries may be submitted online. If submitting a poem online, go to www.elmhurstpubliclibrary.org and click on the “Poetry Contest” icon.
- Entries may also be submitted to the Elmhurst Public Library by mail or by delivery to the library’s Welcome Desk.
- Each submission must be typed on white paper with no art work.
- Students must submit poems attached to a completed entry blank. Names must be written only on the back of the poem as well as on the entry blank.
- All poems must be the student’s original work.
- A student may submit only one entry.
- Entries will not be returned. Each entrant should keep a copy.
- Entrants grant to the Friends of the Elmhurst Public Library the right to copy and publish the submission.
Awards
- Awards will be presented in each of several age groups.
- The winner in each age group will receive a $50 City Centre gift certificate.
- The second place winner in each age group will receive a $25 City Centre gift certificate.
- Students who receive honorable mentions will be recognized at the program.
- Winning poems will be on display at the Library.
- First and second place winners and students receiving honorable mentions will be asked to read their works in a program at the Library for later broadcast on local cable TV. These students should bring a copy of their poem to read at the program.
All entries must be received by mail, in person at the library’s Welcome Desk, or submitted online by 5 P.M. on March 13, 2010. |
