$500 for 72 visit vouchers for the American Museum of Natural History in NYC
$500 for 2 Mid-Hudson Children's Museum Family Passes
$100 for a pass for 1 adult and 3 guests to Boscobel in Garrison (12 and under free)
$1,000 for free music downloads and streaming for HPL cardholders using Freegal
In addition, our Friends are there when unexpected, unbudgeted, opportunities arise during the year.
In the recent past, the Friends paid $1,200 toward HPL's teen Battle of the Books Team regional literary competition, provided about $12,000 in matching funds for a library construction grant, and gave an additional $2,400 for new technology for the Children's Room.
Congratulations to newly elected Friends officers: Marcia Frahman, President; Vicki Blucher, Vice-President; and Marion Imperatore, Treasurer. Marcia and Vicki co-manage the Friends' Beacon Reads Book Store. Beacon Reads is staffed by the most wonderful volunteers. We're lucky to have such dedicated people working on behalf of the Library. Also, thanks to terrific HPL Trustee Thomas Rigney for serving as the Library's liaison to the Friends of HPL. Tom and the new Friends officers are off to a great start!
Last, but not least, thanks go to the generous people in the Beacon City School District and beyond who support the Friends of HPL and Beacon Reads with donations, purchases, and their time and energy. Everyone is welcome to join the Friends of HPL. Sign up cards are available at Beacon Reads, 309 Main Street, Beacon, NY or find the form at friendsofhpl.wordpress.com.