November 20, 2025
Friends of the Library
Plans Books In Bags Event,
Donates to School
Project
Just in time to get some
last-minute stocking stuffers, the Friends of the Wilmington Public Library (FOL)
will give you another opportunity to bag some books at the library from 10 a.m.
to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20.
Mark your calendars for
Books in Bags in the basement of the library, 268 N. South St., Wilmington,
Ohio. Those attending need to
provide their own bags and may also register for door prizes.
Also, at the FOL’s most recent meeting, a monetary donation
was approved to help purchase books for a first-grade concert project at Holmes
Elementary. The concert will focus on songs that come from books.
Staying in the Christmas spirit, FOL president Jim Hayslip
reminded members that books have been organized for the Clinton County HoHo
Shop. Books have been boxed in the downstairs FOL room, Hayslip said. The
Clinton County HoHo Shop is a nonprofit that helps families in need by
providing Christmas gifts to children.
The Friends of the
Wilmington Public Library is a volunteer group that collects, stocks and
rotates books that are available at the library for a monetary donation (but
not for resale). The adult book room is located to the immediate left upon
entering the main entrance of the library. Children and young adult books are
available on a bookshelf across the room from the circulation desk. Most books,
except for classics, are no more than 10 years old.
The FOL also donates
books to organizations and events that promote reading.
The
group welcomes new members who can assist with special events and attend
meetings at 2:30 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of every month in the Kirk Room.
The group also has a Facebook page and Hayslip can be contacted at (937)
556-8204 if interested in becoming involved.
-Friends-
