Friends of the Library Celebrate

An evening of a cappella music awaits the Friends of the Farmington Community Library at their 25th Annual Gala, held Friday, June 3 at the Main Library on 12 Mile Road in Farmington Hills.

Members are invited to celebrate the accomplishments of the past year, beginning at 7 p.m. with a short business meeting. Light refreshments will be served, and this year's featured entertainment is provided by the award-winning Great Lakes Chorus of Sweet Adenines International, who will serenade the  guests with their distinctly American style of four-part melodies.

With more than 1,000 members, Friends of the Library is a non-profit organization that promotes literacy by strengthening and enlarging the scope of Library services and resources available to the community. During the past year, through a combination of fundraisers and dues, the organization donated more than $77,000 to the Library for a variety of resources, programs and services. Friends’ donations made it possible to buy books, DVDs, on line resources and library publications that would have been otherwise eliminated, due to limited resources. 

The group also sponsors special programs for children, teens and adults throughout the year, including Battle of the Books, the Summer Reading Club, the Seniors Story Tellers programs, visits by popular authors and much more.

Gala attendance is by invitation only, but there's still time to join and receive yours. Check in at the circulation desk at either the on Twelve Mile Road or at the , on Liberty Street in downtown Farmington. For information, call 248-848-4303, write friends@farmlib.org, or visit the Friends of the Farmington Community Library Website at: farmlib.org/friends/.