About the friends of the milton free public library
Contact Us
Click here to request to join the Friends on Facebook. Contact the Friends at friendsofmfplnh@gmail.com.
Thank You!
The Friends are grateful to everyone who donated to the June 2023 appeal! Your donations help support the library beyond what the Town of Milton budget provides. If you'd like to make a donation at any time, please scroll down or click here to access the donation form.
Board Leadership & Members
Mary Engels, President
Betty Ann Beam, Vice President
Karen Lindquist, Secretary
Susann Foster Brown, Past President
Sharon Buttrick
Kelly Eaves
Dianne Wilkinson
Kari Lygren
Barbara Mione
Anne Nute, Library Trustee
Betsy Baker, former Library Director
Membership Drive
We invite you to become a member of the Friends! We are a private nonprofit dedicated to the support of the library and have a long history of providing funds, volunteers and other types of assistance to meet library needs. We believe that the library is an integral and important part of our community.
Please fill out the membership form to join - there is no membership fee. You will receive regular email updates about Friends' activities and invitations to meetings.
Thank you for supporting the Friends!
Purpose
Its purpose shall be to maintain an association of persons interested in the Milton Free Public Library; to stimulate the use of the library's resources and services; to receive and encourage gifts, endowments and bequests to the library; to raise funds for such projects, facilities and equipment that are beyond the scope of the town budget for the library; to aid the library trustees and the library director in their efforts to make the Milton Free Public Library a vital community resource; and to aid in securing volunteers for the library.
Activities
Community Visibility:
- May: MooseMadeExpo, Explore Moose Mountains at Tumbledown Farms
- June: Milton Beach kick-off celebration
- August: Woods, Water, and Wildlife Festival
- October: McKToberfest at McKenzie's Farm
- Little Free Libraries at Milton Town Beach and Waumbeck Park in Milton Mills
Donations:
- Supports MFPL kid's parties as needed with volunteers and food
- Buys imprinted books bags for MFPL
- Prints complimentary magnets for MFPL patrons
- Prints informational MFPL bookmarks
Fundraising:
- Fall bulb sale
- Wreath Sale
- Annual Appeal
School/Library Collaboration:
- Fun Fan Fiction: Nute High School students
- Fun Fan Fiction: Nute Middle School students
Social Media:
- Facebook sharing of relevant library/reading posts