Aspen Hill

Barbara O’Hare Shaw Memorial Page.

Alice Popkin Memorial Fund.

The Aspen Hill Chapter of the Friends of the Library has been able to do many things for our library. We sponsor the Jazz Festival held at the library. We also assist the award-winning Aspen Hill Garden Club with the cost of the library landscaping. We recently started an author series, and have resumed publication of an interesting and fact-filled newsletter. A favorite event is our Community Festival, held every October.

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We provide funding for the library that supplements the County’s budget. Throughout the years, we have purchased computers, chairs, and bookcases when necessary. We have placed “plates” on various items showing they were bought by the Aspen Hill Chapter of the Friends of the Library. You can see just where your money goes!

Our funds support the children’s Summer Reading Program, “Born to Read” and Homework Helps, Aspen Hill’s after-school program. We also help with the special summer programs for children. All these important programs are well-attended, and all this is possible because of member support. Using membership dues and donations, plus the semi-annual Book Sales, we make an investment in the future of our community and our readers of all ages.

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Garden Club/Landscaping Committee Celebration! May 8, 2010

Posted on July 18th, 2010 by Aspen Hill Chapter permalink

On May 8, 2010 the First in Class in the Keep Montgomery Beautiful award was presented to th FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY GRADEN CLUB. The award, presented by the County Executive Ike Legget, now hangs in the entry lobby to the library, near the award for the second prize won two years ago.

Nancy Navarro, County Council member for District 4, and Carol Legarreta, Public Service Administrator for the library Branch Operations joined the FOL and Garden Club members to celebrate the award.

The Garden Club designs and maintains five gardens around the library. The garden that received the blue ribbon is the one to the right of the main staircase.

Aspen Hill 2nd annual Caribbean-American Heritage Celebration

Posted on June 14th, 2010 by Aspen Hill Chapter permalink

Saturday, June 19

     Aspen Hill 2nd annual Caribbean-American Heritage Celebration – will be
held from 12:30 to 2:20 pm, at the Aspen Hill Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Road,
The celebration will feature  Caribbean food .  Steel pan music will be
provided by David Boothman’s Sweet Lime & Passion Duo.  The celebration is
sponsored by the Friends of the Aspen Hill Library.  For more info, call (240)
773-9410.

Annual Meeting March 6, 2010

Posted on March 3rd, 2010 by Aspen Hill Chapter permalink

Mark your calendar for this year’s exciting annual meeting of the Friends of the Aspen Hill Library on Saturday, March 6, 2010!!! Find out what the Friends’ plans are for the upcoming year, hear what’s been happening at the Library (including the budget cuts), and add in your two cents.

Bonus attractions: in addition to the annual meeting, you can see the  Aspen Hill Library Advisory Committee in action, enjoy a catered lunch (good food for only $5), and hear our guest speaker.

Bob Chartrand, author of Computers and Political Campaigning, will speak on “Politicians in Our Time: Characters, Challengnes, and Conundrums.” Admission to Bob’s informative talk is free.

Schedule:

10:00 to 11:00      Aspen Hill Library Advisory Committee  meeting.

You are welcome to attend. All meetings of the Aspen Hill Library AC are open to the public, but for this meeting you are getting a special invitation!

11:00 to Noon      Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Aspen Hill Library.

Reports are given on activities and plans. Here’s a good time to say want to say about library services or Friends’ programs (summer reading, book-sales, the community festival). This is also a great opportunity to volunteer to help and get involved!

Noon                       Lunch

Only $5! Let us know if you want a box lunch (sandwich, small salad, fruit, desert, beverge) so we can have enough great food there. Please, please make reservations by Feb. 27th!! Call Chris Swan at (301)871-1113 or e-mail her at csswan@usa.net.

12:30 to 1:30     Bob Chartrand, author

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