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Congratulations to 2015 Bookmark Contest Winners

8/8/2015

The contest is an annual event sponsored by The Friends of the Monrovia Public Library which was established in 1957 and helps raise funds to support the enhancement and expansion of library services.

For the fifth year in a row we have hosted the library’s annual Summer Reading Club Bookmark Contest. These winning designs have been printed and are available to patrons in the Library. We gave the Mayor and City Council a copy of each bookmark and thank the city for honoring their creative achievements and participation in our annual bookmark contest.

The Friends were delighted to introduce five of our winners who are shown with members of the Monrovia City Council and FOMPL President Karen Hollinhurst.

From the 0 to 5 year old age category:
Penelope Vuong (age 4) who designed the bookmark Flower Garden.
Sayaka Kodama (age 5) who designed the bookmark Reading is Magical.

From the 6 to 8 year old age category:
Kaitlyn Molinar (age 9) who designed the bookmark Spring Time.

From the 9 to 11 year old age category:
Desiree Cooper (age 11) who designed the Dream UpAdventures bookmark

From the Adult category:
Guillermina De Anda who designed the I Enjoy the Songs of Nature bookmark.

Other winners, who were unable to attend tonight’s meeting, include:
Ricardo Garcia Sanchez (age 7)
Aviya Ramji (age 7)
Drea Wong (age 8)
Abigail Fung (age 12)

2015 Spring Sale and Membership Meeting

1/8/2015

Mark your calendars! The Friends will put thousands of gently used books out for sale on May 14-16. On May 14, the Friends will host a preview sale from 5pm-8pm which will be open only to paid-up members of the Friends. Of course, non-members and lapsed members can purchase or renew membership at the door. A wine (or other beverage) and cheese reception will be available between 6:30pm and 8pm.

The sale will be open to the general public from noon to 5pm on Friday May 15 and Saturday, May 16. The "Bag of Books" clearance sale will be from 5pm to 6pm at $5 a bag. Of course, we will buy your bag back if you don't find a gem or two or twelve!

Help Wanted!

8/2/2014

Photo from the Getty Collection

The Friends Board is anxious to reopen our collectable book store on Amazon. However, we need additional volunteers! As we identify books for potential listing on line, someone must confirm that determination, set a reasonable price, and post the books on the website with a brief description. When items are sold, they must be packaged carefully and shipped. Work can be done at any time the Library is open!

Interested volunteers should contact the Volunteer Coordinator at the Monrovia Public Library.

Thanks, Wonderful Customers

7/30/2014

Our first-ever flash sale on July 30 - National Paperback Book Day" was both successful and fun! We hope you all enjoyed a surprise bargain. Here's a big thank you from the Friends Board Members!

Recognition for Book Mark Contest Winners

7/17/2014

Monrovia Mayor MaryAnn Lutz and City Council members recognized the 2014 Book Mark Contest winners at the July 15 meeting. While not all of the winners were able to be present, Council Members offered congratulations and thanks for providing such wonderful artwork. Certificates have been forwarded to absent recipients. Also pictured is Karen Hollinhurst, president of FOMPL. Thanks to Librarian Annette Simpson for her skill in organizing and actually conducting the contest.

Members of the public may pick up a favorite book mark in the Friends Store at the Monrovia Public Library.

Children's Bookmarks 2014

6/5/2014

So many entries this year! So many excellent entries this year! An adjunct to the Summer Reading Club, the bookmark contest was open to all students of Monrovia schools. The expanded advertising brought in more than double the entrants - thus double the number of winners! Great artists include

Angel Kwinn-Greene (age 3), Ariel Yao (age 4), Emma Jay Young (age 7) Ava Baluyut (age 7), Deanna Pham (age 9), Sophia Thomas (age 10), Rebecca Lauver (age 12) , Heidi Durant (age 16), Crystal Serrano (adult), and Elizabeth Young (adult).

That's 10 (rather than the usual 5) winners' newly printed bookmarks in the Friends Store next week. We'll first get them to the winners, then make then available to the public.

Yes, the winners get to see them first. Not only will they receive 40 bookmarks for friends and family, they are also given $15 in FOMPL Book Bucks to spend in the Friends Store.

Congratulations to all the winners!

Teen Videography Winner

12/10/2013

One of the Teen Videography student winners in the 2012 Friends of the Library video scholarship projects is Monrovia High School alum David Garcia is now attending the University of San Francisco He recently interviewed Bruce Dern and Will Forte about their new film, Nebraska, and wrote an article for the university paper, San Francisco Foghorn. How proud we are of our small helping hand to this talented young man. Read his article here!

Bookmark Contest Winners 2013

11/22/2013

Each year, the Friends sponsor a book mark contest during the Library's Summer Reading Club. This year's winners have just been announced - four highly creative youngsters who love to read. Each winner received 50 bookmarks and $15 in Friends Book Bucks which can be used to purchase books and media from the Friends Store. These bookmarks are now available to the general public.

We look forward to seeing all of the winners continue as readers and artists!

L-R Council Member Larry Spicerl Council Member Alex Blackburn, Council Member Tom Adams, Winner Iris Xu (age 4), Karen Hollinhurst, president of FOMPL, winner Jose Elias Pla De Anda (age 5), Council Member Becky Shevlin, winner Kimberlie Nordahl (age 11), Mayor Mary Ann Lutz, and winner Amanda Abidin (age 14).

Click here to see the winners and their colorful bookmarks

Books, books, everywhere.....

3/8/2013

Don't like reading? Read on...An interesting post. Just because you don’t enjoy reading a good book, doesn’t mean there aren’t many other uses for all of those books piled up in the attic. Here are photos of a desk at Delft University made of used books. Typesmith.com shows artistic and occasionally bizarre re-purposed books.

What to do with those extra books.

3/8/2013

First, consider donating them to the Friends of the Monrovia Public Library. Recycling at its best! The Friends take your books and sell them inexpensively. You can get a charity tax deduction for the donation; do ask for a receipt. The money raised goes right back to the Library for programs and services. Everything stays right here in town. However, if you're looking for a more unusual reuse, check out "80 Awesome Ideas for All Your Old or Unwanted Books"