The Friends of the Urbana Regional Library are excited to announce our Winter (well, almost!) Used Book Sale! This year, due to library renovations and elections, our usual Fall event has been postponed to December. Mark your calendars for Saturday, December 7, and Sunday, December 8, for a weekend filled with fantastic deals on gently used books, DVDs, and more.
Saturday, December 7: 10 AM – 5 PM
Doors open early for FURL members at 9 AM.
Sunday, December 8: 1 PM – 5 PM
Spring is in the air, and with it comes the anticipation of our much-awaited Spring Used Book Sale! Please join us on Saturday, April 20 and Sunday, April 21 to shop gently used books (mostly $1 or less/ DVDs are 10 for $5). The sale will take place in the community room on the lower level of the Urbana Regional Library. The book sale is open to the general public at 10am on Saturday 4/20, though FURL members are invited to shop an hour early at 9am!*Please donate books, time, and/or money towards supporting our library!
FURL’s first virtual meeting of the new year. We primarily discussed some of the library’s new initiatives and FURL’s author spotlight blog. In our last meeting, FURL approved to help fund holiday gift cards for the staff to local deli Pumpernickel and Rye. This also marks the one-year anniversary for the FURL blog and website. It’s amazing how much has happened in our world in just one year.
As Gov. Hogan began closing schools, libraries, and businesses, due to the growing coronavirus pandemic, we knew the book sale was just not feasible at this time. Unfortunately, we do not know if we will reschedule the sale or cancel it completely. Like most people, we are living with daily uncertainty about future events.
On February 11, the Friends of the Urbana Regional Library held our annual meeting in the upstairs conference room of the Urbana Library. This meeting was huge, both in information and attendance. In addition to the usual agenda we discussed FURL highlights from the past year, Jess and Janet from Frederick County Public Libraries came to talk about the Summer Reading Program, and we met members from the Teen Advisory Board (TAB).
Hello and happy New Year to the Friends of the Urbana Regional Library (FURL) and fellow community members. Welcome to our new Blog. Here we plan to update the community about FURL announcements, meetings, and how FURL is fulfilling our mission “to support, promote, and increase the public use of the Urbana Regional Library.”
