At our regularly scheduled lunch meeting on Wednesday, March 12, the Rotary Club of Berkeley Heights had the honor of having Mary Jean Barnes, JD from the Friends of the Berkeley Heights Public Library as our guest speaker.
Established decades ago, the Foundation of BHPL was a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) corporation which recognized the importance of providing literary and educational services and activities through the BHPL and the benefit of providing public funding for additional programs. The Foundation also worked to provide financial support for capital projects to better Library services through private, public and corporate contributions, and not for day-to-day operations. Over the years, the Foundation’s work dissipated. In 2019, it was resurrected by a group of committed volunteers who were excited to create programs and capital projects for the new Library. Unfortunately, due to Covid, the Foundation became inactive. Now, 5 years later, it is being re-energized as Friends of the BHPL, a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
Friends of the BHPL is a group committed to raising funds to support library programs and enhance library services through membership dues and other fundraising efforts, promoting and improving library services and guaranteeing that the Library has a strong base of community support.
You can reach them at friends@bhplnj.org, and you can find out more about them at https://bhplnj.org/about-us/bhpl-friends/
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Service Above Self
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
United States of America