Adventure Begins at the Berryville Library This Summer!

Today is the first day of sign-ups for summer reading, and we’ve got adventure-packed programs and activities for all ages!

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Make It A Summer of Adventure Sneak Peek

Be sure to keep an eye out for the Friends of the Berryville Library’s upcoming raffle. Starting in May, you’ll be able to buy tickets for the Friends’ Make It a Summer of Adventure fundraising raffle. A special thank you to our presenting sponsor, Tonya Williams at Shelter Insurance, and all of our other generous sponsors. The prize drawing will be held Saturday, June 8, at the Ice Cream Social.

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Check Out Our New Digital Collections!

This year, our system greatly expanded our digital collections! In addition to our preexisting collections on ArkansasLibrary2Go (ebooks, audiobooks, and–as of this year–magazines), Mango language courses, DMV permit test resources, and Gale Legal Forms, we now have 4 exciting new digital collections you can check out with your card: Comics Plus, Creativebug, Hoopla, and Kanopy. You do need a card issued from our Carroll and Madison County Library system to access these resources.

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Join us on February 3 for Love Your Audience!

The Friends of the Berryville Library are very excited to present our next author talk, Love Your Audience!

This discussion panel will feature two authors with ties to Berryville, Amanda McKinney and Craig Froman.

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$150K Down, $150K to Go Before December 31st!

In early November, our Berryville Library Building Project launched a fundraising challenge: raise $300,000 before the end of the year. If we reach this goal, we have an anonymous donor who will donate $100,000 to the building fund. The combined $400,000 from this challenge would get us to $3.2 million already raised since April 2021 and allow us to set a date to break ground in 2024. The plan is to then raise the remaining $300,000 needed during the building process.

In November, we raised an amazing $150,000, 50% of our goal, through a mailing, radio spots on our local KTHS and KUAF stations, and a telethon on KTHS.

We cannot thank the people who donated and helped us with the telethon and mailing and other fundraising efforts enough. However, we still need to raise that other 50% to reach our goal!

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Nothing’s Sweeter Than Being a Friend of the Library

Friends board members and volunteers gathered around one of the kids’ tables. We’ve outgrown the library! Help us build a new one.

It’s October, which means it’s time to start renewing your Friends of the Berryville Library memberships! Or joining for the first time. 🙂

We’ve had a really eventful year for the Friends, so keep reading to learn more about how the building project and other Friends work is progressing.

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Peace, Love, and Reading This Summer at the Berryville Public Library

Today marks the first day of summer reading sign-ups, and we are very excited to introduce our theme, Peace, Love, and Reading.

After 3 years of reading challenges to raise money for the new library, we’re taking a step back from matching hours, but we still have reading fun for everyone. This year, we’re all about games, and most of you will be able to choose your own game adventure for the summer!

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You’re Invited to Murder with a Local Twist!

Love to curl up with a murder mystery? Interested in meeting local authors? We have just the event for you!

The Friends of the Berryville Library are very excited to present the first in a series of local author talks–Murder with a Local Twist.

Please join us on Monday, April 24, at 6 p.m. at the Carroll Electric Community Room. Jane Elzey and Amber Camp will both be there to participate in a panel discussion and sign books.

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