Westmount Public Library is proud to have a Friends of the Library group.
The non-profit group was formed
in February 2000. 
The members are volunteers who offer to contribute their time, skills,
experience and energy to the Library. Their purpose is to stimulate interest
in the Library's resources and facilities and to raise funds to improve
the Library's collections and services. They may give as little or as
much time as they want to the Friends organization. They may sit on the
Board, or volunteer for one of the activities or their support may be
their membership fees alone.
- Receive the Friends newsletter
- Receive notice of special events
- Exercise voting privileges and have a voice in Friends'
activities and plans
- Learn about opportunities to volunteer
Becoming a Friend of the Library:
If you are interested in joining the Friends, please stop by the Library and pick up a membership form at the Reference Desk. You may also download the form below.
Membership form 
/ Formulaire d'adhésion
Through membership fees and other fundraising events the Friends have provided over $74,000 to the Library. The support includes:
- annual funding for the entire FastReads collection
- startup collection of 100 DVDs
- TumbleBooks subscription, an online collection of interactive animated talking storybooks for kids
- New copies and new translations of the classics
- New selections for the art, music, and biography sections
- Books in a Bag service, 10 copies of bookclub selections, author information and reviews for bookclubs
- Author visits
- Words and music concerts
- Material for the Library’s storyteller's cape, the Cloak of Imagining
For more information contact:
Carolyn O'Neill
cemoneill at yahoo.com
514 483-5604
Executive
and Committee Chairs
President: Carolyn O'Neill
Vice-President and Membership: Anne Morillot
Past President: John Johnston
Treasurer: David Gawley
Secretary: Solanges Marcoux
Events: Wendy Scott
Book Sale: Carolyn O'Neill & Lee Taylor
Newsletter: Marion Blake & Elizabeth Cameron
Publicity:Joan Albu
Archives: Miriam Tees
Call for donations for Quality Book Sale
The Friends of Westmount Public
Library will be holding a book sale on:
Saturday,
November 22nd and Sunday, November 23rd from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Westmount Room of the Westmount Public Library |
If you have any books in excellent
condition that you would like to donate, please bring them
to the Library now.
All proceeds from this sale go towards purchasing new books for the Library.
Information: Carolyn O'Neill 514 483-5604 or cemoneill at yahoo.com
The Friends of Westmount Public Library distribute a newsletter three times a year to all members. If you are interested in receiving a newsletter, please consider being a member.
Newslettter: Spring 2008 / Bulletin: Printemps 2008
Information
on other Friends Groups
Libraries in all regions of
Canada have instituted Friends of the Library groups in the last few years.
There is a network of over 140 Friends groups who share details of their
activities. The purpose of all Friends groups is similar: to enhance the
library's image to the public, to stimulate the use of the library's resources
and services and to support the improvement of these.
FOCAL (Friends of Canadian Libraries) is a national "grass roots"
association committed to providing leadership, motivation and support
to all Friends groups. You can check these links to see what is happening
in Friends groups in other places.
Friends of Canadian Libraries
Friends of Libraries USA (FOLUSA)