September 2026 Newsletter

 POULSBO FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY 

September 2026 Newsletter

   Email: poulsbofriends@gmail.com

    Facebook: Poulsbo Friends of the Library

    KRL website: www.krl.org/poulsbo

    PO Box 484, Poulsbo, WA 98370

    Website: https://www.PoulsboFriendsOfTheLibrary.org 

 

PFOL NEWS    

Our book sale will be held in the community room on Saturday, September 12, from 10:00am to 2pm.  If you ae thinking of volunteering, set up is on Friday, September 11, from 9:00am to noon and Saturday hours will be from 9:00am to 3:00pm, which includes our book sales and clean-up and packing away books. We would love to have your help and we share food for lunch on Saturday, if you care to bringing something.  T-shirts are on order and should arrive in time for Book Sale.

The first meeting of the 2026-27 year of Poulsbo Friends of the Library will occur on Monday, September 14 at 10am in the Community Room. Our speakers will be Kim Hendrickson and Alex Springer of Poulsbo Cares with the topic being Recovery

As Public Service. We will have elections of PFOL Board of Directors and Officers at this meeting. Please join us.

The picnic at Nelson Park was a success and enjoyed by all. Good company and good eats!!

We are beginning the think of the PFOL Holiday Pot luck gathering for December. Volunteers will be needed and requested at the October 5^th General Meeting.

A PFOL website is in progress and will be launched soon after September 28 upon approval of the PFOL board. The website will include information about                   ● Our Calendar ● New Memberships ● Donation information and ● Contact form, among other helpful items. 

The current sorting room will be enjoying a refurbishment of shelving for our many book donations, making sorting for book sales easier for those engaged in its preparation. When shelving is ordered, delivered and assembled, KRL facilities will install the shelves to their preplanned location in the sorting room.

Our heartfelt and sincere condolences are expressed to Rosemary Hilburn who lost her son Jeff in a motorcycle accident last month. Rosemary was a book sorter and board member in years gone by.

August 2026 Newsletter

                                                      

POULSBO FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY 

August 2026 Newsletter

                              

The next Book Sale will be held in the Community Room on September 12, 2026, 10:00am to 2pm.  Set up is on Friday, September 11, 9:00am to noon and Saturday hours are from 9:00am to 3:00pm, which will include book sales and clean-up and packing away books. We would love to have your help and the sharing of food for lunch on Saturday.  

Thank you again for helping with our July sale. We profited from our efforts; $2841.80. We have such amazing volunteers as well as patrons. Sign up at a Meeting or call Carol (360 265-8132) or Karen (360 598-1922) 

If you’re new to our group, Friends’ member Jean Haller continues, throughout the year, to collect calendar pictures that she turns into lovely book marks with the dates for our book sales attached to the back. She thanks you very much and so do we!! So, if you have an old calendar lying around, bring it along to the meeting!

Reminder: Our September meeting is the 2^nd Monday as the first Monday is the Labor Day Holiday and library is closed.

If you are interested in ordering a PFOL shirt, please let us know. We will be putting in an order after the September meeting.

During the September 14, General Meeting, there will be elections for Officers, President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary. These are one year terms.

Several Board member positions may also be chosen. They are elected for 3 year terms. Nominations will be taken from the floor at the meeting. 

June 2026 Newsletter

POULSBO FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY  

June 2026 Newsletter

  

*Email: poulsbofriends@gmail.com

*Facebook: Poulsbo Friends of the Library

*KRL website: www.krl.org/poulsbo  

*PO Box 484, Poulsbo, WA 98370  

 

PFOL NEWS     

Our recent book sale held on Saturday, May 9, earned a total of $2,773. Many patrons found just the book they were looking for and had a lovely time searching!

 

The Poetry Walks season ends soon, May 31. Our more than usual number of Spring season dry days may have added to everyone’s pleasure and ability to roam and read the wonderful poems at Fish Park celebrating nature. Thank you to all who have helped with this project.

May 2026 Newsletter

 

POULSBO FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

MAY 2026 Newsletter

*Email: poulsbofriends@gmail.com

*Facebook: Poulsbo Friends of the Library

*KRL website: www.krl.org/poulsbo  

*PO Box 484, Poulsbo, WA 98370

 

Welcome to PFOL Donna Kinkead and Ani Kendig.  We are happy to have you join us. We hope you enjoy your experiences with us!

PFOL NEWS     

Our next book sale will be held on Saturday, May 9, from 10:00am to 2pm.  If you ae thinking of volunteering, set up is on Friday, May 8, from 9:00am to noon and Saturday hours will be from 9:00am to 3:00pm, which includes our book sales and clean-up and packing away books. We would love to have your help and the sharing of food for lunch on Saturday. Thank you devoted patrons for helping with our sales. We profited from our March efforts; $2,807.64 . We have such amazing volunteers as well as patrons. 

April 2026 Newsletter

 

POULSBO FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY

 

 

April 2026 Newsletter

Email: poulsbofriends@gmail.com

Facebook: Poulsbo Friends of the Library

KRL website: www.krl.org/poulsbo

PO Box 484, Poulsbo, WA 98370

PFOL NEWS    

Our next book sale will be held on Saturday, May 9, from 10:00am to 2pm.  If you ae thinking of volunteering, set up is on Friday, May 8, from 9:00am to noon and Saturday hours will be from 9:00am to 3:00pm, which includes our book sales and clean-up and packing away books. We would love to have your help and the sharing of food for lunch on Saturday. We will have sign-up sheets at the April 6  and May 4 meetings for both volunteering and for tasty food donations. Thank you again for helping with our sales. We profited from our March efforts; $2,807.64 . We have such amazing volunteers as well as patrons. Sign up at a Meeting or call Carol (360 265-8132) or Karen (360 598-1922)

February 2026 Newsletter

 

Email: poulsbofriends@gmail.com
PO Box 484, Poulsbo, WA 98370
Facebook: Poulsbo Friends of the Library
KRL website: www.krl.org/poulsbo

February has always been this writer’s favorite month! The possibility of snow,
celebrations for the birthdays of Presidents Washington and Lincoln, children
making or giving valentines, candy, longer days of light/shorter month, the Ground
Hog seeing his shadow, and anticipation of Spring coming our way.
To all of you, Welcome!! Our next meeting will be Monday, February 2nd at 10am
in the Poulsbo Community Room. The program will feature speaker Richard Padro,
Producer and Artistic Director of Admiral Theater in Bremerton speaking of updates to downtown Bremerton activities and an exciting future for the Admiral
Theater!