Find your next great read at our huge Fall book sale!
NEW LOCATION: October 12th-14th: Thursday and Friday 9 AM – 5 PM. Saturday 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM at Grayson College South Campus, 455 W. Van Alstyne Parkway, Van Alstyne TX. Cash, Check or Credit Card accepted.
To participate in this special fundraising opportunity, orders must be submitted by October 15, 2023.
For pricing, FAQs, contact information and to place your order online now, please visit VanAlstyneMap.com (this link opens in new tab). The deadline is October 15!
Friends of the Van Alstyne Public Library will meet on Tuesday, June 27th at 6PM at the Library. Find out about how you can help us support literacy in our community!
Friends of the Van Alstyne Public Library will meet on Tuesday, May 23rd at 6PM at the Library. Find out about how you can help us raise funds for Summer Reading Programs support literacy in our community!
The weekly Friends meeting is being canceled due to inclement weather — our next meeting will just be our regularly scheduled February meeting on the 28th
Normally:
Friends of the Van Alstyne Public Library meet on the 4th Tuesday of every month at 6:00 pm at the Library. You are welcome to join in our planning meetings at any time.
The Friends of the Van Alstyne Library thanks KTEN News for their story about our Book Sale in June 2021.
The story appeared on Sherman-Denison-Ardmore area newscasts and noted:
Right now, FOTL is selling donated books at the Van Alstyne Community Center. The organization has semi-annual fundraisers, and all proceeds go directly to the library.
“We try to provide money for the things the city budget doesn’t cover; one of the most popular is our kids program in the summer,” said FOTL member Kay Losh. “We’ve also helped to pay for some improvements to the library itself: New flooring, updates, painting, that kind of thing.”
The Friends appreciates KTEN’s help in spreading the word about our fundraiser.
KXII shared the Friends of the Van Alstyne Public Library’s efforts to Bring the Power of Wi-Fi to Van Alstyne area students!
Donations help this program serve more students and families who cannot otherwise afford Wi-Fi. For information on how to donate, please click here.
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Thanks to the Sherman Walmart for supporting the Jammie Brigade, the library’s literacy program benefiting the Crisis Center. For ten years the library’s Teen Council has brought crafts, story time and free books to the children staying in the family shelter for victims of domestic violence.
Read more about this generous gift on the Herald-Democrat’s website.
The Van Alstyne Public Library had the pleasure of hosting the Van Alstyne Chamber of Commerce Breakfast. The Friends had a membership drive and shared information about ways local businesses can support the Library’s building improvement project.
It was great to see old friends and make some new ones, too!
Thanks to our local newspaper, the Van Alstyne Leader for recognizing the library’s many achievements in 2016.
Dedicated staff, supportive residents, generous donors, and volunteers pulled together to implement a long list of improvements and programs. Our community has good reason to be proud of our public library.