October 16 through 22 is the sixth annual celebration of the National Friends of Libraries week making it an excellent time to publicly thank the local Friends who contribute so much of their time and talents to enhance the library’s services. The Friends of the Buda Public Library were organized in 1992 to support the library through supplying volunteers, raising money and participating in special events for the library. I have been a member of the Friends for eight years and during that time the non-profit organization has worked diligently to raise and contribute between $5,000 and $20,000 each year to help cover costs of children’s programming and special collections, as well as public access computers, with one digitally-savvy “Friend” volunteering to keep those computers updated at no charge.
The Buda Library is a source of pride for our community. The Friends will be holding a reception at the library (with homemade goodies) on Saturday from 3 to 5 p.m. I hope everyone will come out next Saturday to say thanks to the Friends and find out how you can join and support this outstanding group.
Pam Nelson
Buda
