Created: | Author: Gildeagirl | Location: Albertson Public Library, Orlando , FL, USA
An undated newspaper clipping probably published in the Orlando Morning Sentinel or Evening Star, announced that Mrs. Ruth McCullough Maguire was elected president of the newly organized Friends of the Library Assn. sponsored by the Winter Park – Orlando Zonta Club. Read the entire article.
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The Friends of the Library’s Ye Olde Book Sale held annually at the Winter Park Mall beginning in 1972 was a popular event. This photo, circa 1972, was published in the 50th Anniversary of the Orlando Public Library booklet. The booklet states: In 1972 and 1973 they [Friends of the Library] developed Ye Olde Book Sale in the Winter Park Mall that has netted $30,000 in two short years, including the volumes that OPL culled for its own collection.The library continues this tradition today, selling donated and withdrawn books in the branch locations and at quarterly events at the bookstore on the 3rd floor of the Orlando Public Library. They continue to use funds for the benefit of the library in the form of equipment, programs and special events.
The Friends of the Library history was presented in a booklet celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Albertson Public Library in 1973.
Friends of the Library - 50th Anniversary of the Orlando Public Library
About the Friends . . .
Two pages of information on the Friends of the Library and their activities to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Albertson Public Library / Orlando Public Library.