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Members of the Friends Board and library board members served as tour guides during the Grand Opening of the new library building on Sept. 21. Visit the library’s Facebook page for  photos of the event!

The Friends of the Galway Public Library presented the library with a check for $25,000 at the Friends’ Wine Tasting fundraiser at the Cock ’n’ Bull Restaurant on June 11. This donation will go toward landscaping and the purchase of AV equipment for the new building in time for the Grand Opening scheduled for September 21, 2019 at 1:00, at the new library, 2112 East St. in Galway. The Friends have donated a total of $40,800 to the library’s New Building Fund, thanks to all in the community who have supported the various Friends’ fundraisers over the years: book sales, Paint & Sip, Taste of Chocolate, Wine Tasting, etc.

Annual Business Meeting November 18, 2014

The following Constitutional Amendment was approved by unanimous vote by the membership present and voting:
Proposed Amendment to the Constitution and By-Laws of the Friends of the Galway Public Library. (Changes in italics)
Be it moved that Article IV. No. 3, Terms of Office: be amended to read: “Terms of officers and Members-at-Large shall be no more than three consecutive years in any one position. A term may be extended beyond three years by a simple majority vote of the Executive Committee members. 

The Friends of the Galway Public Library is sponsoring a fundraiser Thursday, April 3, 2014.

Enjoy your dinner at the Recovery Sports Grill at 5005 State Highway 30 in Amsterdam between 5 and 9 p.m. and 15% of your total bill will be donated to the Friends of the Galway Public Library (FOGPL). No extra cost to you. The Recovery Sports Grill donates from its profits.

You need to get a “Certificate” that you will present when you order your meal on April 3. The “Certificate” is what triggers the donation from the restaurant. You’ll need one printed Certificate per bill paid at the restaurant.

Then, when you enjoy your dinner at the Recovery Sports Grill, present the Certificate when you pay for your meal. That’s it!! You pay the bill and the Recovery Sports Grill donates 15% to the FOGPL from its profits – no charge to you!! You can get a Certificate in a few ways:

– Click “Certificate Link” at the end of this sentence to open a new window with 4 Certificates; then print them from that new window.   CERTIFICATE_LINK

– You can get one or more Certificates at the Galway Public Library

The Recovery Sports Grill is a short early-spring drive from Galway and a wonderful way for you to support the FOGPL and enjoy a meal as well. There are no “special tables”, just have a meal between 5 and 9 p.m. on Thursday, April 3!

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This June we inaugurate a Wine Tasting on June 11, 2013 at the Cock & Bull Restaurant (see address and map link below) in Galway, NY. The night extends from 7:00 p.m to 9:00 with dozens of domestic and imported wines. The theme is “A Taste of Summer; Summer Sippers” (say that three times fast). Wine authorities will both pour and describe the wines to attendees.

Tickets are limited to 150 and are available for $20 at the door and from these locations: Galway Public library, Providence Town Clerk, Galway Town Hall, Village Home & Garden, Baldwin’s Garage. Any remaining tickets will be available at the door.

Hors d’oeuvres will be served and live music will be performed. Kevin Maul, noted dobro player, will be featured. The Galway Public Library’s “Open Mic” will coincide with the wine tasting.

The event is a fundraiser sponsored by the Friends of the Galway Public Library which
raises money for library expenditures that are not included in the general operating budget.

The Cock ‘n Bull Restaurant is located at 5342 Parkis Mills Rd  Galway, NY 12074
(518) 882-6962.

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