Support of the Quechee and Wilder Libraries is essential to our continued excellent service. We ask for donations twice a year – in late Spring through the Friends of the Libraries annual appeal and in early Winter through the Trustees annual appeal – but donations of money, time, or resources are welcome at any point.
Friends of the Quechee/Wilder Libraries
The Friends of the Quechee/Wilder Libraries are integral to the vitality of our libraries. Friends are the primary source of the volunteers who staff the circulation desk, and also perform many other tasks at the Library. They raise funds and advocate on behalf of the library in various ways throughout the year.
Through their fundraising, we are able to have resources like the New York Times Cooking, new plush chairs for the library, and support for various capital needs. They maintain a selection of gifts, including notecards, tote bags, and coverlets as a fundraising effort. Work by local artists is often featured for gift items.
Current Steering Committee officers are: Jo Allsopp and Ann DeLoach, co-presidents; Jane Meunier-Powell, vice president-elect; Marsha Autilio, treasurer and Susan Shimko, secretary. All Friends are invited to attend the monthly steering committee meetings, generally held on the second Wednesday of each month at 11:30 a.m. at the Quechee Library.
Annual Meeting: Thursday, May 29 at 5 pm. The public is invited to join for refreshments, a brief annual meeting, and a talk with Tim Brookes of the Endangered Alphabets Project.
Prints are available for purchase for $195 of this Quechee village scene painted by watercolor artist Susan Pecora. Made possible by a gift from Gladys Sullivan, the painting is on display at the library.
Booksales
For over 30 years a booksale held in conjunction with the Quechee Balloon Festival has provided support for the library. Each year it is held over Father’s Day weekend as an important fundraiser. Donations of books and time via volunteers are essential. A smaller booksale is ongoing throughout the year and put on full display again during fall foliage season.
The library benefits from not only the funds but also from donated items that are added to the collections. Please, however, only donate books in good condition as there is a cost to the library to remove those that cannot be sold.
Donations
We gladly accept your support in any form, whether in volunteer service, book donations, or monetary contributions.
Please mail checks to:
The Quechee Library Association
1957 Quechee Main Street
P.O. 384
Quechee, VT 05059
You may also donate online via Paypal/Credit Card:
