Although some of our programs were temporarily cancelled this year, we still celebrated 2021 Friends of the Library Week with The Haunted Tea and pumpkin painting for children, teens and adults. FOL assisted the library on shredding day and collected non‐perishable food items and monetary donations for local food pantries, supported the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program and sponsored the purchase of the library’s Bicycle Book Mobile. FOL maintained its outreach programs: Library at the Laundromat and the Little Free Libraries at Kaler’s Pond and Moriches Bay Recreation Facility; held very successful outside pop-up books sales; and the second annual scholarship program awarded two of our local high school seniors.
We look forward to the year ahead with enthusiasm and anticipate a safer and healthier year for the library and its patrons. Please watch for all our program announcements on this website and in the Center Moriches Library Newsletters throughout the year. And please join us if you would like to become an active member of the FOL.