 The
Friends of the Burke Centre Library was organized
in June, 2002 after the site had been approved
for a library and the county had purchased the
property.
The library opened
for business on June 28, 2008. Our Friends group
currently has in excess of 80 members.
To become a
Friend of the Burke Centre Library, please complete
this online
form.
Friends Choice Award Recipient
October 14, 2009:
Brian Engler
Joy Whittington
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| Accomplishments |
The Friends of the Burke Centre Library have concentrated on two things: raising funds and using those funds for the benefit of the library.
- We have held book sales, including major sales twice a year and one day "mini-sales" at other times of the year. The mini-sales usually feature a theme, such as Romance, or Holiday, or Fiction. Some of the book sales feature Silent Auctions of special books received as donations.
- We sponsored a statue in the Art in the Pages program of the Fairfax Library Foundation in 2008. The statue now stands in front of the library.
- We sponsored a project consisting of an amphitheater-type arrangement of benches, called the "Book Burrow", which is outdoors just outside the library meeting rooms. It will be used for storytelling and other programs. The Book Burrow was an Eagle Scout project by a local Boy Scout.
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| Membership |
Membership
is open to individuals, community organizations
and businesses. To become a member, please
complete this online
form or send a membership form to the
Friends, c/o Burke Centre Library, 5935
Freds Oak Rd., Burke, VA 22015.
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| Meeting Dates |
Board meetings are held on the third Monday of every month at the library. These are open meetings and all members are welcome to attend. Our Annual Meeting is the third Monday of April.
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| Book Sales |
We have an ongoing sale of hardbacks, paperbacks, tapes and CDs. This sale includes popular fiction, non-fiction and children's items.
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| Friends
Officers |
President - Pat Riedinger
Vice-President - Jim Cade
Secretary - Brian Engler
Treasurer - Duwain Ketch
To become a Friend of the Burke Centre Library,
please complete this online
form.
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