LIBRARY ASSOCIATES: MERCHANDISE

Each year the Norfolk Library Associates donate hundreds of hours to library services and fund-raising projects such as auctions, author book-signings and the annual book sale. The proceeds support art exhibits, adults'and children's musical and literary programs, library interns and the purchase of extra goods and services not included in the Board of Trustees' budget. All Library Merchandise is designed and produced by the Associates and is sold to further benefit The Norfolk Library. The Library Associates is a 501 C (3) non-profit organization.

The Golden Age of Norfolk Architecture, a booklet describing notable Norfolk buildings from the period 1870-1930, written by Grenville Garside, with photographs by Alexandra Scott and Christopher Little.

The work includes pictures and descriptions of Norfolk landmarks like the Town Hall, the Library, the Arcanum Building and the Music Shed on the Stoeckel estate, now used by the Yale Summer School of Music.  Also included are several private houses from the same period, as well as pictures of three "Ghosts of the Golden Age," great houses built in the 1890's which no longer exist.

All proceeds from sales at $15.00 a copy will benefit Library programs.

The Shelf Life of a Mouse and Other Tales is a collection of poetry by our very own Robin Yuran.

Robin steps out from the circulation desk and puts down her gardening tools to introduce readers of all ages to a side of her that many may not know. The book radiates both her comic wit and the depth behind it . Her self illustrated poems take us from the fantastic to familiar, one eccentric character to the next, and ask us questions of the most manly to mousey proportions. Prepare to laugh, smile, and fall in love along side the furry little creature that guides you from page to page.

Hardcover, the limited 400 copies are signed and numbered. On sale for $20.00 at The Norfolk Library.