Friends of the Amherst Town Library

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Friends of the Amherst Town Library

The Friends is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization that has been providing support services to the library since 1967. We have over 100 members.

The Friends of the Amherst Town Library are a group of volunteers who are interested in supporting, promoting and enhancing the excellence of this local library. We accept and organize books and then staff three annual used book sales (Holiday, 4th of July and September)

We donate money for computers, books, tapes, CD's and DVD's to enrich the collection

We dream up programs, trips, music concer

ts and speakers all of which are open to the public

We decorate for the winter holidays

We organize and arrange for displays, professional and student art exhibits, concerts and special guests

We subsidize museum passes which include passes to the Boston Museum of Science, The Museum of Fine Arts, The Currier Gallery in Manchester and most recently added the Peabody Essex Museum in Essex, MA

We also try to fill the gap when "it would be nice but…the money isn't in the budget," or "the staff is already stretched too thin." We depend completely on contributions which we raise primarily in two ways: annual memberships and the used book sales. Your contribution of $15 or more makes you a member of The Friends. Please join us!

04/22/2026

We 💚 all of our amazing children's programming! Don't forget to stop by the Amherst Library this week and leave a note of appreciation during National Library Week 📚

04/19/2026

Libraries ARE the perfect place! We are so lucky to have this wonderful resource in our town. HAPPY NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK!

04/15/2026

We completely agree! 📖 *Be sure to stop by the library during National Library Week (April 19-25) and show your appreciation for our wonderful staff and this amazing community resource!*

04/02/2026

New art for April! We are pleased to welcome back the Racial Unity Team Art and Poetry Challenge collection! Come and view these poems and pieces of art, all submissions from NH residents relating to the theme "Building Bridges, Tearing Down Walls." See if you can spot the submissions from Amherst residents!

03/25/2026

That's a BIG check! 💰 A few board members of the Friends, along with library director Amy Lapointe, showed off the substantial donation from the Nash Casino as part of the state's charitable gaming program. The funds will be used to help the library with the renovation of the downstairs children's space!

03/02/2026

New art for the month of March! 🌸 Stop by the library to view the beautiful floral pastels created by local artist Priscilla Colon. And join us for an artist's reception on Saturday, March 21 from 1-2:30 to meet the artist. 🌺

01/25/2026

How exciting! See if you can spot our library director Amy Lapointe and Friends of the Amherst Library chair Kim Ahlgren accepting this BIG donation check from the Nash Casino!

01/13/2026

The New2U Jewelry Sale run by the Friends of the Amherst Town Library has been postponed given the flooding and subsequent closing of the lower floor of the library at the end of last year. When it's open to the public again, we'll pick a date and move forward.

Signage at the transfer station incorrectly stated that it would be postponed until January. We requested the notice be taken down. Unfortunately, this didn't happen right away.

The donations received in November are being stored safely until we have a date and can hold the sale, and we look forward to doing that. Please spread the word! Thanks so much for your understanding.

01/03/2026

Happy New Year! 🥳 Visit the library this January as we welcome local photographer Liz Cardoso and her series Portugal Unveiled: Through the Doors of Time.

Join us for an artist's reception on Saturday, January 10th from 1-2:30pm to meet the artist and view her work.

12/04/2025

A big THANK YOU to this crew of volunteers who decorated the library for this festive holiday season. 🎄

Address

14 Main Street
Amherst, NH
03031

Telephone

+16036732288

Website

http://www.amherstlibrary.org/about/friends-library

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