“Check It Out” Newsletter Archive

September 2024

  • Coming Sept. 14: Book Sale!

  • Plymouth Library Stats Now Include Visitor Counts

  • 2024 Year-to-date Financial Update

  • Parking Lot Rain Garden Restoration Completed

  • HCL Hosting Seven Author Talks This Fall

  • Two Full Pages of Plymouth Library Adult Programming!

  • Awesome Books and Events for Kids & Teens

May 2024

  • Coming May 11: Book Sale!

  • Plymouth Library Q1 Stats

  • 2024 Year-to-date Financial Update

  • FOPL’s Third Year at Discover Plymouth

  • Garden Tour Bids Farewell

  • PlymouthREADS 2024 Recap + Photos

  • Plymouth Library Recommended Books & Events

February 2024

  • Coming Feb 10: Book Sale!

  • Plymouth Library 2023 Stats

  • Meet the New Officers

  • Reflections on 2023 from Our Outgoing Board President

  • Treasurer’s 2023 Year in Review

  • 2023 Fundraising Goals Final Report

  • Meet Brian Wilkerson, Board Member

  • Plymouth Library Recommended Books & Events

  • Money-saving Deals for Members!

November 2023

  • Coming Nov 18: November Book Sale

  • Coming Dec 7: Author Talk by Kathleen West at Plymouth Library

  • Four new officers elected to Board

  • Friends Membership Goal Update

  • Little Free Library Feature

  • Meet Steve Richter, the newest Plymouth Library staff member

  • Homework Help at the Library

  • Board Member Katherine Jaeger Wins Award

  • Hennepin County Has A New Library Director

  • 2023 Fundraising Goals Update

September 2023

  • Coming Sep 9: September Book Sale

  • Coming Oct 12: Friends Annual Meeting

  • Garden Tour Recap

  • Little Free Library Feature

  • Meet Carrie Almaer, Board Member

  • Donna Cannon: A Life of Advocacy Continues Through Plymouth Reads

  • 2023 Fundraising Goals Update

June 2023

  • Coming July 16: Gorgeous Garden Tour Returns!

  • Even Little Free Libraries Have Gardens

May 2023

  • Coming May 13: Book Sale!

  • Plymouth Reads Returned as a Huge Success

  • Friends of the Plymouth Library at Discover Plymouth

  • Little Free Libraries

  • Growing Our Endowment

  • Coming July 16: Garden Tour

  • Meet Maryam Gil, Adult Services Librarian

  • FOPL Cuts $5,000 Check to Support The Collection

March 2023

  • Coming March 11: Book Sale!

  • Plymouth Reads 2023: Carolina Moonset by Matt Goldman

  • Preview: Garden Tour 2023 on July 16

  • Friends Establish Endowment

  • 2022 Annual Report from FOPL President

  • Treasurer and Membership Reports

January 2023

  • Coming January 14: Book Sale!

  • Author Brooke Barker Visits Plymouth Library

  • Library events in January and February

  • In Memoriam: Joe Horvath and Leslie Ostrem

November 2022

  • Coming November 5: Book Sale!

  • Programs at the library in November and December

  • Meet Josh Velasquez, Friends Board VP

September 2022

  • Coming September 10: Book Sale!

  • Garden Tour Report

  • Printed Newsletter Update

  • Meet Aaron Albertson and Courtney Kramer, New Library Supervisors

June 2022, Full Edition

  • Coming July 17: Plymouth Garden Tour 2022

  • Our Wonderful Volunteers

  • Beloved Librarian Laurie Simenson Retires

June 2022, Early Edition

  • The Book Sale Returns

  • Book Donations Accepted

February 2022

  • Coming Soon: Author Talk on February 22

  • Message from the Friends’ President

  • Treasurer Report

October 2021

  • Change in Date of Book Sale

  • Book Donations Accepted on Limited Basis