Welcome to the Friends of the Agawam Public Library’s Web site. We are a not-for-profit membership organization. Since our inception in 2003, the Friends have donated over $80,000 to the library. This has enabled the library to supplement their regular operating budget. Click here to see what The Friends and their supporters have been able to provide for the library over the years. We are able to do this by sponsoring a Juried Fine Art Show in the fall, a Juried Photography Show in the spring, and a basket raffle during the holiday season, along with other events throughout the year. We also have book bags and coffee cups available for purchase. Both carry the logo designed by a local artist, David Cecchi. We also provide a form for those of you who wish to make a donation to the Friends either for yourself, in memory of someone, or in honor of someone.
Members are cordially invited to attend our monthly Executive Board Meetings held the first Thursday of the month (except for July and August) at 7 :00 at the Agawam public library. We welcome your input suggestions and ideas. The Agawam public library is very important to all of us, so please consider supporting your library either with your time or with your tax-deductible membership fee or donation. Also, please take a moment to explore our site and check out photos of past events, our calendar of events and much, much more.
Join the Friends
With your membership, you’ll get:
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- the Friends newsletter
- the Friends calendar
- a invitation to all Friends meetings, events and volunteer opportunities
For more information, click here for a copy of the Friends’ membership application.
Check out our calendar to see what the friends will be doing and for your volunteer opportunities. Click here for a copy of the Friends’ calendar.
Click here for The Friends Newsletters.
For more information on our basket raffle, click here for a copy of the Friends’ Basket Raffle Packet.
Click here if you wish to donate to the Friends.
You may contact the Friends at friendsapl@yahoo.com
Friends of the Library 1st Open Juried 3d Art Object Show
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| 1st Open Juried 3d Art Object Show 2015 |
Click here for a list of artists and artisans in the 1st 3D Art Object Show
Friends Of The Library Open Juried Art Shows
Friends 11th Annual Open Juried Art Show
11th – Best in Show & Artists’ Choice, Joe Burger, What’s Goin’ On, Watercolors
The Friends of the Agawam Public Library 11th Open Juried Art Show November 4 – November 29, 2019
Click here for the art show catalog 11th Art Show. Please note, this file prints correctly for assembly into a booklet.
Click here for a list of artists in the 11th Art Show.
Click here for the winning images of the artwork from the Show.
To obtain the document, Where to get photos made, framed, matted, wired for hanging, click here. Information in this document is relevant for framing, matting, and wired for hanging of your paintings.
Friends 10th Annual Open Juried Art Show
The Friends of the Agawam Public Library 10th Open Juried Art Show October 29 – November 30, 2018
Click here for the art show catalog 10th Art Show. Please note, this file prints correctly for assembly into a booklet.
Click here for a list of artists in the 10th Art Show.
Click here for the winning images of the artwork from the Show.
To obtain the document, Where to get photos made, framed, matted, wired for hanging, click here. Information in this document is relevant for framing, matting, and wired for hanging of your paintings.
Click on the links below to
see pictures of past art shows:
| 9th Annual Open Juried Art Show |
Click here for a list of artists in the 9th Art Show.
Click here for the art show catalog 9th Art Show. Please note, this file prints correctly for assembly into a booklet.
| 8th Annual Open Juried Art Show |
Click here for a list of artists in the 8th Art Show.
Click here for the art show catalog 8th Art Show. Please note, this file prints correctly for assembly into a booklet.
| 7th Annual Juried Art Show |
Click here for a list of artists in the 7th Art Show
| 6th Annual Open Juried Art Show |
| 5th Annual Open Juried Art Show |
| 4th Annual Open Juried Art Show |
| 3rd Annual Open Juried Art Show |
| 2nd Annual Open Juried Art Show |
| 1st Open Juried Art Show |
Friends Of The Library Open Juried Photography Shows
Friends 1st Open Juried Virtual Photography Show
Best in Show, John McGarry, Stretching For Every Inch, Photojournalism
The Friends of the Agawam Public Library 1st Open Juried Virtual Photography Show February, 2021
Photos in the Show are presented in Google Photos Albums. Click any of the 11 links and you will see the photos in that album. To view entry information, click on the first photo or any photo in the album. That presents you with a single photo view with left and right scroll arrows. Then, turn on a side-by-side view to see additional information about the photo, like entry number, award, name, title, price, category. To do that, look in the upper right corner you will see an Info icon, a circle with a lower case i, click on it to view the additional information.
Click here for comments from the Selection & Awards Jurors with the winning photo.
Click here for a list of entries in the show and a photographer index.
Click here for a list of photographers in the show.
If you have any questions, please contact Bob Kadis at r.kadis@comcast.net or 413-789-4814
Friends 10th Open Juried Photography Show
Best in Show, Sylvia Pyzocha, Palmer, Mass., Water’s Edge, Pictorial
The Friends of the Agawam Public Library 10th Open Juried Photography Show February 3 – 28, 2020
Click here for the winning photos from the 10th Photography Show.
Click here for a list of photographers in the 10th Photography Show.
Click here for the photography show catalog 10th Photography show. Please note, this file prints correctly for assembly into a booklet.
To obtain the document, Where to get photos made, framed, matted, wired for hanging, click here.
If you have any questions, please contact Bob Kadis at r.kadis@comcast.net or 413-789-4814
Friends 9th Annual Open Juried Photography Show
The Friends of the Agawam Public Library 9th Open Juried Photography Show February 4 – March 1, 2019.
Best in Show, Barbara Krawczyk, Westfield, Mass., Dogs Have a Better Life, Photojournalism
Click here for the winning photos from the 9th Photography Show.
Click here for a list of photographers in the 9th Photography Show.
Click here for the photography show catalog 9th Photography show. Please note, this file prints correctly for assembly into a booklet.
To obtain the document, Where to get photos made, framed, matted, wired for hanging, click here.
If you have any questions, please contact Bob Kadis at r.kadis@comcast.net or 413-789-4814
The Friends of the Agawam Public Library 8th Open Juried Photography Show took place January 29 – February 23, 2018.
Click here for the winning photos from the 8th Photography Show.
Click here for a list of photographers in the 8th Photography Show.
Click here for the photography show catalog 8th Photography show. Please note, this file prints correctly for assembly into a booklet.
| Friends of the Agawam Public Library 7th Open Juried Photography Show |
Click here for a list of photographers in the 7th Photography Show.
Click here for the photography show catalog 7th Photography show. Please note, this file prints correctly for assembly into a booklet.
| Friends of the Agawam Public Library 6th Open Juried Photography Show |
Click here for a list of photographers in the 6th Photography Show
Click here for the photography show catalog 6th Photography show. Please note, this file prints correctly for assembly into a booklet.
| 5th Annual Open Juried Photography Show |
Click here for a list of photographers in the 5th Photography Show
Click here for the photography show catalog 5th Photography show. Please note, this file prints correctly for assembly into a booklet.
| 4th Annual Open Juried Photography Show |
| 3rd Annual Open Juried Photography Show |
| 2nd Annual Open Juried Photography Show |
| Friends of the Agawam Public Library Open Juried Photography Show 2011 |
MISSION STATEMENT
The Friends of the Agawam Public Library is a nonprofit, 501 c(3) tax-exempt organization whose mission is to support the town library by providing fundraisers, workshops and educational activities, and volunteer services.
The purpose of this organization is to establish closer relations between the Agawam Public Library and the people it serves; to promote informed interest in its function, resources, services, and needs; to confer with the staff of the Library on matters related to the welfare of the institution; to stimulate and receive gifts, endowments and bequests for the benefit of the Library; and to support the development of a program for the extension and improvement of the Library’s services and resources.
This organization will operate exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary and educational purposes, defined in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States, as now or hereafter existing, amended, supplemented, or superseded, as the case may be.
You may contact the Friends at friendsapl@yahoo.com
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