Updates from the Friends of the Malden Public Library

Greetings Friends! As we close out a busy 2024, this is a reminder to pay your annual membership dues. You can pay dues by

• Mailing your dues to the Friends of the Malden Public Library, 36 Salem St., Malden, MA 02148
• Dropping it off with a Membership form filled out with your information at the front desk of the Malden Public Library (you can get a Membership form at the Library)
• Stopping by the members-only book sale (date and time to come)

How much is the membership dues?

• Individual – $15
• Seniors and students – $10
• Family – $30
• Lifetime – $500

We currently accept dues in the form of cash and checks. We do not have a set-up for virtual payment yet. If you are paying by check, please make it out to the Friends of the Malden Public Library.

The Friends view our membership dues as donations to the Malden Public Library so that they can continue to host the Library’s diverse and enriching programming. Your membership dues also gives you access to members-only events, such as members-only book sales.

NOTE: 2024 was a transition year for the Friends. We moved from a rolling membership year to a calendar membership year, running from January to December. This means that from now on, our membership campaign will always be in January, and the membership dues covers until December. This decision was made because the Friends of the Malden Public Library is run by unpaid volunteers. In order to simplify our work so that we can focus on supporting the Library, we set everyone’s membership to renew at the same time – at start of the calendar – regardless of when you joined, and do not prorate if you joined after January.

What happens if I don’t pay my membership dues? You will still receive updates from the Friends. However, if you want to attend members-only events, such as members-only book sales, you will be asked to pay your membership dues then. Please remember that the dues is one of our principal means of income, permitting us to function as the Library’s nonprofit, fundraising arm.

If you would like to become more involved with the Friends, come to our monthly meeting on the second Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. in the Library. This will give you excellent insight regarding our activities, committees, diversity and the FUN we have doing it all! The next Friends meeting is on January 14. As a reminder, the Friends meet every second Tuesday of each month on the second floor of the Malden Public Library at 7:00 p.m. We hope to see you at the next meeting!

Aside from that you can catch us at some of the following events:

• January 13 (Monday), 6–7 p.m., Local History Trivia sponsored by the Friends at the Malden Public Library
• January 18 (Saturday), 11 a.m.–1 p.m., Lunar New Year Celebration hosted by the Malden Chinese Cultural Connection at Malden High School

Stay tuned for more events and surprises in 2025 as our organization grows and develops! Our 2025 Events calendar will be approved at our January meeting and subsequently posted on social media and at the Library. Thank you for being a Friend!