To the Editor:

For the past several years, the Voorheesville Friends of the Library has held an extremely successful used book sale. We are very thankful to the community for their full support of this large event as it is our primary fundraising activity beyond our membership drive.

Amazon.com will also donate to us each time you order. The funds raised go directly to pay for numerous adult and children's programs held at our own library.

Each year, the sale has grown to the point that it is now held outdoors, using our shed and several canopies. Please mark your calendars now for the 2016 sale to be held Sept. 16 to 18.

With excitement, we are planning a new venture. That plan is to open the used book shed to the public a few times each week throughout the late spring and summer. From here on, the shed will be named Encore!

A schedule has not yet been devised as we are just beginning the process of recruiting volunteers to staff the shed in two- to three-hour shifts. We hope to have a shift at least one weekday morning, one weekday afternoon, and one weekday evening. In addition, possibly one or two Saturday shifts per month can be worked in.

This will be quite a quite a unique undertaking and hopefully the beginning of a long run. Please consider being a part of this venture by volunteering to work a shift each week or assist with  the many behind-the-scenes tasks that need to be completed in order for us to open as planned.

These next three months promise to be busy as we prepare for the grand opening! Our team is just being built. There are slots for those with talents of all kinds.

Encore! welcomes you! Please contact me should you want more information or are ready to join us as a volunteer.

Pat Miller

FOL Book Shed Coordinator

New Scotland