Let's Open the Black Rock Branch!!!!

Work on the Black Rock Branch Library is almost finished! After 6+ years, the impending opening seems like a dream for neighborhood residents. Although the money to finish the construction was in place before our economy tanked, funding for programming, materials, and staff has been sharply cut. As a strong neighborhood community, Black Rock residents and friends are hoping to come together to endow the branch library.

Want to help? Join the Friends of the Bridgeport Public Library http://bportlibrary.org/support/. Note that you want your donation to go towards the Black Rock Branch endowment fund.

Various naming opportunities are also available, starting at just $50! Contact Jill Hughes, jdugashughes@hotmail.com, 518.859.6251 for more information.

Attend the 2nd Annual Friends of the Bridgeport Public Library Mardi Gras Celebration on Tuesday, February 24 (live music, food, beads, and silent auction!) contact the Bridgeport Public Library: 203.576.7777 (tickets $30 per person/ $50 for two)

Advertise in the Mardi Gras program book. Ad's starting at just $25 ($25 1/8 page, $50 1/4 page, $100 1/2 page, $200 full page). Contact: Jill Hughes: jdugashughes@hotmail.com, 518.859.6251

Donate goods or items for the Mardi Gras Celebration Silent Auction. Contact Jill Hughes: jdugashughes@hotmail.com, 518.859.6251

Donate $ for the "Aidan's Corner" (a memorial in the Children's Area in remembrance of Aidan Lambo. Contact the Bridgeport Public Library: 203.576.7777 or make an online donation http://bportlibrary.org/support/donation/ (in the notes field write "Aidan's Corner Fund")

Other ideas? Contact Scott Hughes, City Librarian shughes@bridgeportpubliclibrary.org

Thanks!