Bellingham Public Library

Please support your Friends of the Library by joining! Download a PDF version of the membership form and drop it off or mail it in to the library.

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Friends of the Library Cookbook Fundraiser

The Friends of the Bellingham Public Library are collecting recipes for a community cookbook. More details will be available soon, but if you'd like to submit your recipe now, you can do it online! Information on how to submit recipes on paper will be available shortly.

Click here to submit your recipe online!

The login page looks like this:

Contributor: your name as you wish for it to appear in the cookbook
Group Login to access our cookbook: bellinghamfol
Password: y3xep

Note there are different files for the types of recipes we are looking for. You may enter as many as four recipes; they should be simple to following and easily understood. Please refrain from long recipes. In general,

there is a maximum of 50 characters allowed for the recipe title,
maximum number of ingredients 30; to add ingredient lines click on “add ingredient” located beneath the ingredient list
you can move ingredients in the list by clicking on the arrows at the end of the ingredient line
entering degree symbol ( 0); “Shift+6” will create the caret symbol (^) which will be converted to the degree symbol upon recipe review and proof.

Become a member of the Friends!

Do you have fundraising ideas? We would love to hear them! We generally meet on the first Thursday of the month, and we'd love for you to join us! We are looking for great ideas and volunteers who want to run fundraising events. Email for more information or to ask questions.

Thanks to your donations, donations from Charles River Bank and the Harvard Pilgrim Health Foundation, and the funds raised by Martine Descoteaux for her Girl Scout Gold Award Project, the Community Room Kitchen and the Children's Program Room have been remodeled.

When you are in the library check out the Ongoing Book Sale in the lobby. Toss your extra change in the box, those pennies add up! Your purchases and donations help The Friends of the Library help the Bellingham Library fill in some of the gaps from budget cuts.

Donations of books in good condition, except textbooks over 5 years old, encyclopedias, Readers Digest Condensed Books and magazines. Bring your books to the front desk (preferably in a box that can be sealed). Do not leave donated books outside the library when we are closed. Call the library or email Nancy Bland, Booksale Coordinator for more information. We appreciate all that you do, consider becoming a member!

Thanks for using the honor system and supporting the
Friends of the Bellingham Library.

In the library lobby everyday!

Who are the Friends?

The Friends are an active group of volunteers helping to promote the library in the community.

The Friends provide money for programming, equipment, and materials by having fund raising events through out the year. Some of the programs are: Book Sales, Craft Fairs, Raffles, etc.

The group meets once a month. New members are always welcome. Check the library calendar for the next date of a Friends meeting. For more information about the Friends and the many benefits of joining, call (508) 966-1660.

Download a pdf version of the membership form and drop it off or mail it in to the library.

The Friends fund discount passes to museums and attractions in Massachusetts. For a complete list see our Museum Passes information.