Mission Statement:
The mission of the Friends is to support the programs, staff, and facilities of the public library. We are a not-for-profit community organization dedicated to providing funds and volunteer services that the library itself may be unable to provide.
The Friends of the Library organization:
- Initiates and produces events to benefit the library, its patrons, local authors and the broader community of Saratoga Springs
- Organizes special fundraising events to support community activities and to encourage library use
- Works closely with the library staff and governing board to ensure that all activities are consistent with, and complementary to, the daily operation of the library
- Provides the flexibility of a privately funded organization for the benefit of the publicly funded library
Upcoming Events
An Insider's View of Yaddo: A Conversation with Playwright Eric Lane
Playwright Eric Lane's work will be the focus of the fall literary program sponsored by the Friends of the Saratoga Springs Public Library on Sunday, November 20, from 2 to 4 pm in the H. Dutcher Community Room of the library. The program is entitled, "A Playwright, the Craft of Playwriting, and an Insider's View of Yaddo."
Lane has received several artists-in residency fellowships at Yaddo and has served on the Yaddo Artists Taskforce and as Special Assistant to the President of Yaddo. He is currently writing a new commission for the Adirondack Theatre Festival entitled Filming O'Keeffe, a contemporary story inspired by artists Georgia O'Keeffe and Alfred Stieglitz and their time in Lake George. Adirondack Theatre Festival will produce the play in the summer of 2013, simultaneous with an exhibition at The Hyde Collection.
Mark Fleischer, artistic director of ATF, will engage Lane in conversation about the playwriting process and Lane's time at Yaddo. Refreshments will be served. Admission is free, and seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. No tickets are required. For more information, email Friends at Friends12866@yahoo.com.