Page 2 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 18, 2024 Friends of the Malden Public Library delight patrons once again with “Coffee and a Book – the perfect blend” partnership with Cornucopia Foods, adding MPD to the fun Special to Th e Advocate T he Friends of the Malden Public Library (MPL) held a delightfully successful Fall Book Sale from October 4-5. Friday was a “Members-only sneak preview,” giving Friends members the opportunity to enjoy the estimated “gazillion” volume collection (!) of used books donated by our local community. Saturday morning attendees woke up to a double treat: freshly brewed coff ee donated by Cornucopia Foods on Pleasant Street, off ered for free at the entrance to the Library to our patrons. Many dropped a dollar, or a few, or even 20 (!) in the Friends donations bucket for their beverage – all to support our beloved MPL. The second treat was that this Fall Book Sale was the fi rst time partnering with the Malden Police Department (MPD). “After the huge success with the Malden Fire Department at our Spring sale, it was logical to partner with our Police force,” asserted Friends of the MPL President Mary Ellen O’Meara. Four offi cers rotated to greet families while handing out stickers, pencils and Jr. Police badges to happy children. The families were joyous – while the Need a hall for your special event? The Schiavo Club, located at 71 Tileston Street, Everett is available for your Birthdays, Anniversaries, Sweet 16 parties and more? For more info, call (857) 249-7882 8 Norwood St. Everett (617) 387-9810 Open Tues. - Sat. at 4:00 PM Closed Sun. & Mon. Announcing our Classic Specials Dine In Only: * FREE Salad with purchase of Entree, Tuesdays & Wednesdays * Cheese Pizza - Only $10 Catch ALL The Live Sports Action On Our Large Screen TV’s Scan & Follow Us on Facebook! A young patron enjoying the new Children´s section kids had fun being Jr. Police Offi cers, the adults enjoyed a cup of fresh coff ee from Cornucopia. An interesting detail to note was that the MPD sent two offi cers who were able to interact with the children in Haitian Creole and in Spanish – many thanks to Offi cer Mitch and Offi cer Rick for your warmth and language skills! “It was so great to see so many little ones interacting with the offi cers,” commented Assistant Librarian Caron Guigli. O’Meara pointed out that Malwww.810bargrille.com den was recently recognized as one of the most diverse cities in the Commonwealth and that the Friends seeks to reach out to all cultural and age groups in Malden to refl ect that diversity in membership. “We are looking for new members and new “Coff ee and a Book – the perfect blend” partnership with the Malden Police Department, Cornucopia Foods and the Friends of the Malden Public Library – Sergeant JP Kelley with Friends of the MPL President Mary Ellen O’Meara, Member E. Moreton and Co-VP H. Nguyen. ideas. Everyone is welcome in the Friends as long as you love books and share our desire to serve the Library and the Community,” she stated. The Friends of the MPL have been working for more than a year on an outreach plan to enhance diversity and community involvement by partnering with diff erent groups in Malden. “Our message is that in Malden, we all come together at the Library!” stated O´Meara. Meetings for the Friends are on the second Tuesday of every month at 7:30 p.m. at the MPL. Offi cers and families enjoyed Coff ee and a Book, the perfect blend! The children were impressed with the Police Offi cers! Mayor Gary Christenson supported the Friends of the MPL with a book purchase. Friends members B. Hammond, Friends of the MPL President Mary Ellen O’Meara, the Mayor, A. Recupero and J. Harvey. Join the Friends!Officer J. Whelan, Friends of the MPL President Mary Ellen O’Meara, Ward 4 Councillor Ryan O’Malley and M. Montina
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