Updates

Your Edmonds Library holds will TEMPORARILY be located at the Frances Anderson Center, 700 Main St., in ROOM 301 beginning on September 23rd and until … Read more

HEADS UP FOLKS… The Plaza Room Pop-Up Library will be CLOSED, beginning Friday, September 8th at 3pm. The Pop-Up Library will re-open for regular business … Read more

As we get closer to the opening of our Library, here’s an update on how the Friends of the Edmonds Library supports the Library and … Read more

As summer progresses, so does the construction at the main library. Recent updates include; – The large new meeting room and Zoom space were framed. … Read more

The Plaza Room Pop-up Library is temporarily closed. The Edmonds Arts Festival will take over the space, beginning today, June 10th through the end of … Read more

Sno-Isle Libraries, in partnership with the City of Edmonds, will begin construction on the Edmonds Library as early as this week (May 16th). The re-model … Read more

On April 15th, the Friends of the Edmonds Library joined a host of Edmonds community organizations at the Waterfront Center for a Volunteer fair. FEL … Read more

April 6th, 2023 Today at the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce luncheon, Lois Langer Thompson, Executive Director of Sno-Isle Libraries unveiled renderings of the new spaces … Read more

We are now accepting applications for the 2023 Board of Directors. If you’re looking for ways to serve your community; develop leadership skills; and support … Read more

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Our first in-person book sale is coming up on Saturday, June 25th from 1 – 4 PM at the Edmonds United Methodist Church. This sale … Read more

We were thrilled to host representatives from Edmonds Bookshop, The Neverending Bookshop, and Main Street Books to discuss spring reads and trends in the industry … Read more

What a year it’s been! We were excited to share with our membership what they as Friends of the Edmonds Library accomplished in 2021 during … Read more

We were treated to an evening of poetry this past week, courtesy of EPIC Group Writers. Our poet panel was facilitated by published author and … Read more

The Friends recently hosted a Book Talk for community members, several of whom gathered online to discuss the following topics. What’s something you’ve read or … Read more

Marjie Bowker is the founder of the Scriber Lake Writing Program.  FEL always looks forward to meeting Marjie’s students and hearing about their upcoming book.    This year’s … Read more

Bill taught high school math and physics and then spent three decades consulting with large sized companies regarding retirement benefit plans before writing his first … Read more

Epic Group Writers  founder Judith Works began the session with a question for each author about what stories they like to tell.  Dorothy Van Soest, a … Read more

We had a unique opportunity to partner with Pilchuck Audubon and the Edmonds Wildlife Habitat Native Plant Demonstration Garden to welcome a very special presenter: … Read more

We had a great turnout of over 30 members at January’s member meeting, featuring Annie Carl of The Neverending Bookshop. Annie, the owner and bookseller, … Read more

The Friends of the Edmonds Library (FEL) has officially launched our annual membership drive, and we’re hoping you’ll join us as a member! We need … Read more

Mary Kay Sneeringer from Edmonds Bookshop shared a number of exciting reading recommendations with Friends of the Edmonds Library during our September meeting. You can access these … Read more

Just in time for the start of school this month, we are thrilled to announce the recipients of our annual Graduate Scholarship and local Education … Read more

Mary Kay Sneeringer, owner of Edmonds Bookshop, is joining the Friends of the Edmonds Library this Thursday, Sept. 24 for her annual discussion of new books. The … Read more

We hope you can join our virtual member meeting at 2PM on Thursday, August 27. Our guest speaker is Dr. Yvonne Terrell-Powell, the Vice President of the Equity and … Read more

Are you dreaming of past summer escapades to beautiful locales? Imagining international adventures when travel becomes safer? Or simply exploring new local destinations as a … Read more

We hope your can join our free, online community program this Thursday, June 25 at 6 PM, featuring Teresa Wippel, founder of the My Neighborhood News Network and Publisher of MyEdmondsNews. Teresa … Read more

The following includes current assumptions regarding FEL operations as Sno-Isle Libraries begins a phased approach to re-opening community library locations. Please note that all recommendations developed by the … Read more

Please join us for our first-ever virtual member meeting on Thursday, May 28 at 2PM via Zoom! Members will receive all relevant log-in and tech-support details via … Read more

“Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage,” by Alfred Lansing (Non-Fiction) Review submitted by Peter Kelley, FEL Member We are in such a strange time, I find getting lost … Read more

A library can never have too many friends. For over 40 years, the Friends of the Edmonds Library has built community support for Edmonds Library programs and services. Have … Read more

“Boundless: Tracing Land and Dream in A New Northwest Passage” by Kathleen Winter (Non-Fiction) Review submitted by Chris Walton, FEL Treasurer This is a fascinating present-day memoir … Read more

The Sno-Isle Libraries system has made available updated resources to support the community as the “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” order has been extended through May … Read more

The Edmonds community is strong. The proactive response of our local institutions to the COVID-19 pandemic is inspiring. From the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce, to the City … Read more

After a brief 6-day period of time during the holiday week, the remodeling of the On-Going Sales area in the Library was completed! We are … Read more

The Ongoing Book Sale space at the Edmonds Library is supported entirely by Friends of the Edmonds Library volunteers, as well as community members who … Read more

Thank you to our members and volunteers who came out to celebrate our 40th Anniversary. The slideshow we played is available here: Friends of the … Read more

Thanks to our community members who participated in the Read! Recommend! Raffle! contest. The winners, and their book recommendations, are below. Addie J.Skin Deep an … Read more

Come celebrate our 40th Anniversary this November 21, 6-8pm at Brigid’s Bottleshop. This event is free and all ages! Light refreshments and door prizes provided.

Friends of the Edmonds Library membership can vote on the proposed 2020 Budget and Board of Directors that was introduced to membership in October at … Read more

Join the annual Read! Recommend! Raffle! with the Edmonds Library and the Friends of the Edmonds Library. It’s so easy to be eligible for one of the Kindle … Read more

Our huge Annual Book Sale returns on October 25-26! Interested in volunteering? Please email us: [email protected]

If you missed our June program, you can get caught up on current FEL activities through our mid-year update:June 2019 mid-year update presentation

Today the Friends of the Edmonds Library announced Magenta Loera as the 2019-2020 recipient of its $4,000 University of Washington iSchool Scholarship. The annual scholarship, … Read more

By Pam O’Sullivan I want to thank you, Edmonds Friends, for allowing me to attend the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting in Seattle in … Read more

As part of the 2019 budget process, last November the Friends of the Edmonds Library board and membership approved a new budget item, “Education & Literacy … Read more

Our February member meeting was a great source of inspiration for readers and writers alike! Read on for some of what was shared, and please … Read more

Join us for our 3rd annual brewfest and raffle hosted by Gallaghers’ Where-U-Brew and this year supported by the Here and There food truck by … Read more

On Saturday, January 26, a group of board members from Friends of the Edmonds Library attended the Midwinter conference of the American Library Association in downtown Seattle. … Read more