The Library Lottery Raffle is a fund-raiser for the Library Building Fund. The 2012 drawing was held on July 21, at the Harford Fairgrounds, during the Cabot picnic. Over 950 tickets were sold. We thank everyone who participated and the many volunteers who made it possible!

Toby Anderson (SCHS&FLA Board President), Angelia Houghton (HGB Librarian), Ray Telnock (Rotary Board President), Bob Welch (Rotary Treasurer)

The New Milford Rotary has awarded the Hallstead-Great Bend location a grant of $500 for new book shelving, which will be ordered soon. We extend our thanks to the Rotarians, who are continuing a long tradition of supporting library services in Susquehanna County.

The Montrose Adult School is coordinating a series of five walking tours of Montrose, based on on the brochures created by the Historical Society and the Motnrose Restoration Committee. Tours are held on Sundays from 5/6 to 6/10 (excluding Memorial Day weekend) and begin at 1pm at St. Paul's Hall with an overview of the section to be covered that day. Each tour is $10, which benefits the three sponsoring organizations (the Historical Society, the Montrose Restoration Committee, and the Center for Anti-Slavery Studies); or you can take all 5 tours for $45. Please see the Montrose Adult School description for more information.

The first-time "Bingo for the Library" was a huge success! Over ninety people played in the twenty-game Bingo event on Sunday, April 15th at the Montrose Fire Hall, and raised over $2,200 for the Association. We thank Kim Freeman for planning, organizing, and running the event - read on for more thank yous!