After being put on hold by the pandemic, a Tea Party fundraiser was recently held at the Tavern at the Dubois Farms in Highland. Joanne Zambito is President of the Friends of the Marlboro Free Library and this year marks the fourth time a tea party took place at the farm.

“We’re working toward a Reading Garden at the library,” she said. “It would be a nice area for people to go to sit and read, play checkers or chess.”

Zambito said they have been working on this for six years.

“It will probably be thousands of dollars,” she said.

The Friends group hosts a number of events for children throughout the year at the library, such as a harvest program at Halloween and kids decorating cookies with the elves.

Zambito said if people wish to help the Friends group they can stop by the circulation desk at the Library for more information. She said the ever popular Book Barn next to the library is also now open, with sales benefiting the library. The Barn is open the first and third Saturdays of the month from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through October.

The Library’s website says the Friends group, “raises funds for the Library by organizing and hosting raffles, special events, and book sales. These efforts have helped cover past expenses and improvements, such as a circulation desk for the children’s area, baby-changing stations for the bathrooms, holiday costumes for the public to borrow, and more. To receive more information on becoming a member of the Friends group, please contact the Library at 845-236-7272 ext. 216, or like them on Facebook.”