The Friends of the Musser Public Library hosts events throughout the year. We look forward to continuing the tradition in the years to come.
Friends of the library offer annual book sale Oct. 22-24
If you are looking for children’s or adult books, vinyl albums or other types of materials you would find at the library, the Friends of Musser Public Library Book Sale is a great event to find variety – and to set your own price for your pickings!
This annual sale is set for October 22-24 in Room 104 on the first floor of the library, located at 408 E. 2nd St. Cash, checks and major credit cards are accepted forms of payment.
Attendance on Thursday, Oct. 22, 4-8 pm, is open exclusively to Friends members to offer them a first chance to get a glance and make purchases. To get this advantage, walk-ins may buy a Friends membership at the sale.
Membership cost is low and offers benefits beyond early admission to our book sales.
Members also get reduced cost or free admission to other events, such as the Friends Mini GolfFundraiser. Annually, an individual membership is $10 and a family membership is $25. Lifetime memberships cost $250.
The book sale is also open to the public from 10am to 6pm on Friday, Oct. 23 and from 10 am to 2 pm on Saturday, Oct. 24.
53 came for mini golf; event raised over $1K
After the Musser Public Library closed on Feb. 22, another crowd came to the door to play mini golf!
Fifty three people including families with young children and teens, couples and single adults, all gave their best shot on a course with holes all themed for library offerings: Mysteries, Databases, Biographies, Cookbooks, Local History, Romance, Videogames, Music and Movies. Some holes had hazard and/or bonuses. Hole 4, the Cookbook hole, featured a fire hydrant hazard ("You burnt your dinner!" Add 3 points.) and a short-order bell bonus ("You fed everyone on time!" Subtract three points.)
Eight out of nine holes were sponsored, raising $800 for the organization! We added another $310 with admissions and new memberships!
There were also door prizes that made the event more interesting, although we only had one person there to collect her prize on the spot. If you won anything, you have been called.
Walmart and Hyvee gave the big prizes with a 32-inch TV and a $50 gift card! Other prizes were donated by Kent Corp., Salon Incognito and CBI Bank & Trust.
Thank you, sponsors and golfers! We will probably do this again next year. If you have suggestions, email Kathy at friendsofmusser@gmail.com.
2025 Friends calendars discounted
Now that we are more than one month into 2025, the Friends of Musser Public Library are offering the remainder of our calendars at half price - $5! These calendars are chock full of historical information about Muscatine's downtown and adorned with Oscar Grossheim photos.
Did you know that the current site of the Muscatine Computer Store was once a restaurant called the George Washington Cafe? This site at 207 E. 2nd Street is the featured photo on the calendar's February page.
Calendar proceeds go to the Friends organization, which, in turn, helps our 123-year-old public library! Stop in at Musser Public Library’s first-floor Service Desk to purchase. We accept cash or checks.
At left: Note the homey feel of the George Washington Cafe iwth its sheer curtains, potted plants and tiny American flags.