The Friends Bookstore is open Monday through Saturday, 10:15 am to 4 pm.

Friends Present 2023 Literary Luncheon
Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Featuring The New York Times Bestselling Novelist and Mystery Writer William Kent Krueger

Tickets will go on sale to Friends members on November 17, 2022

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2023 Literary Luncheon
Featuring The New York Times Bestselling Novelist and Mystery Writer William Kent Krueger

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at
Isles Yacht Club, 1780 West Marion Ave, Punta Gorda

Tickets will go on sale to Friends members on November 17, 2022


Schedule

Doors open at 11 a.m.
Opening remarks at 11:45 a.m.
Luncheon at noon
Presentation at 1:00 p.m.

The Friends appreciate your support!

Seating at tables of 8 is assigned on a first-come, first served basis. There are no paper tickets. You will be given your seat assignment at the “Check-in Table” the day of the event. All paid reservations are final.

Book Cover "The Book of Lost Names" by Kristen Harmel, New York Times Bestselling Author
Book Cover "the winemaker's wife" by Kristen Harmel, New York Times Bestselling Author

The mission of the Friends is to promote awareness of, appreciation for and the use of the Punta Gorda Charlotte Library.

Friends provides the library with much needed funding to increase the media collections, fund children, teen and adult programs , procure furniture and equipment for the library and assist with building maintenance and improvements as needed.

To accomplish these goals, Friends raises money through membership dues, special events and the Friends Bookstore. As a non-profit, the Friends receives donations and contributions from individuals, businesses, other non-profits and corporations. Friends provides funding for events and projects that benefit the Charlotte County Library system as a whole.

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A library is not a luxury, but one of the necessities of life…”

– Henry Ward Beecher

Pictures from the 2020 Literary Luncheon with Marie Benedict, New York Times and Award Winning Bestselling Author

We welcome individuals, families and businesses to become members in the Friends of the Punta Gorda Charlotte Library.

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Incorporated in 1977 as a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, chartered under the laws of Florida, the organization is a legally distinct entity from Charlotte County and it’s library system. Friends participates in the community and is proud member of the Punta Gorda Chamber of Commerce.