Mohawk Valley Library System Archived Events
Public libraries of Fulton, Montgomery, Schenectady, and Schoharie Counties
Below are libraries from the Mohawk Valley Library System that participated in past instances of The Great Give Back! Return to the previous page for information about what libraries will be participating in GGB this year. Please contact libraries directly for questions regarding offered programming.
2024
Community Food and Supply Drive
October 1st – November 27th
Food and Supply Drive for the local Fulmont Community Action pantry
In the lead up to Thanksgiving, the Fort Plain Free Library will be accepting donations of non-perishable boxed or canned foods, hygiene products, and household cleaning products for the local Fulmont Community Action pantry. The items that are most in need at the pantry include, but are not limited to, canned soups, sauces and vegetables, pastas such as spaghetti, elbow macaroni and rice, soaps, shampoos and conditioners, dish soaps and detergents. For further information on what items we will be taking and hours of drop off, you can call us at 518-993-4646, email us at fpfl@mvls.info, or visit our website fortplainfreelibrary.org.
No registration required.
Caring For Our Community
September 1st – December 31st
We at the Johnstown Public Library have a year round program Caring For Our Community. Approximately every two months we have a collection for a local community charity. For example August and September we are collection items for our local ASPCA, September and October we are collecting cell phones and other electronics to recycle, November and December we are collecting for the food pantry and Toys for Tots. We promote the food pantry in November but we do have a donation box to collect for them year round along with glasses and hearing aids for the Lions Club. I contact each charity that we collect for to ask them for a “Wishlist” of items that they can use which i post next to our collection box. We are grateful to have very generous patrons that donate to all of the charities that we collect for and the charities are very appreciative for the all the donations they receive.
No registration required.
The Great Give Back
November 1st – December 1st
For The Great Give Back this year we will be collecting warm coats, hats, mittens and socks for The City Mission of Schenectady. We will accept gently used or new. Let’s help our community stay warm this winter season.
No registration required
Donation boxes will be at the libraries and the Whitney bookstore.
Margaret Reaney Memorial Library
Food Drive to Benefit Helping Hands Food Pantry
October 1st – 25th
Margaret Reaney Memorial Library in St Johnsville will be accepting non perishable food items for the Helping Hands Food Pantry. All food items are greatly appreciated, however there is a need for cereal and peanut butter.
No Registration needed
2023
Free Little Food Pantry and Story Hour for Volunteering
October 20th-21st from 9:00am-1:00pm
All ages
Please contribute a can of food, paper item or toiletries that we will share with our local community. Our pantry is located right outside our library.
Our children’s story hour, 10-30 AM will feature the NYS Volunteer 2023 reading Sonia Sotomayor’s book “Just Help” to support and encourage volunteering in your community
No registration required
Domestic Violence Awareness Month Luggage Drive
October 1st-31st
All ages
The luggage drive will collect news and gently used luggage for our partners at the Domestic Violence Program of Fulton County. The items will be distributed to people escaping domestic abuse, who may have no dignified method to store and transport the important items they manage to take with them when they seek safety.
No registration required
Seeds of Happiness
October 1st-31st from 9:00am-6:00pm
All ages
In October, we will be collecting new or gently used luggage, new socks, new underwear, new women’s undergarments (bras/sports bras), and new pajama sets. These can be any/all sizes from child to adult including plus sizes. All of these items will be given to our local domestic violence shelter.
No registration required
Schenectady County Public Library – Central
Hygiene items collection for 518 Free Store
October 17th – November 30th
Adults and Children
Drop off items during library hours:
MON thru THURS @ 9AM-8PM
FRI @ 9AM-5PM
SAT @10AM-5PM
SUN @ 12PM-4PM
No registration required
2021
Food Pantry Donations
Helping to support our local food pantry with donations from the patrons of the Johnstown Public Library. We are accepting non-perishable food items to donate at any time.