The Friends of the Moores Memorial Library and the library board of directors are planning two fundraisers - a golf tournament and a yard sale and chicken barbecue. Proceeds from both events will go directly to fund library operations.

The 12th annual library golf tournament is set for Monday, Aug. 30, at Tanglewood Manor Golf Club, 653 Scotland Road, Quarryville. A light lunch will be provided at noon, and there will be a shotgun start at 1 p.m. Dinner will be served at the conclusion of the tournament. The single player fee includes green fees, use of a cart, lunch, dinner and on-course beverages.

Preregistration is encouraged by Monday, Aug. 23; registration forms are available at the library and at http://www.christianalibrary.org/golf-tournament. Golfers may also register by calling 717-951-8713.

Walk-in registrations will be accepted on the day of the event, space permitting. Golfers may sign up with friends as a group of four or enter as an individual and be placed with a team.

There will be a number of contests and prizes throughout the day, including closest-to-the-pin, longest drive for men and for ladies and a putting contest. Prizes will be awarded to first- and second-place teams, and there will be a cash prize for a hole-in-one, compliments of Hershey Motors. There will also be door prizes, including gift cards from local businesses.

This tournament is designed for amateur golfers, and no prizes will be awarded to professionals.

"We usually have about 50 golfers," said Joan Esworthy, Friends president, who noted that the event took place last September despite the pandemic. "We give a goodie bag out to each golfer. Last year, we had a mask in the goodie bag."

Proceeds will help maintain free use of computers and free internet access for library patrons. They will also help provide prizes for the Summer Reading Program and support weekly story time during the school year, as well as the library's local history collection and book club.

The Friends' yard sale and chicken barbecue will be held on Saturday, Aug. 28, in conjunction with borough-wide yard sales that day. The yard sale at the library will begin at 8 a.m.; chicken halves prepared on-site will be available beginning at 10 a.m. The Friends' Read Moore Book Store, which is located downstairs at the library, will be open during the yard sale.

Those who would like to have a table at the yard sale for a donation may contact at the library at 610-593-6683.

The Friends group meets on the second Thursday of each month at the library at 2 p.m. New members are encouraged to attend. "Like other organizations, it is hard to get young people involved," Esworthy said. "We are doing OK, but we could also use some volunteers."

Volunteers are needed to help operate the Read Moore Book Store, which is open on Mondays through Fridays from 1 to 4 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon. More information about the bookstore is available at http://www.facebook.com/ReadMooreBookStore.

Moores Memorial Library is located at 9 W. Slokom Ave., Christiana. For more information, visit http://www.christianalibrary.org or search for "Moores Memorial Library" on Facebook.