Friends of the library

Raise funds for your library, boost engagement, and get more visitors with these 11 excellent library fundraising ideas.

When you become a Friend, you're joining more than 1,200 members who advocate, educate, and raise funds on behalf of the Knox County Public Library.

Brochure for Friends of the Library

The mission of the Friends of the Catoosa Public Library is to strengthen our local library, to encourage our community by providing opportunities for increased knowledge, and to open doorways to the world for future generations.

Some of our libraries have local Friends' Groups. Friends' Groups help to support, enhance and raise awareness of the library service by assisting with activities, running their own activities and providing additional facilities for the local area. Supporting Ham, Whitton, Kew and Hampton Wick libraries.

Friends of the library book tree

The 18th annual National Friends of Libraries Week is Oct. 15-21, 2023. The celebration offers a two-fold opportunity to celebrate Friends. These groups can help promote your library in the community, raise awareness, and promote membership. This is also an excellent opportunity for your library and Board of Trustees to recognize the Friends for their help and support of the library. If you would like to know more, check out this webinar by MLC's Friends Liaison, Lacy Ellinwood.

Over the years since Library Strategies was created, we’ve worked with dozens of Friends groups across the country. Some were led by board members who’d been serving as volunteers for as many as thirty years and were praying for a way out, but were too committed to just leave. Other Friends groups have a kick-butt […]

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