NCW Libraries celebrates friends groups

NCW Libraries will celebrate National Friends of Libraries Week (Oct. 15-21) by showing its appreciation for the hard work and dedication of library volunteers and supporters across NCW. 

Friends of the Library groups are nonprofit, charitable organizations that operate independently  from the library district and work to support library operations in their communities. In all, 23 of NCW Libraries’ 30 branches are supported by active Friends of the Library groups.

The Friends groups support libraries in a variety of ways, from volunteering their time to building new libraries – and everything in between, such as:

The Friends of the Winthrop Library were central to raising the money and building a showcase new library that opened last year.

The Friends of the Grand Coulee library regularly donate funds to purchase equipment that enhances library programming and impacts local students.

Many of NCW’s Friends of the Library groups have annual or semi-annual book sales that are widely anticipated in their communities.

Friends of the Library groups regularly buy prizes for the annual Summer Library Program, provide refreshments and volunteer  at library events, buy books to give away to school children, and sponsor community gatherings such as holiday parties.

If you are interested in joining a Friends of the Library group in your community, please contact your local library.

More information

http://www.ncwlibraries.org

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