Edmonds is a vibrant community with a high level of literacy.   The Friends of the Edmonds Library is a group of those community members who support our Edmonds Library as a gathering place for education, meetings, reading, cultural and outreach programs for all ages.

RECENT PROJECTS INCLUDE:

Summer Reading Support for Children

Programs for Children, Teens, as well as Adults

Author visits

Equipment for Staff

New Shelving and Children’s Furnishings

Awards for “Best Book I Ever Read” Poster Contest

Aquarium and Indoor Plants

Scholarship to a staff member to attend training including the Washington Library Employees Conference (WALE)

Philanthropic activities include Semester scholarship for graduate student attending the University of Washington Library Sciences program and support for a library in the Mayan Highlands in Guatemala

HOW DO WE DO IT?

DONATIONS!  We raise funds for our library by selling donated books at both our ONGOING BOOK SALE, which is located inside the library, and at our popular ANNUAL BOOK SALE, which is generally held on the fourth Saturday of October in the Anderson Center.  This year’s Annual Book Sale runs from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m, on Saturday October 23, 2010.   We also sell some rare books online and we now have book bags and other items for sale in the Library.  We also receive donations to our Gift and Memorial Fund and our Scholarship Fund.

TAX DEDUCTIBLE?

YES!  Friends of the Edmonds Library is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.  Your donation is deductible as a charitable contribution to the extent allowed by law.  A receipt for donations is available upon request, although we cannot value the items donated.

JOIN US!

If you love books, and our projects appeal to you, we would welcome you as a member (click on “Join” above). You will find many activities listed here on our website and in our brochure, which is available in the ongoing book sale area, or from a librarian. Annual individual membership dues are $6, plus $4 for each additional family member.