Be a Friend
Who are your friends? They’re people who care about you. People who encourage you. It‘s the same way with Library Friends.
The Friends of the Champaign Public Library are people like you who care about their library. They know that having a great library makes Champaign a nicer place to live. The Friends help provide library materials and services beyond what the library’s regular budget can buy.
It’s always great to make new Friends. Join today!
How the Friends Help
(http://champaign.org/support_us/friends_of_the_library/how_the_friends_help.html)Friends activities, especially their FriendShop, raise funds that support reading programs and helped build our new library.
Benefits of Being a Friend
(http://champaign.org/support_us/friends_of_the_library/benefits_of_being_friend.html)Help out your favorite library and meet other book fans in the Friends.
What a New Friend Can Do
(http://champaign.org/support_us/friends_of_the_library/what_a_new_friend_can_do.html)Help sort books; it’s fun to see what’s donated! We need FriendShop helpers, event planners, and more.
Join the Friends
(http://champaign.org/support_us/friends_of_the_library/join_the_friends.html)Anyone is welcome to join any time. Member fees start at just $10.
Friends Leadership
(http://champaign.org/support_us/friends_of_the_library/friends_leadership.html)The Friends are led by a board of directors, all of them generously giving their time voluntarily.
Thank You, Friends
(http://champaign.org/support_us/friends_of_the_library/thank_you_friends.html)We thank generous Friends for pitching in with recent projects.
FriendShop Used Book Store
The FriendShop is a quiet retreat on the lower level of the library offering used books, CDs, and DVDS. The shop is open Saturdays and Sundays from 1:30 to 4:30 pm. All sales benefit the library.
Got Books to Donate?
We accept only books, CDs, and DVDs that are clean and in good condition. Learn more about donating to the library.
Friends Give $33,710
At their annual meeting in April 2009, the Friends reported gifts over the previous 12 months totaling $33,710. Thank you, Friends, for this terrific support of the library!
