What are the Friends?

The Friends are a group of citizens who formed an organization to promote understanding of the library - its programs, its resources and its needs. It is a non-profit organization of volunteers. Friends help enhance library services in many ways.

What are the purposes of the Friends of the Upshur County Library Group?

• To focus attention on the library
• To stimulate use of the library's resources and services
• To support and cooperate with the library in developing services and facilities for the community
• To sponsor and stimulate volunteer services to the library
• To support the freedom to read

What do the Friends do?

The Friends raise money to purchase items for the library which cannot be obtained from the annual budget. They sponsor programs, for all age groups, to call attention to the library's cultural, educational, social, and recreational offerings.

Friends Projects:

• Used Book and Bake Sales in the fall and spring and the ongoing used book sale in the library
• Annual Ramp Dinner assistance
• Strawberry Festival chocolate covered strawberry sale
• Dial-A-Story 473-4224
• Volunteer help for the library
• Story hour supplies
• Support the Children's Reading Program, July-August
• Replace worn carpeting
• Comfortable furniture in the library's browsing area
  
                             

Annual Ramp Dinner

Contact the library for membership information. New members welcome!