Friends of the Library
Great Friends Make a Great Library!
Who We Are
We are library lovers and community volunteers who have fun donating our time to help the Washington County Public Library. We support the library through advocacy, fundraising, and community programming. Here is information on our Friends of the Library Board of Directors.
What We Do
We raise money for the library by selling used books at our book sales and at our Birdhouse at the Abingdon location all year long. Membership dollars and other fundraisers contribute as well.
How Do the Friends of the Library Make a Difference?
We contribute proceeds from books sales, fundraising, and memberships every year to our library to help fund programs and events, including:
- Summer Reading programs for all ages
- Sunday with Friends visiting author series
- Special events such as National Library Week, Banned Books Week, etc.
- Our Book Page subscription
- Staff recognition
- Advocate for the library in the community
- AND MUCH MORE!
How Can You Help?
Become a Friend:
You can also print and fill this PDF form and either bring it to the library or mail it.
Donate your used books and other items. All libraries will accept small donations of fewer than 10 items. Larger donations should go directly to the Friends of the Library book storage at 471 Palmer Street in Abingdon, on Tuesdays and Thursdays between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. See our Book Donation Policy for details on what donations the Friends accept.
Volunteer at the book sale, help sort books, or arrange hospitality for special programs: email friends@wcpl.net
To give a special gift in someone’s honor: Please complete this gift form.
Donate to the Friends of the Library:
For more information about the Friends of the Library, call Dianne Lester at 276-676-6383.