Friends of the La Crosse Public Library Activities

The Friends’ board meets ten times a year to maintain and execute the established goals, providing for the needs of the La Crosse Public Library in the future.

Activities of the Friends include:

• Book sales for the membership and the community held the first weekend in May and the first weekend in November. Extra one-day book sales are scheduled as needed. Watch the Friends’ Newsletter for details.
• The Bookshop, founded in 1996, located at the south entrance of the Main Library, which provides for the ongoing sale of quality donated materials.
• Funding for non-budgeted library needs such as equipment, special materials, book discussion groups, library programs, Youth Services programs, and staff development.
• Hospitality needs for Friends’ meetings, library functions, and library staff events.
• Publication of the Friends’ Newsletter.
• Assistance in maintaining reading materials for various care centers,shelters, free food centers, jail programs, etc.

Updated April 15, 2004