Funded 2000 - present

These are just examples of the many wonderful projects and items funded by the hard work and generosity of our Friends of the Library. Learn how you can help.

• Baby book bags
• Book Badge Club
• Book bags for checkouts
• Books for "Every Child Ready to Read"
• Building artwork
• Centennial Celebration - the Friends sponsored many of the activities and giveaways to help celebrate our 100th year
• Desktop magnifier for visually impaired
• Digital video camera
• Donations for Do the Dewey
• ESL Materials
• Film license
• Film WWII series and discussion - Rosie to Roosevelt
• Flags and stands for meeting rooms
• Friends Family Sunday programs
• Grand Opening refreshments
• "Harriet Tubman" live performance
• "Harry Potter" after-hours event
• Hearing assistance for meeting room sound system
• Information rack - west hallway
• Inglés sur Barreras for mobile library
• Magic show
• Magnets
• Monart program (art for children)
• Mural and screen for storytime room
• Music performances
• Piano and bench for performances
• Poetry workshops
• Portable stage for meeting room programs
• Shakespeare on CD
• Slide projector
• Sound system for meeting rooms
• Staff Thank You party
• Statue of Young Lincoln Learning
• Summer Reading Club activities, prizes, party
• Sunday Afternoon Movies
• TV with VCR and DVD player
• Two new DVD players
• "Wizard of Oz" anniversary event

Funded 1954 - 2000

• Adult's and children's art prints
• Art display panels
• Author's festival
• Books
• Cabinets
• Cassettes for the blind and visually handicapped
• Computer equipment
• Computer room with three stations
• Concerts 
• Display cases
• Film projectors
• Films
• Friends Family Sundays
• Furnishings for Friends Meeting Room
• Great Books discussions
• Lectures
• Microfiche reader/printer
• Microwave ovens for staff
• Piano
• Reading machine
• Risers and platform truck
• Tape player for blind and physically handicapped
• TTY communication device for the deaf
• TV and VCR, TV stand
• Video projection unit
• Viewer for visually impaired