HOW TO HELP

Our Fundraising Efforts

  Our primary fund raising comes from Friends' Fancy Gift Shop, which opened in 1995, It also is staffed with volunteers who sell small gifts, greeting cards, coffee, snacks and bottled water.   The FOBCL Membership has been growing every year. Many benefits come from membership. Most importantly, all members receive our award-winning monthly newsletter.  Recycling Books, Our volunteers work with donated books from the public. Some of these books come from outside donations and those have been removed from our catalog. These books are presented to the public in the Friends Book Nook at the library in exchange for a donation to the Friends. (Right next to the elevator.)  The Friends also has also a successful book recycling program called BOOK THRIFT where usable books of all kinds are sent to a reseller – recycled books are great.

Donate

All cash donations are eligible for a full tax exemption. You are also invited to donate.

Membership

Become a member of our library community! Enjoy access to events, priority program registration, exclusive networking opportunities, and the chance to volunteer. Plus, receive special discounts, newsletters, and more with each membership tier—join today!

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  • VOLUNTEERING WITH FRIENDS

    *ALL Library volunteers MUST submit a completed Volunteer Application before being allowed to help out. It is the BCL rule that ALL volunteers must be APPROVED!

  • FUNDRAISING

    Do you like to organize, ask people for money, and/or help us increase ability to provide for the library’s need?

  • FRIENDS CULTURAL GEMS SERIES

    Are you a “People Person”? Would you loike

    the encourage people to join Friends of NR/BCL?

  • LIBRARY CO-SPONSORED EVENTS

    If you are a “people person” then you will

    enjoy helping out at major planned programs such as It’s Your Write .

  • FRIENDS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Positions

    We are always in need of volunteers

    who are committed to making this library everything it should be. Leaders for Tutoring,

    Fundraising, and Website administrators are some of our needs.

*ALL Library volunteers MUST submit a completed Volunteer Application before being allowed to help out. It is the BCL rule that ALL volunteers must be APPROVED!

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