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Friends Foundation
The Arapahoe Library Friends Foundation raises funds and encourages community support for the Arapahoe Library District.
The Friends Foundation, a separate 501(c)(3) organization, provides additional funding for the Arapahoe Library District's programs, facilities and special projects such as:
Summer Reading programs
Writing Contest for all ages
Children's Storytime Room at the Smoky Hill Library
Storytelling Extravaganza
Kinetic Sculpture at the Sheridan Library
Computer Labs
Children's Mural at the Castlewood Library
...and much more
We raise money through individual donations, used book sales, and grants. Your financial contributions, donations of used books, and volunteer efforts will help make a good library great! Thank you for your support.
Summer Reading programs
Writing Contest for all ages
Children's Storytime Room at the Smoky Hill Library
Storytelling Extravaganza
Kinetic Sculpture at the Sheridan Library
Computer Labs
Children's Mural at the Castlewood Library
...and much more
We raise money through individual donations, used book sales, and grants. Your financial contributions, donations of used books, and volunteer efforts will help make a good library great! Thank you for your support.
Contact the Friends Foundation
We would love to talk with you about the many ways you can support your library.
Donate Today!
Your contribution to the Arapahoe Library Friends Foundation is a tax-deductible way to support all of the great services you have come to expect from the Arapahoe Library District.
Donations of Used Books
Donations of gently used books, DVDs, CDs, and other media are accepted by ALD libraries on behalf of the Friends of the Library. Donated materials are sorted and sold in order to raise funds to support programs and projects throughout the Arapahoe Library District.
*We will no longer be accepting book donations at Southglenn Library. If you are a Southglenn patron, please take your book donations to either Koelbel or Castlewood Library. Thank you!
*We will no longer be accepting book donations at Southglenn Library. If you are a Southglenn patron, please take your book donations to either Koelbel or Castlewood Library. Thank you!
Friends Bookstores
Visit the Friends Again used bookstore at the Koelbel Library, the Book Ends used bookstore at the May Library, and the Second Chance used bookstore at the Smoky Hill Library. There are also smaller sale areas at the Castlewood and Southglenn libraries. You will find a wide assortment of gently loved, hardback and paperback books at discounted prices. Gift certificates are available.
Join the Friends
Come and be a friend to your library... the rewards are great!
Simply by sending in your tax deducible membership fee, you help to create an annual fund for community programming; small capital purchases for special populations such as elderly patrons, the visually impaired and the homebound; second language collections in Russian, and Spanish; and other small miracles.
Simply by sending in your tax deducible membership fee, you help to create an annual fund for community programming; small capital purchases for special populations such as elderly patrons, the visually impaired and the homebound; second language collections in Russian, and Spanish; and other small miracles.
Volunteer with the Friends
When you get a bunch of Friends together it's called a party! We like to think that's what happens when our Friends get together to volunteer.
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