Who Are the Friends of the Mercer Island Library?
- Encouraging and stimulating increased use of the library and its resources;
- Encouraging cooperation with other Island cultural and educational groups;
- Assisting library staff, as needed, with their projects and tasks;
- Raising funds to support library programs and projects.
- Through the sale of books, DVDs, and CDs donated to the library;
- Through the sale of our "Bunny" book bags and PC disks;
- Through contributions and memorials;
- Through membership dues.
- We support a wide variety of programs and functions that appeal to all segements of the community;
- We have purchased equipment and furnishings, such as a lectern, puppets, an LCD projector, a digital camera, and a sofa, table, and chairs;
- We have commissioned artworks, such as Marjett Schille's watercolors, the Maria Abrams mural, and the pedestal for Tony Angell's Sunning Otter;
- We have purchased specialty books and periodicals for the library.
- Planning and hosting programs and functions;
- Sorting and crating donated books;
- Setting up for and conducting book sales;
- Providing new energy, ideas, and talent to keep the organization moving forward.
- Children's crafts and projects;
- Displays and bulletin boards;
- Maintenance of the book collection;
- Shelf organization;
- Word processing and other clerical chores.
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