Top Reasons to Be a Friend of the
Library--and Invite Your Friends to be Friends of the Library
Raising money for the Rice Lake Public
Library, a community gem.
Supporting children's reading programs.
Supporting the library's many free programs
for the community, especially important during difficult economic
times.
Helping the library buy books to give to
children at library events.
Receiving monthly emails about upcoming
library events and activities.
Supporting the
Basement Bookstore, where we
sell books for as low as 50 cents, making it easier for community
members to own their own books while raising money for library
programs.
Getting involved and serving the community.
Meeting other library- and book-lovers like
yourself.
Deducting your membership dues on your income
taxes.
Supporting the local arts community by
sponsoring innovative art and music programs.
Enjoying the great feeling of helping your
local library.
Gee, just being a Friend has such positive
connotations!
View the Public Service Announcement by
Friends of the Library USA!
How much should you pay for your membership dues? You
can pay as little as $1 or as much as you like! We value all of our
Friends. If you're interested in actually calculating the value of
your public library usage, the Maine State Library has developed a handy "Library
Use Value Calculator" in which you enter the number of times your household
uses specific library services, and the calculator estimates the retail value of
such services.
To join the Friends, please give us the following
information:
your giving level ($1, $5, $10, $25, $50, $100, or
specify another amount) with checks payable to "Friends of the Library," *
name,
address,
phone number, and
an email address, if you have one, so we can let you
know of upcoming Friends events and activities.
We will not clog your inbox with unnecessary messages,
and we will not share any of your contact information with anyone.
