Friends of the Library is a nonprofit advocacy organization which supports the Library. Our volunteer members advocate, educate, and raise funds on behalf of the Library, its patrons, and the community. We work closely with library staff to determine where our support will have the greatest impact.
Friends help to strengthen and improve library services. We rely heavily on member support to fulfill our missions. Your time and talents can make a real difference. Becoming a member is easy, pick up and complete a flyer next time you visit the library. Membership fees are $5.00 per person. Membership year is from September 1 to August 31.
Not sure? Attend a meeting on the second Wednesday of each month at 6:00 pm. Attending a meeting does not obligate you to join. Community input is always welcome and encouraged.
Our major source of funding is used book sales. Membership dues, donations, memorials and honorariums are also sources of income. All funds donated to our organization stay at the Andersen Center Point Public Library.
We are so grateful for our new space! What began as a yearly book sale has evolved into our used book store. The Friends Book Corner is located in the southwest corner of the library, we offer an assortment of fiction, non-fiction, magazines, DVDs, audio books and puzzles. Please use the black box at the circulation desk to pay for your selections. Friends Book Corner observes the same operating hours as the Andersen Center Point Public Library and the same holiday and/or weather related closings.
- Books
- Hard cover $ .50
- Paperback $ .25
- Magazines $ .10
- Puzzles, DVDs & Movies $1.00
Book Donations
The Center Point Library acknowledges gifts have been vital to the establishment and growth of the Library. We appreciate and encourage gifts beneficial to the Library. Gifts are Tax deductible: However, we are unable to set fair market or appraisal values.
The Library welcomes donations of all types including books, magazines and audiovisual materials as well as monetary gifts. Gifts of money can be designated for specific purposes but also can be used for the programs currently in the greatest need. Gifts are Tax deductible: We will acknowledge the donation with a receipt for your records.
The Library retains unconditional ownership of an accepted gift. A gift may be used by us or sold, traded, or discarded if it is not added to the collection. Any gift considered by the Library collection must meet the same selection criteria as purchased materials. The Library also reserves the right to decline gifts and decide when a gift added to the collection must be withdrawn.
We are happy to accept most materials for donation.
Material donations accepted:
· DVDs
· Music CD’s and Audio book on CDs
· PlayStation games
· Decorator/shaped cake pans
· Puzzles with all the pieces present.
· Books and magazines that meet the criteria set below
WE DO NOT ACCEPT:
· Dirty, Musty, moldy or water damaged
· Physically damaged (i.e. broken bindings, missing or torn pages)
· Textbooks or Encyclopedias or large sets of nonfiction books.
· Nonfiction titles, which are five years old or older.
· Magazines; not older than six months (used for magazine sale)
Please limit you drop off to week days and 6 boxes or less at a time.
Thank you for thinking of your library and your help in making this a better place for you and the other clients who enjoy it. Help make the planet a better place and recycle your books and magazines are damaged, just too old or in poor condition. Tear off the covers of hardbound books for the garbage and recycle the inside.
Rev 7/19/21