Friends of Auburn Library

Reviewed by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation

$8,787 raised by 41 donors

88% complete

$10,000 Goal

Friends of Auburn Library is a dynamic organization, dedicated to supporting and promoting one of our greatest community assets, the Auburn Library.

FOL promotes the Library by having a strong presence in Auburn, including:

  1.   The Used Book Sales featuring an adorable children's room
  2.   The annual "We Love Our Library Dinner"
  3.   The October Community Festival
  4.   Noon Speaker Programs
  5.   Chefs Cooking for Community Service
  6.   Beecher Room Art
  7.   The Reading in the Classroom Program, and more!



Giving Activity

Mission

Volunteering to maintain an association promoting library resources; encouraging gifts of service, collections, endowments, and bequests; and providing community enrichment and online services.

Needs

Library Circulation Materials:

"Lucky Day" books are the current top sellers and library patrons are always delighted to see them front and forward in the Library. Children's books that satisfy school assignments (i.e., for research or for book reports) are very popular and in high demand.

Picture books for the youngest of our patrons start our community off with a desire for books at a very young age. Big Day of Giving funds help purchase additional books for the Library.

CDs:

Audio books and CDs are very much in demand, not only by our commuting patrons but by many book lovers who devour their books by listening to them on audio books and CDs. Big Day of Giving funds help broaden the library's CD choices.

EBooks:

Kindle, iPad, and even smart phone have become a "book" to lots of our Library patrons. Readers love being able to download their choices right to their own personal device and have that book at their fingertip no matter where they are. Big Day of Giving funds enable the Library to access more eBook materials.

Research Materials:

Our Library is used by many community members to research information for projects, books they are writing, and to satisfy curiosity over a wide variety of subjects. Additional research documents bought by Big Day of Giving funds will add to the Library's current offerings.

DVDs:

Even with Netflix, Prime and Hulu, DVDs are still popular. From popular movies to children's programming and "how-to" videos, our Library patrons still enjoy the availability of DVDs in our Library. Big Day of Giving funds will enable the library to supplement the current selection.

Equity Statement

Friends of Auburn Library is an equal opportunity organization.

Organization Data

Summary

Organization name

Friends of Auburn Library

other names

FOL

Year Established

1954

Tax id (EIN)

94-2878154

Mission Category

Education

Operating Budget

$0-$50,000

Organization Need

Other

Demographics Served

General population

Local Counties Served

Placer

Address

The Annex to the left (north) of the Library Library: 350 Nevada Street
Auburn, CA 95603

Other

P O Box 5424
Auburn, CA 95604

Service areas

Placer, CA, US

Phone

530-269-9129