Friends Of The Atlanta Public Library

The Friends of the Atlanta Public Library:
Create public support for an expanding Library program.
Intensify community awareness and use of the Library.
Encourage gifts, endowments, and memorials for the Library.
Aid in public relations by informing the community about the Library’s services and problems; and communicating the needs of the community to the Staff and the Library Advisory Board.
Sponsor projects that encourage Library use.
Strengthen and enlarge the scope of public library service through the financial support of memberships and volunteer work.


The Friends of the Atlanta Public Library is an active group of men and women who .......
Believe Atlanta and Cass County should have the best in free library service.
are interested in promoting the Library.
feel the Library is a most valuable community asset.
believe in the value of books and reading.
look upon the Library as a dynamic agency for the education of both youth and adults.