About Us :
The Friends is a local, non-profit organization dedicated to
enhancing the quality of Wilmette's library by providing
materials, services, and programming not funded by the library budget. Group
membership supplies volunteer and financial support for a wide range of library
activities. Friends' activities include an Annual Juried Art Show, Children's
Art Fair, Scholar-in-Residence Program, special National Library Week programs,
and the Summer Reading Program that attracts about 1,300 children.
The Friends is run by a ten-member board that meets every
other month. Income for Friends activities comes from yearly membership dues
and the sale of used books and audio-visual materials in the volunteer-run
bookstore, Books Down Under. Meetings and membership in Friends are open to
everyone, so come share your ideas.
