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Won't you please join us?

Support from friends like you helps provide our library with funding for:

  • The Summer Reading Program - a library reading adventure, attended by more than 5,000 children each summer.
  • Year round special programs featuring best selling authors.
  • Additions to computer software and terminals to increase customer access to library collections.
  • Advocacy for Pennsylvania libraries.
  • Library staff education and development to better serve customers.
  • "Between the Lions" and Library Medley on WQLN TV/FM.
  • Furnishings for the Iroquois Avenue Branch Library.

    Your Friend's Membership contribution entitles you to:

  • A discount at the Great American Book Sale each June.
  • A newsletter and notices of upcoming special library events.
  • An invitation to an annual meeting with a program of special interest.
  • An opportunity to enrich the library system and your community.

    Lend a hand... volunteer at the library. We need you to:

  • Help in the gift shop.
  • Help with fundraising and other projects.
  • Help in the Heritage Room.
  • Sort books and help with the book sales.
  • Visit schools to represent the library.
  • Help create displays and decorate.
  • Have fun and help your community.

    Your tax deductible membership contribution will be used to buy library materials and support programs that help meet our community's needs. Join the Friends of the Library. They really do make a difference.

    Friends of the Library Membership Form

    Friends of the Erie County Public Library
    160 East Front St
    Erie, PA 16507
  • reference@erielibrary.org
    A department of Erie County government.