Friends of the Library

About the Friends of the Library

The Friends of the Library is an active group of volunteers dedicated to supporting and promoting the library. The Friends operate the Corner Book Shop to raise funds and provide an opportunity for interested people to volunteer their time and expertise and meet other Friends.

To find out when the Friends Corner Book Shop is scheduled to be open during the week and when bag sales are, go to the Corner Book Shop Hours Calendar, call 944-0625, or check the calendars posted in both lobbies of the library.

Projects the Friends have Supported

Some of the many projects the Friends have supported include.

Friends Maureen
  • Summer Reading Programs for all ages
  • 1000 Books Before Kindergarten
  • Books for New Babies
  • The Lucky Day collection
  • Overdrive Download Destination eLibrary collection
  • Bronze statues on the library grounds in partnership with the Schrandt Endowment Fund

Book Sales

Book sales benefit the community by enabling the public to buy a wide variety of books at very low prices, recycling donated items through the community, and providing a steady income which is used to enhance the library’s services and materials.

Friends
Donation Hours
Mondays
9am - 6pm
Tuesdays
10am - 6pm
Wednesdays
10am - 4pm
Thursdays
9am - 6:30pm
Fridays
10am - 4pm
Saturdays
10am - 4pm
Sundays
1pm - 4pm

Donations

The Friends of the Library will accept donations of books, DVDs, audiobooks on CD, music CDs, games, and puzzles at these times. No appointment is needed. Limit of 1 box or 2 grocery bags of items per donation.

Please, because our customers will not buy them, do not donate encyclopedias, cassette tapes, magazines, condensed books, textbooks more than 10 years old, VHS tapes, dirty items, or damaged items. Please only donate items in good condition that you yourself would purchase.

Donations to the Friends are tax deductible; receipts are available when you bring your donations. You’ll also have the satisfaction of knowing that your donations will be put to good use.

The Corner Book Shop

The Corner Book Shop is open daily. All large-sized paperbacks – fiction or non-fiction – are $1. All other adult paperbacks are 50 cents. Children and teen books are 25 cents for paperbacks and 50 cents for hardcover. Other items are also reasonably priced.

Friends Farmers Market

Friends Board Meetings

The Friends Board Meeting is held the first Thursday of every month at 6:30 pm. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Friends Board 2022 Officers

Position
Name
President
Linda Duvall
Vice President
Pam Ceo
Secretary
Sharon Iverson
Treasurer
Cherie Harrison
Book Shop
Committee Chair Linda TerHaar
Trustee
Maria Ceo
2016 Friends Board

The 2022 Friends of the Library Board

Phone Number
(734) 944 0625

Book Shop Hours
Mondays
9am - 6pm
Tuesdays
10am - 6pm
Wednesdays
10am - 6pm
Thursdays
9am - 6pm
Fridays
10am - 4pm
Saturdays
10am - 4pm
Sundays
1pm - 4pm
Friends

Become a Friend

Become a Friend of the Library! The Friends always welcome new members, and your membership will mean a lot to the Saline District Library. Check out the volunteer form located on the desk just outside the book shop for a list of possible opportunities.