What We Fund

Although funds earned by the Friends cannot be used to supplement staff salaries or extend library hours, we can do a lot to support both staff and library programs. Friends of the Olympia Library funded all these things in 2012:

Funds earned from:

• Annual Art Show and Sale
• 2 Comic Book Sales
• 3 Giant Book Sales
• 3 Paperback Book Sales
• On-going In-Library Book Sale Shelves
• 260 Current Memberships
• Donations

Funded for Library staff

• Book cart
• Propane tank
• Water filter
• Anti-fatigue mats
• Camera card
• Card table
• Signature stamps
• Stereo
• Thermal carafe
• Picnic table umbrella
• Refreshments for meetings, anniversaries and retirements

For Children and Teens 

• 14 One-time Programs
• Summer Reading Program
• Evergreen Vista Programs
• Imagination Celebration
• Danger Room Comics
• Die cut and button maker
• Posters and bookmarks
• Staff t-shirts
• Volunteer t-shirts
• Puppets
• Books for 3 Youth Book Clubs (Reading Explorers, Good Reads and Middle School Book Group)

For Adults

• 10 One-time Programs
• 5 Author Presentations
• Books for Page Turners Book Group (5 copies of 9 books, which are added to Library circulation)
• Incentives / Prizes for Reading Contests
• Printing Notes Between Friends
• Fahrenheit 451 Showing at the Capitol Theater

In Addition:

• Bulk Mail Permit and stamps
• Book Sale Storage rent
• Plant maintenance
• Emergency Kit supplies
• Paper and post cards
• Book Sale supplies
• Original Song for Library Video
• American Library Association Graphics
• Washington Library Association Conference
• Storage facility rent for the Library and the FOL