The Friends provide valuable support to the library through their volunteer and fundraising activities. The Friends are an independent auxiliary group, with their own board of officers and bylaws, working in conjunction with the library to help provide the best service possible.

They meet on the second Monday of each month at 10:15 am, at the library. If you’re interested in joining the Friends, or serving as a volunteer, please contact the library. For 2010, the following officers are leading the Friends:

President Joan Kramps
Vice-President Linda Young
Treasurer Janice Freeman
Secretary Carolyn Chormann

To make a donation to the Friends, print out and mail this form. Your donation will help fund the ongoing development of the library. The Friends are a 501c3 charitable organization, so your donation may be claimed as a tax exemption.

The Friends’ primary fundraising project is the annual vintage book sale. This year’s sale will take place at the Glen Arbor Township Hall on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, August 11 to 13. Another popular Friends fundraiser is the tour of selected Glen Lake area homes, which is held every second year. The next home tour will take place in July 2011.

The Friends offer sale books throughout the year through several other avenues. Selected collectible books may be purchased online via ABE Books. Follow the “Bookstores” link and search for “The Cottage Book Shop”. In this online catalog, books offered for sale by the Friends are identified by an inventory number starting with GLCL. An assortment of sale books is always maintained at the library as well, just inside the main entrance.