Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.

Harper Lee

Supporting the Vinalhaven Public Library.

The Friends of the Vinalhaven Public Library supports the library as a vital educational and cultural asset to the community by promoting public awareness and use of the library’s resources and by funding materials, services, and programs to supplement the town budget.

The Friends was formed in 1987 to support the mission of the Vinalhaven Public Library. A non-profit, 501(c)3 charitable organization, every year we raise supplemental funds for the library that promote literacy and community on the island.

The Friends assist the library by…

  • Promoting public awareness of the library and stimulating use of its resources and services

  • Buying books, magazines, and other media for the library’s collection

  • Buying special equipment and other tools to aid library patrons and staff

  • Paying the entire cost of Inter-Library Loan services

  • Supporting library staff

  • Providing grants to the library at the Vinalhaven School

  • Scheduling author visits, lectures, workshops, and other special events

  • Covering the costs of author visits, lectures, workshops, and other special events

  • Supporting special interest groups hosted at the library

  • Keeping the library well-maintained and hospitable, covering the costs of landscaping, deep cleaning, and holiday decorating

  • Maintaining an endowment fund for future needs of the library

Some of our recent accomplishments

  • Created themed backpacks stocked with books and fun activities for children to borrow.

  • Purchased a new rug for the children’s area.

  • Purchased pollinator-friendly seed packets for library patrons to take home.

  • Sponsored the ongoing “Every Child Ready to Read” program.

  • Purchased patio furniture so patrons can read and worked outdoors.

  • Sponsored a pumpkin painting party for Halloween, attended by forty children and their families.

“The Friends is an extraordinary group of community-minded people who love the library and want to make a difference.”

Joanne Brodt, Director of the Friends of the Vinalhaven Public Library

Ready to make a difference with us?