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Becker County Friends of the Library
The Becker County Friends of the
Library is a volunteer organization that supports library service
in Detroit Lakes and Becker County.
Annual Dues:
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Junior Friend - $1
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Individual - $5
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Family - $20
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Business - $50
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Patron - $60
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Major Activities:
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Crazy
Days Book Sales
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National
Library Week
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Mailings
and clerical support
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National
Children's Book Week
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Programs
and Activities
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Summer
Library Program
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Program
Planning
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Homebound
deliveries
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Participation
on boards and representation of elected officials
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To participate in Friends of the
Library, click on the Friends
of the Library form and print the document. Fill it
out and send it to:
Becker County Friends of the Library
1000 Washington Ave.
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
Detroit Lakes Library Club
Established in 1908, the Library
Club meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month for programs on
a variety of literary and fine arts topics. Membership is $2
per year and open to any interested person. All programs, however,
are free, and the public is cordially invited to attend.
Detroit Lakes Library Fund
The Detroit Lakes Library
has received generous support from a wide community of users since
the day it was first envisioned. The library was first established
in 1907 by men and women who wanted to improve the educational,
cultural and literary life of the community.
A generous grant from the Andrew Carnegie
Foundation in 1913 provided for the first building, which continues
to be cared for and used by the residents of Detroit Lakes.
Community support in the form of general
obligation bonds and private fundraising allowed the expansion
of the Library in 1989.
In 1990, following in this tradition of community support, the
Detroit Lakes Public Library Endowment Fund was created as a way
for our community to maintain a library of excellence.
The Fund is a community fund within the
West Central Minnesota Initiative Fund. The Library Advisory Board
is composed of representatives from the Detroit Lakes Library
Board, the Detroit Lakes Library Club, the Becker County Friends
of the Library and the Detroit Lakes Librarian.
Detroit Lakes Library Fund Advisory
Board
Members: Sally Oja, Julie Sanders, James D.
Sinclair, Ruth Solie, Rhoda Hooper, Muriel Mollberg
To contribute to the DLPL Fund, click
on the Detroit
Lakes Library Fund form and print the document. Then,
fill out the form and send to:
1000 Washington Ave.
Detroit Lakes, MN 56501
Phone: (218) 847-2168
FAX: (218) 847-2160
E-mail: detroit@larl.org
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Updated 6/21/02
