Q. How do I join the Friends of the Library?

Each of the Sarasota County Libraries and Historical Resources have a Friends organization.

Friends are active advocates of the library, helping raise community awareness and appreciation of services and resources. They volunteer to assist with bookstores, events, advocacy/marketing and more. You can find links to the individual Friends groups here or see below to provide you with more information about the groups, how to join and get involved. You can also ask at your local library for more details.

• Friends of Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Public Library
• Friends of the Elsie Quirk Library
• Friends of the Fruitville Public Library
• Friends of the Gulf Gate Library
• Friends of the Jacaranda Public Library  - information provide through local Chamber of Commerce
• Friends of the North Port Library - Facebook page
• Friends of the Osprey Public Library
• Friends of the Sarasota County History Center
• Friends of the Selby Public Library
• Friends of the Shannon Staub Public Library
• Friends of the Venice Library 

The library books stores are operated by the Friends of the libraries.  Here's a link to the bookstore hours, locations, and contact information.