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<\/a><\/div>\nThe Charleston Friends of the Library<\/b> is a nonprofit organization that supports and advocates for the Charleston County Public Library system. We raise money to fund more than 7,000 programs sponsored annually by the library, including Summer Reading. To accomplish our goal of advocating for and enhancing the library system, we provide opportunities for the community to invest in their public library through donations of time, money, and books.<\/p>\n
This year, tens of thousands were helped through supporting the Charleston Friends of the Library. Those helped included young children learning to value reading with help from the Summer Reading Program; teens needing a positive after-school environment; the unemployed building job skills; workers seeking tax assistance; and others reaching across language and cultural barriers, fulfilling personal passions. (Yes, a lot more than borrowing books goes on at our library).<\/p>\n
\u201cYour book, CD, DVD, and video game donations benefit the Charleston County Public Library directly,\u201d says FOL Executive Director, Emily Everett. \u201cWe are staffed with one full time employee, but hundreds of you volunteer annually for our book sales and other efforts to make sure we provide the same quality services as a full staffed organization. We truly couldn\u2019t do it without our volunteers\u201d.<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re interested in learning more about the Friends or would like to become a member of the Friends of the Library, visit their website at CharlestonLibraryFriends.org<\/b><\/a>. First step, sign up to receive the e-newsletter. The next thing you know, you\u2019ll be donating your time and making new Friends!<\/p>\n Especially when it comes to supporting Charleston’s amazing library system! The Charleston Friends of the Library is a nonprofit organization that supports<\/p>\n