Who We Are

Friends of the Library Mission Statement

The purpose of FOL shall be:

to maintain an association of persons interested in the Library;
to focus attention on the Library and promote its use in the community;
to receive and encourage gifts, endowments and bequests to the Library;
to support and cooperate with the Library in developing library services and facilities for the community;
to create an awareness of the services offered by the Lubbock public Library System;
and to promote reading in the community.

FOL received its Charter June 12, 1967.

FOL contributes annually to the Library Budget.
Here's where the money came from in 2018.

pie chart showing sources of FOL income