The Friends of the Marathon County Public Library group is a non-profit, volunteer organization whose goal is to promote and improve library services in Marathon County. This includes Wausau, Athens, Edgar, Hatley, Marathon, Mosinee, Rothschild, Spencer, and Stratford.
The Friends carry out its mission through:
- Grants --
Annually, the Friends solicit and award grants to fund projects for library branches and divisions.
- Material & Equipment Purchases --
Friends purchase and donate equipment and materials needed throughout the library system.
- Art Purchases --
During the annual Festival of the Arts, Friends take advantage of Festival of the Arts matching grants to purchase art work for customers to check out.
- Underwriting the Children's Summer Reading Program
- Sponsoring Special Programs, such as Older Americans Day and family programs.
Projects are funded through membership fees, book sales and special fund raising events.
Benefits of Becoming a Friend of Marathon County Public Library:
- Receive the quarterly newsletter
- Receive an invitation to a special "pre-sale" for the Book Sale
- Membership fee covers calendar year - January - December
- Payment made at November Book Sale provides membership for the next calendar year
Click here to print a Friends of MCPL Membership Application
To contact the Friends, contact our Volunteer Coordinator at MCPL Wausau. |
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