The Friends of the Marathon County Public Library is a nonprofit volunteer organization whose goal is to promote and improve library services in Marathon County, Wisconsin.
The Friends carry out their 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 an invitation to a special "pre-sale" for the Wausau book sale.
Receive a printed version of the Library's bi-monthly newsletter by mail. (Note: The Library's newletter is also available as a monthly email newsletter.)
The membership fees cover the calendar year (January-December). Payment made at the November Book Sale provides membership for the next calendar year.
