The Friends of the Marathon County Public Library

The Friends of the Marathon County Public Library is a non-profit 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 the bi-monthly newsletter
• Receive an invitation to a special "pre-sale" for the Wausau book sale.

The membership fees cover the calendar year (January-December). Payment made at the November Book Sale provides membership for the next calendar year.

Click here to print a Friends of MCPL Membership Application

To join the Friends (or for more information), contact the Main Desk at MCPL Wausau.