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Ongoing book sale at the Library

Friends are selling donated books in the Library all the time!  Look for a steel book case near the  main  (east) entrance.  You’ll find donated books in great condition with new stock on a regular basis.  Prices are marked on the cover.  Hardcover adult books are $3, softcover $2 and children’s $1.   Pay at the Circulation (or “checkout”) desk: cash or checks only, please.

Another way you can help us is to donate books.
The books you bring to the Forest Grove City Library will be:
1. Checked by the library’s professional selectors to see if they want to them to the library’s collection and if not,
2. they will be checked by Friends volunteers to see if they are worth listing for sale at our online store (part of Amazon.com) and if not,
3. they will be added to the mass of books we sell at our twice-yearly Friends used book sales.

Of course, we prefer books in good condition.  Vinyl records, CDs and DVDs all in good condition are welcome, too.  Please do not donate magazines, VHS tapes, pamphlets, maps, encyclopedias or Readers Digest condensed books.

Up to two boxes or bags of books can be donated at the front desk of the Library.  For larger donations or your other questions, please call 503 530-9353 or Email us at fgcl.friends@gmail.com

As ever, all proceeds go to the Library!

Friends Update Strategic Plan

The Friends of the Forest Grove Library Board has updated their strategic plan for the third time since the initial one in 2015.  During that span, the goal initially rated near the bottom has moved to first while the initial top goal is now the lowest.

In the current top ranked goal, “Recruit, train and retain Board members and volunteers,” the Board recognizes that current members, many of whom have been serving for decades, must be succeeded by younger members to achieve these goals.

Here are the goals in the new version, by priority.

  1. Recruit, train and retain Board members and volunteers   Add members. Recruit, orient, train and encourage active volunteer participation in Friends activities including serving on the Board.
  2. Provide cultural education and cultural opportunities for public   Maintain and improve the role of the Library as a cultural hub for the community through educational and cultural programs.
  3. Enhance image of library in community (advocating, promoting) AND Support Library Staff   Maintain and increase public support for our Library. Encourage the work staff does by funding their program requests, participating in their programs and giving personal recognition.
  4. Raise money to support items 1, 2 and 3   Engage in activities to raise funds for the Library, to support Friends-sponsored public programs in the Library and to cover operating costs incurred by these fund-raising activities.

You can find the full text of the plan here.

What you can do to help:

  • Donate to Friends and/or join!  See the “Donate” and “joinFriends” pages on this website.
  • Attend Friends annual meeting Wednesday, April 10 at 5:00 in the Rogers Meeting Room.
  • Come to the Spring Used Book Sale May 16-18 during library hours.
  • Volunteer your time: moving donated and sale books in the library (about an hour a week), checking Amazon prices for donated books (2-3 hours a week), sorting books for the sale (2-3 weekly), managing the Friends website or other social media venues, shipping sold books (an hour a day Monday through Friday), listing selected books on Amazon (2-3 hours weekly), pricing and arranging books for the ongoing sale shelves in the library (about four hours a month).
  • Or volunteer for the twice yearly book sale events: recruiting and scheduling volunteers, moving books from storage in the library to the Rogers Room, arranging books for the sale, sale clean-up, working at the sales desk during the sale, moving leftover books to storage or other sites away from the Library.

To find out more about these volunteer opportunities, email Friends fgcl.friends@gmail.com

Or contact Mike Smith: 503 530-9353