Great libraries cannot be built by today’s tax dollars alone. The Mount Pleasant Public Library is fortunate to have a Friends group to help reach its goals.
The Friends of the Mount Pleasant Public Library is a non-profit, volunteer organization which connects library advocates and provides resources to strengthen library services.

The mission of the Friends of the Mount Pleasant Public Library is to enrich library services for the benefit of individuals and the community by promoting and supporting the services of the library.

To learn more about the Friends group, attend a membership meeting. Call the library at 903-575-4180 for more information. Don’t miss the opportunity to support the Mount Pleasant Public Library!

What the Friends Do…

Advocacy

• Increase public awareness of the library’s resources and services
• Inform community leaders of the need for adequate library funding

Support

• Purchase books and materials for the library’s collections
• Sponsor public performances
• Fund special library programs
• Provide volunteer assistance to the library
• Hold annual “Christmas at the Library”

Fundraising

• Conduct Membership Drive during National Library Week
• Organize Book Sales
• Work in Friend’s Used Book Store
• Deliver Bouquets for Special Holidays

As a Friend You Receive…

• Magnet and Membership Card
• Friends of the Library Toe Bag
• Invitation to Friends Annual Meeting with visit from Noted Speaker or Author

Patron Membership includes Benefits listed above, plus…

• Subscription to the library’s monthly newsletter

Sponsor Membership includes Benefits listed above, plus…

• Book inscribed with your name donated to the library
• 25% discount on all hardbacks from annual book sale and used book store
• Framed Membership Certificate

Benefactor Membership includes Benefits listed above, plus…

• Friends of the Library Tote Bag
• Membership Plaque
• Complimentary meal at the Friends Annual Meeting

Membership Dues

• Student $6.00
• Individual $12.00
• Family $15.00
• Friend $25.00
• Patron $50.00
• Sponsor $100.00
• Benefactor $250.00 +

To become a friend
To become a member of The Friends of the Mount Pleasant Public Library, make checks payable to the Friends of the Mount Pleasant Public Library with your name, address and phone number.

Mail the check to:
Treasurer
Friends of the Mount Pleasant Public Library
213 N. Madison
Mount Pleasant, TX 75455