This new year will be a time to concentrate on nurturing and growing the programs and projects that were started here at Lincoln Library in 2019. To ensure the success of these ventures, we need to initiate another program, Friends of the Library. This group will exist as a separate entity from the library, but they will support the library in everything we do. The purpose of this program will be to supply volunteers, assist in raising funds, advocate for the library, and raise awareness through public relations.
The goal is to build this group up in numbers so that members can volunteer only the amount of hours they want to and in the areas they are interested in. We will be concentrating on fundraising once we have the final decisions concerning the expansion down on paper. When the expansion project is completed, we will need volunteers to provide supervision in the additional space. It will definitely be advantageous to have a group of people in the know and able to get the word out to the community about classes and other programming.
Being a Friend of the Library will be good for you also. As humans, social interaction is essential to every aspect of our health. Research shows that having a strong network of support or strong community bonds fosters both emotional and physical health and is an important component of adult life.
Please let me know if this is something you might like to be part of and what area you would most like to focus your time. It will be amazing when this expansion project is completed, but the journey to completion will be exciting and energizing within itself. We would love for you to join us!