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Volunteer with the Friends of EBCPL

“Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in democracy. You vote in elections once a year, but when you volunteer, you vote every day about the kind of community you want to live in”.
~Author Unknown

The mission of the Friends of the Ethelbert B. Crawford Public Library is to help the library by participating in outreach events & helping with fundraising efforts that benefit the library and its patrons. Some of the events & projects that the Friends have helped with in the past include:

• Halloween Trunk or Treats in the community

• Seasonal Family Fun Days at the Library

• 5K Race Outreach Tables

• Annual Library Play Date

• Tea with Friends Fundraiser

• ‘A Taste of Sullivan County’ Raffles

• Community Clothing Swap

• Sullivan County Youth Book Festival

• Scarecrow Contest Judging

• Filling Little Free Libraries

• Painting the New Shed

• Helping with Friends of the Garden Projects

• Painting Faces at Events

• Annual Book Sale at Bagel Fest

• Assisting at Farmers Market Outreach Events

• And so much more…

If you’d like to volunteer to help out with upcoming events stop by the next Friends Meeting (the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm at the library) or contact Mariana Sprouse, Friends Liasion, at 845-794-4660 ext. 8 or msprouse@rcls.org