ABOUT US
Goals
- Bring together people who share an interest in libraries
- Promote public awareness and community support for the Library system
- Encourage gifts and fundraising activities that benefit the Arlington Public Library System
HISTORY
History of the Friends & Foundation
Originally, there were two nonprofit support organizations – the Friends of the Arlington Public Library (established in 1986) and the Arlington Public Library Foundation (established in 1993). The Friends held semi-annual book sales and Book & Author Luncheons and the Foundation raised funds primarily through grants, events, and direct mail solicitations. Because of their similar goals to support the Library System, the two groups merged October 2016 to form the Friends & Foundation.
Board Members
- Antoinette Nelson
- Cristina Smiley, Secretary
- David Hopkins
- Elissa Taylor
- Erin Hawkes-Chaney
- Heather Lowe, Chair
- James Norley Dickey
- Lee Moore
- Lydia McKinney
- Mark Schatzman
- Martha Kinard
- Morgan Brickey-Jones
- Paula Cline, Treasurer
- Polly Walton, Immediate Past Chair
- Sarah Stephens
- Shaun Hamill
- Susan Barker
- Tiffany Mann, Vice Chair
- Yuliana Aceves Nguyen
