About

Who we are

The Friends of the Library, Inc., is an all-volunteer Section 501c3 charitable organization. Our members and volunteers believe excellent public libraries are a needed resource for our community. To make this happen, we operate a used bookstore and have popup and an annual book sale, the net proceeds of which are donated to the Macon-Bibb County Library system.

Since 1966, when the Friends of the Library began in Macon with twelve members (we now have over 250), our organization has donated over $2.5 million dollars to the Macon-Bibb County Library system.

Book sales, membership dues, and donations have helped fund:

• The purchase by the library system of thousands of new adult titles
• Puppet theaters, films, audiovisual equipment, and books by the hundreds for the library system’s children’s department
• Summer Reading programs for children of all ages
• Furniture and equipment in the library for special needs patrons
• Large print books and audiobooks
• The Georgia Author Collection, indexes, and preservation of rare local documents for the Genealogical and Historical Room
• Microfilm and microfiche reader/printers and computers for reference and cataloging
• New Reader books at Washington Memorial Library to facilitate the Project Read Program
• Scholarships for library employees pursuing ALA – accredited masters’ degrees
• Renovation of our bookstore at 5494 Forsyth Road
• A $50,000 contribution to the Lanford Branch when it opened in 2008