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The Friends of the Berryville Library will be spending the week of Oct. 16-22 celebrating the 17th annual National Friends of Libraries Week.
The Friends of the Berryville Library, originally established in the 1980s but reconstituted in 2017 after a long period of dormancy, has grown to more than 160 individual and business members. Registered as a 501(c) (3) organization in 2020, the Friends launched the Berryville Library Building Project in April 2021 with the goal of raising $2.5 million by 2025 to build a new 10,000-square-foot library. To date, more than $1.3 million has been raised.
“The library has always played such an important role in my life and in my family’s life,” said Friends president Calvin Cleaver. “I truly enjoy being able to give something back – and being an active member of this group is rewarding because I know we are part of something that impacts so many families and will last for generations to come!”
Other officers of the Friends of the Berryville Library are Shirley Rash, vice president; Mike Ellis, secretary; Karen Johnson, treasurer; and Carol Ann Engskov, historian. Mary Knight, Eddie Usrey, Kristy Noble-Tesch and Julie Hall also sit on the Friends Board.
As part of the annual celebration of the Friends, Mayor Tim McKinney has issued a proclamation recognizing National Friends of the Library Week and the work the Berryville Friends do.
The Friends have been celebrating their business members on social media and will also have a table in the library’s lobby to make signing up or renewing easier. People who sign up for the first time will get a special discounted two-forone deal that covers membership for both 2022 and 2023.
“The library couldn’t sustain the many programs and offerings without a little help from our Friends,” said Hall, director of the Berryville Library. “I think most patrons would be surprised to learn how many of the services and programs they enjoy are only possible with the support of an active Friends group.
“We are very lucky to have so many people willing to step up and become official Friends of our library. But many hands make light work, so to reach our big goal of building this new library, we need everyone to join the Friends and show their support for our library.”
Please contact the Berryville Library at 870-4232323 or visit berryvillelibrary. org/friends to learn more about all the Friends do and how you can join.
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