Message from FOTL President, Sue Doody

Last year I returned to the Board after a “vacation” of two years – and quickly realized why it was that I wanted to return. The Friends board is composed of people who love books and ideas and the sharing of both of those; people who deeply value libraries in general and this library in particular; people who are committed to the promotion of literacy and a love of learning. Just to put a little icing on the cake – they are also people who possess great senses of humor, an unbelievable work ethic, and a lot of knowledge and expertise, too! Who wouldn’t want to be a part of that!

Thank you – one and all for a great year with Friends!! 

The challenge now is to make the 2010-2011 year an even better year for the Friends and for the CFPL.

As I was working on my annual report, I ran across 2002 e-mail from Mac Eblen – a great lady, mentor, and former member of both the Board of Trustees and the Friends Board. She pointed out that only one of the stated purposes of the Friends was to raise money for the library – and might we pay more attention to the other goals? Next year look for the Friends to spend more effort getting others to be more knowledgeable about the library, to be more frequent patrons of the library, and to be active supporters of the library. Look forward to the Friends working more on building partnerships with schools and non-profit/service organizations to work toward our mission as it relates to fostering literacy as well as it relates to promoting and using the library. I think we have the Board to lead such efforts – and the Friends to make it work! I look forward to being a part of it.

Our Mission

The  Friends of the Cedar Falls Public Library organized in 1982 to promote the resources, services, and needs of the library. The Friends of the Cedar Falls Public Library cultivate a love of learning and celebrate the joy of reading by supporting library services for the community.

Purposes:

• To stimulate the use of the library's resources and services
• To focus public attention on the library
• To maintain an association of persons interested in libraries
• To help fund materials and programs for the library
• To provide volunteer services in support of the mission of the library
  

Contact Information

For Friends information, contact Sue Doody at sue.doody@cfu.net or call the CFPL at 319-273-8643.