Friends of the Hays Public Library

Who are the Friends?

Young and old, working and retired, natives and newcomers, we are library patrons who treasure books, movies, music, free access to information, and all the other great

resources a library can provide. We are dedicated to improving the Hays Public Library's services and equipment for the benefit of the whole community. We believe that our library is an important institution which improves the quality of life in Hays.

Through membership dues and fund raising efforts, the Friends have raised private monies to help acquire books, video tapes, big screen TV's, microfilm readers, computers, printers, VCR's, and special speakers.

In addition, the Friends regularly host Gallery Walk receptions at the library, sponsor prizes and refreshments for the Summer Reading Program, organize quarterly book sales for the community, and publish The Bookmark newsletter for library patrons.

Joining the Friends is a great way to show your appreciation for the wide range of services and programs our library provides us in Hays!

Why Join?

Pre-Sales

Friends are invited to library book sales a day early, allowing first selection of best sellers, rare books, recordings, discarded furniture, and other treasures.

Volunteer Opportunities

We're a growing group! There are many ways to get involved, help the library, and meet other Friends.

A Good Deed

The Hays Public Library is our library. Joining as a Friend helps ensure its continued health and strength. It's the right thing to do!

Memorial Books

If you wish to donate a book to the library in memory of a friend or family member, please consider the following options:

1. You may make a cash donation to the library with a request that a certain book or type of book be purchased.
2. You may make an unrestricted cash donation to the library.
3. You may donate a book to the library. However, if the library already owns a copy of the donated book, there is no guarantee that a second copy will be added to the collection.

When a book is purchased or accepted as a memorial, a bookplate is inserted into the front cover with the name of the honored individual. Please ask a library staff member for a "Memorial Books" form to fill out.

Volunteer Needs

There are many books left over from our book sales that we cannot seem to sell in Hays but which a book store might like to purchase. These are books in good condition that are not library discards. If you are traveling to another location that has a bookstore that buys used books, please consider taking a box of our leftovers with you to sell for whatever the store will offer. The money would then be given to the Friends. The Friends would make money, the library would have more storage space, and you would have the fun of exploring a used bookstore and doing a good deed. Definitely a WIN-WIN situation! Call Eric at the library (625-9014) if you want to pick up a box of books.

Friends Bylaws

Click here for the Friends Bylaws (Adobe .pdf, 40k)