Friends of the Ferndale Library is a nonprofit organization with 501c3 tax-deductible status. We help support the Ferndale Area District Library’s mission of strengthening the community by providing access to materials and services that inform, enrich, entertain, and empower.

Friends Meetings are held on the third Monday of every month at 6:30 pm at the Ferndale Area District Library and on Zoom. The public is always welcome.

What we do:

• Sponsor cultural, artistic and educational programs, and special events at the library
• Sell donated books and DVDs, as well as our own swag in the Friends Bookstore
• Provide funds for special collections and library services

What we’ve done in 2023 (so far)!

Sponsored First Stop Fridays and Summer Concert Series, like Theatre Bizarre Orchestra.

Sponsored the Summer Reading Kickoff. Which included a Beatles cover singer, and taco and ice cream trucks with free food for the attendees.

Did community outreach by participating in the Ferndale Fall Festival, where we gave free books, crafts and toys to over 170 kids

Sorted and sold many hundreds of donated books and DVDs in the Friends Bookstore.

Paid for BookPage subscription, which the library gives free to patrons.

Awhile back, we thought we’d put together a cookbook of Friends’ favorite recipes. We asked for contributions, and got a lot of good ones. Alas, we didn’t end up with enough to meet the minimum recommendation of our cookbook publisher. We do still want to share the recipes we got, and acknowledge the kind folks who sent them in. So we’ve created a web page. We hope you’ll try some of the recipes, and let us know how they came out. Friends Recipes