The staff of the Lake County Library wishes to thank the Friends of the Lake County Library and the Friends of the Middletown Library for all their support. Book sales raise money for both groups and the Friends of the Lake County Library sell canvas book bags at all library branches. The Middletown Friends support Middletown Library, while the Friends of the Lake County Library support all four libraries in the county.

The county Friends have provided money for a variety of things that the library budget doesn’t cover. A lamp and some new shelves for Upper Lake Library came courtesy of the Friends. For children’s programs, the Friends donated a special rug for story times at Lakeport Library and books for the county-wide Summer Reading Program. They have donated a video camera, a CD/DVD buffer machine and an extra computer monitor for Lakeport Library. The Friends have also purchased other books, CDs and DVDs for the library collection. The Friends’ generosity also extended to paying for memberships in the Association for Rural and Small Libraries for two library employees.

The Middletown Friends donated money to purchase juvenile and adult books on CD and documentaries on DVD for Middletown’s collection. They are investing money in an account to donate if and when a new Middletown Library is built. Their semi-annual Book Faires have become popular events that generate a good deal of money.

Jan Cook, library technician, writes on behalf of all the employees at Lakeport Library, Redbud Library (Clearlake), Middletown Library and Upper Lake Library.

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