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About The Friends

The Friends of the Truckee Library is an incorporated, non-profit, grassroots organization dedicated to promoting our library as an essential institution of society. Our members advocate, educate, and raise funds on behalf of the library, its patrons, and the entire Truckee community. We are a dedicated group of active volunteers that have spent decades devoted to growing and sustaining the Truckee Library.

There is no governmental entity – including the State of California or Nevada County – that has an obligation to provide libraries for communities. It has been the historical role for the Friends of the Truckee Library to advocate for and raise the funds to sustain our library and keep it open. The Friends have been instrumental in securing 75% of the funding for library operations, through spearheading two sales tax campaigns that have resulted in 20 years of additional library funding.

While Nevada County provides some staffing and operational support, they would not be able to provide the same level of service or additional enhancements without the ongoing support and advocacy of Friends of the Truckee Library. The Friends raise funds through used book sales and events to provide materials for children’s programming, community cultural events, adult literacy programs, and purchasing monthly best sellers which assures to assure that current literature is readily available to Truckee patrons.

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It is an exciting time to get involved in the Friends of the Truckee Library! There is a lot of community energy and momentum to keep our current library vibrant, while we plan for our library of the future. The following are a few ways that you can get involved:

Attend our next meeting January 23rd at the Village PIzzeria in the Deerfield Shopping Center.

Become a member and support us with your annual dues.

Become a board member and get involved with setting goals and priorities. Board meetings are held at 11:30am on the fourth Tuesday of the month at the Truckee Tahoe Community Foundation, 11071 Donner Pass Road .

Participate in focus groups for programming, building a new Truckee Library, technology (Friends’ email and website), fundraising, public relations, and/or used book sales.


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