Friends of the Georgetown Library

OUR MISSION

The mission of the Friends of the Georgetown Library is to maintain an association of persons interested in libraries; to stimulate increased awareness and resulting use of the Georgetown Library; to stimulate increased financial support, both public and private; to support and cooperate with the Library in developing library services and facilities in the community; when asked, to help direct efforts of groups and individuals interested in the Library; to sponsor and stimulate volunteer service for the Library; and to sponsor cultural and related programs for the community.

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​OUR PROJECTS

 

• WHISPERS OF MY ANCESTOR PROJECT - Raising funds through Friends activities and private donations to install a commissioned sculpture entitled Whispers of My Ancestor in the Children’s Reading Area of the newly renovated Library.  The sculpture will depict Harriet Tubman helping a young James A. Bowley up a set of stairs gesturing upwards towards his future.  As stated by Wesley Wofford, the artist, “The sculpture speaks of the power of building on the foundations of those that came before us, and the long-term effects of nurturing education to uplift the next generation.”  LINK FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO CONTRIBUTE

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OUR COMMUNITY SERVICE

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• Serving ten Little Free Libraries located throughout Georgetown

  • Arnett African Methodist Episcopal Church (900 North Merriman)

  • Baxters Brew House (corner of Prince and Orange Streets)

  • East Bay Park (East Bay Street by the playground)

  • Friendship Place (1423 Front Street)

  • Georgetown YMCA (529 Browns Ferry Road)

  • Maryville Elementary School (2125 Poplar Street)

  • Mount Zion Park (intersection of South Congdon and Gilbert Street)

  • Salvation Army (2401 Anthuan Maybank Drive)

  • Wedgefield Community (at the entrance)

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• Active partnerships with other nonprofit organizations in the Georgetown community

  • Adult Learning Coaches program at the Library, the American Legion Post 114, Arnett African Methodist Episcopal Church, Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, the Black River United Way, Brookgreen Gardens, the City of Georgetown, Clemson University Belle Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science, First Baptist Church of Georgetown, Friendship Place, GAB News, the Georgetown Business Association, the Georgetown Caregivers’ Support Group, the Georgetown County League of Women Voters, the Georgetown County Museum, the Georgetown County Chamber of Commerce, the Georgetown County School District, the Georgetown County 250 Committee, the Georgetown Garden Club, the Georgetown Growers Market, the Georgetown Kiwanis Club, Georgetown Memorial VFW Post 6444, the Georgetown Theatre Orchestra, Georgetown SC Gazette, Georgetown Tidal Tales, the Georgetown Tidelands YMCA, the Grand Strand Camellia Society, the Gullah Museum, Hampton Plantation State Historical Site, Helping Hands, Hobcaw Barony, the Kaminski House Museum, Palmetto Goodwill, Prince George Winyah Anglican Church, the Salvation Army, the South Carolina Maritime Museum, Swamp Fox Players, Temple Beth Elohim, Tidelands Health, the Winyah Auditorium, and sister Friends organizations: the Friends of the Andrews Library, the Friends of the Southern Georgetown County Library, and the Friends of the Waccamaw Library.

 

• Membership in the Friends is open to all individuals in sympathy with its mission.  Membership dues are paid annually.  LINK TO JOIN US.