Friends of the Library

Or visit the Friends website to see how to donate by mail.

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The Friends of the Anacortes Public Library will hold a book sale on Saturday, August 7 from 10 am to 1 pm on the front lawn of the Anacortes Public Library. We’ll be featuring a wide variety of genres from contemporary fiction to history, biographies, cookbooks, mysteries, nature, and science.  We’ll also have a good selection of books for children and young adults.  All proceeds fund the library’s book purchases as well as children’s programs and books. Hope to see you there! 

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Click here to watch the latest FriendShop update and learn how you can help the Friends support the library.

The Friendshop bookstore is closed indefinitely, until the library lobby reopens.

Update 8/24/20

"The Friends of the Library bookstore, the FriendShop, is currently closed temporarily due to the current health crisis in our region. We miss all of our regular customers and hope that we will be able to welcome you back once we have had an opportunity to regain access to our space. Please be patient as we work  within available guidelines as to how we can safely resume sales of gently used books to our community. Please stay tuned for  updates on this issue, which will be posted to this page and also to the Friends’ website at:  www.friendsoftheanacorteslibrary.org

In the meantime, please join us and our wonderful bookstore volunteers as we all try to stay healthy and safe."

Please keep any book donations you have at home until the library and Friend Shop reopen in the future. You can support the Friend Shop during their closure with financial contributions!

Anyone with questions can contact Kandy Dubuque, Friends co-President, at kandydubuque@gmail.com

Friends Website

The FriendShop has an amazing website of their own (which you can visit here). 

Here are some of the things you can find:

Check out the Friends of the Library website!  Click Here! 

About the Friends

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New Board of Directors of the Friends of the Anacortes Library;

Kandy Dubugue, Patrick Gallagher, Linda Falken, Hal Rooks, Susan Rooks, Kay O'Connell, Megan Taylor; Tress Connolly not present.

The Friends of the Library has been in service to the Anacortes Library since 1969. The FriendShop bookstore offers gently used books, CDs and movies for sale, at modest prices. Located in the foyer of the Library, the FriendShop sells donated items with all the proceeds earmarked for the purchase of books, children's programs, and other library related items.

The store is staffed by volunteers.  You are invited to come and browse.