About Us

The Friends of the Mattapoisett Library, was founded to support and promote the Mattapoisett Library. 

The group is a tax-exempt 501 (c)3 charitable corporation whose purpose is to support library services, promote the enrichment and use of total library resources, to sponsor educational and cultural programs and to focus attention on the library needs. 

The Friends undertakes fund raising and other activities. The main fundraising activities are used book sales and the annual jewelry sale. We encourage new members and ideas.  To join the Friends, please email Beth Andrews, the Membership Chair - friendsofmattapoisettlibrary.com. 

Thanks to the Friends!

With Friends support, the library was able to provide:

Musuem Passes 

• Battleship Cove 

• Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Museum

• Buttonwood Park Zoo

• Cape Cod Museum of Fine Arts

• Boston Children's Museum

• Children's Museum of Greater Fall River

• Heritage Museum and Gardens

• Institute of Contemporary Art

• Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

• Museum of Fine Arts Boston

• Museum of Science

• New England Aquarium

• Old Colony History Museum *NEW*

• Plimoth Patuxet

• Providence Children's Museum

• New Bedford Whaling Museum

• RISD Museum

• Robbins Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology

Many Programs and Needed Updates for the Library

• Summer Reading Events and Prizes

• Quahog Reading Program Supplies and Books

• New equipment and furnishings in the Children's Room

• Speakers and Programs for Adults, Teens, and Children

• Supplies for the Seed Library

• Refreshments for programs

We couldn't do what we do without the Friends!