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Welcome!
Welcome!
Welcome to the new site for the Pendleton Friends of the Library (PFOL)!
Announcements
Announcements
The 2025 Book Sale is quickly approaching! This year's dates are Thursday October 23 - Saturday October 25. See the "Annual Booksale" tab above for additional details. If you are interested in volunteering, please see the "Volunteer Opportunities" above.
Also, please note that the last opportunity to donate books for this year's sale will be Monday 09/22/2025 at 6:30 - 8:00 PM at our book sorting room, located at the basement of City Hall.
About PFOL
About PFOL
Pendleton Friends of the Library (PFOL) is an association of volunteers devoted to supporting our local library. Our goals are (1) to promote our community's knowledge of our local library's services, facilities, and needs and (2) to promote donations of library materials, volunteer hours, and financial support.
What exactly does PFOL do?
What exactly does PFOL do?
We advocate for adequate funding, including donations, for the Pendleton Public Library and the Umatilla County Special Library District, which includes all 12 public libraries in Umatilla county.
We assist with children’s reading programs and other library activities.
We arrange to bring speakers, exhibits, and programs to the community, often collaborating with other organizations.
We help with the organization, funding, and distribution of approximately 1,500 books to Pendleton elementary school students twice each year, through the Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) program.
We sponsor an annual bookmark design contest at our local elementary students.
Our major fund-raising event is the annual fall book sale. We collect and sort book donations throughout the year.
Our board typically meets once a month, usually the second Wednesday of the month. All are welcome to attend a board meeting. See the calendar above for upcoming board meeting times and locations.
Our fundraising:
Our fundraising:
Our funds come from community contributions, our annual fall book sale, fundraisers, memorials, and bequests. As a non-profit corporation, contributions we receive are tax deductible, according to Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
More than 80 percent of our funds go the Pendleton Public Library for the purchase of books and materials. An annual donation from the Friends continues to be an important part of the library’s book budget. This donation is used to acquire new books, audio books, materials for the library of things, and various media. Funds are also used to support Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), to present programs at the library and in the community, to sponsor a bookmark contest in the schools to create complimentary bookmarks for library patrons. We appreciate the many volunteers who make it possible to operate with virtually no administrative expense.
Contact Info
Contact Info
PO Box 1665
Pendleton, OR 97801
PO Box 1665
Pendleton, OR 97801
PendletonFriendsOfTheLibrary@gmail.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PendletonFriendsoftheLibrary/
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