FoFCL Receives Two National Awards and the following Two State Awards:
- 2009 Governor’s Award in the Humanities for The Joe Stukes History Series
- 2009 South Carolina Library Association Best Librarian Award to Ray McBride, Director Florence County Library System
Click Here for more awards Friends of the Florence County Library have received.
- Vision Statement:
- Our Vision Statement: Friends of Florence County Library aspire to provide world class public library services through quality educational, cultural and recreational programming.
Our Goals:
- Assist Florence County Library System with the development of quality programming
- Promote educational advancement
- Provide resources that enhance research tools for patrons
- Encourage gifts, endowments, and memorials to the library
- Publicize the library’s services
Our Objectives:
- Sponsor quality programs
- Further the Childrens’ Summer Reading Program by hosting fundraisers to provide funding for families of Florence County
- Provide financial assistance for books, materials, services and special collections
- Give grants to the library
- Inform the community about the library’s schedule through newsletters, postcards, media sources
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For questions or information on how to get involved contact Mary Wiser, Friends of Florence County Library Coordinator, at (843) 413-7065, or use email mwiser@florencelibrary.org or post to:
- Friends of Florence County Library
509 South Dargan Street
Florence, South Carolina 29506
Help us keep our library the best in South Carolina!
To join Friends of Florence County Library, view our Membership Form. After completing the form, please mail to the address listed along with your annual membership fee.
Got books you no longer want?
Click the link below for a form and receipt for donating books to the library. Fill the form out to the best of your ability and bring it in with your donations.
Book and Materials Donation Policy & Receipt.
Recent assistance Friends have provided to the Library:
- provided opportunities for patrons to attend book signings with authors Cassandra King, Carolyn Hart, Margaret Maron, Stanley Lanzano, Dr. Ann Kulze, Marjory Wentworth and Ken Burger
- provided opportunities for patrons to attend book signings with Winter/Spring authors Stephan G. Hoffius, Thom Anderson, Ron Rash, Batt Humphreys, John Thompson
- sponsored Childrens’ Summer Reading Program, attended by over 10,000 participants
- purchased new books in the amount $2520
- promoted annual fundraiser “Guess What Friend is Coming to Dinner” with chef Charlotte Jenkins, author of Gullah Cuisine: By Land and by Sea
- earned $2830 in annual book sales
- supported Humanities Council sc Award Winner, Joe Stukes and his series that combines historical performances about notable people as well as hosting guest speakers from diversified occupations
- garnered $3603 in membership
- funded Summer Arts Series for Adults with guest artists and authors
