Welcome to the site of The Friends of the Bethel Public Library, a non-profit organization devoted to supporting and aiding our community's wonderful library. We hope this site will be useful to you.

The Friends raises money through memberships and contributions but the bulk of our funds are raised through the sale of books, audio books, CDs, videos, and other materials that have been generously donated to us by members of the community. Please click on Book Sales & Donations to see a list of our sales for the current year. We also have an on-going sale of books from a cart near the library's Circulation Desk. Check the cart whenever you're in the library. We continually add new stock, including books and videos suitable for folks of all ages.

PLEASE NOTE: The Friends has temporarily suspended book collections at this time. We will post days, times and location when we resume collections. Thank you. 9-27-2012

Do you have materials you'd like to donate? We accept donations almost every Wednesday evening between 6 and 7:30 pm in the Municipal Center. We're in a room about halfway between the General Purpose Room and the Gym. It's best to enter through the door with a ramp leading to it - two doors to the right of the building's main entrance. Please: no magazines; no condensed books; no textbooks, encyclopedias or computer software more than 5 years old. If you need to arrange another time or need to have items picked up, please please email Linda at lcurtisbethel@aol.com.

If you are not already a Friend, we welcome you to join us. Membership information is available online: Membership Form, at the library's Circulation Desk, and in the library's newsletter. Please join us at our annual and general meetings (see Meeting Schedule), give us your ideas, and volunteer your time. Help us support the library, its outstanding staff, and the community.