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The Friends of the Vernon Area Public Library District is a non-profit group of book-loving community members who work to foster a greater realization of the importance of the library to the district.

Exciting things happen when Friends work together. Our big events are the very popular Friends Annual Used Book Sales held throughout the year. The response to past book sales has been overwhelming. Your membership dues and the proceeds of our book sales supplement your tax dollars by providing additional books, materials and programming.

Join the Friends today. You will have the satisfaction of knowing that your efforts help to make the Vernon Area Public Library District a valuable asset to the community. It's easy to join. Simply attach a check to the application and mail it or drop it off at the library.

You may contact the Friends at 847-634-3650, Ext.320 or via E-mail.

Application for Friends of the Vernon Area Public Library District

Volunteers are a vital part of the Vernon Area Public Library District. They range from individuals such as junior volunteers and adult Adopt-A-Shelf volunteers, to organized groups such as the Board of Library Trustees and the Friends of the Library. All of the work that these volunteers perform not only helps to enhance the image of the library but also helps to define the library's role within the community and maintain the standards of service that our library is known for.

The library is currently seeking the following volunteers:

Adopt-A-Shelf Volunteers
Adopt-A-Shelf Volunteers are responsible for making sure that books are on their assigned shelves in proper order within a certain area of our collection. Once trained, volunteers may work at their own pace and are free to come in to work any time the library is open. If a volunteer prefers to work within a specific section of our collection, we will try to accommodate him/her. Volunteers must be at least 18 years old and be able to file alphabetically and numerically. Some reaching, bending, and lifting is necessary. Individuals interested in volunteering should call the library at 847 634-3650 or stop by the Patron Services Desk for an application

Book Donations
Donations to the library are accepted throughout the entire year and can be dropped off in the donation box, located in the lobby of the library during regular business hours. The library will accept:

• Fiction, non-fiction, hardcover and paperback books
• Children's books
• Art, cooking, hobbies of all kinds, history, nature/science, dictionaries, first editions, newer novels and science fiction
• Audiovisuals materials including cassettes, Video's, CD's, CD-ROM's, books-on-tape
• Textbooks and business books (3 years old or newer)
• Encyclopedias (complete sets published in 1990 or newer.)
• Magazines of food and art, such as Architectural Digest and Gourmet

*Please no computer manuals, Reader's Digest condensed books, law books or National Geographics.

The library uses the donations in various ways including placing them in the current library collection and/or passing them on to the Friends of the Library who use the books for their popular Used Book Sales held throughout the year. Please be aware that all donations become the property of the library to use as the library deems fit.