Our Mission: The Friends of the Del Webb Library at Indian Land is a non-profit, non-political, volunteer service organization formed to promote and support the literary, educational, and community roles of the Library.
As a branch of the Lancaster County Library, with limited funds, increasing costs and the desire to expand its services, the Del Webb Library at Indian Land needs community support. Join us! The Friends of the Library need you.
COMMITTEES - We appreciate Friends members* who volunteer.
We are revamping our committees: watch for emails &
notices in January 2023
Membership
1. Membership processing assistance: annual renewal mailing (January each year) one day with a group preparing mailing documents, stuffing envelopes, etc. (2 hours or less).
2. Assisting Friends Treasurer with memberships received, processing, thank you notes, follow up "thank you" phone calls. (Usually late January- February, then as needed)
3. Friends Secretary will be assisting with donations processing: thank you notes, follow up "thank you" phone calls.
Used Book Room - Birdie O'Brien & Pauline Crenshaw - Co Chairs
Volunteers will be trained on procedures. Specific hours/days.
Requires attention to detail, standing for long periods, moving heavy loads of books onto book carts, shelves (high and low), working with a group.
Programs - Ginny Gertler - Chair
Assistance with recruiting authors and speakers, preparing meeting room for event, providing publicity information/photos to Communications for publishing event, assisting speaker as needed.
Communications - Anne Jamison - Chair
Assistance with updates to various platforms: website, Constant Contact, Facebook, etc. Assist with copy preparation, editing, etc.
Community Relations subcommittee:
Friends Discounts for Members: We are reviewing and updating our Benefit info. - please contact the business to confirm current status, business hours, etc. If you have a favorite business or restaurant, ask them to support the Friends by signing a Friends Benefits Discount Agreement. You can print one on line, complete the form and return it to the Friends at the Del Webb Library. Note: all agreements require approval by the Friends Executive Board. We reserve the right to limit the businesses. we will be recruiting in January 2023 to establish a team!
Community Relations nurtures connections with individuals and businesses or organizations that help support the Friends organizational goals. Community Relations works personally with local business owners to establish rapport and ongoing partnerships in supporting the Friends within the community.
Volunteer Coordinator - Marcie McCrehin and Jackie Garnatz
Our long time President, Mary Last, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the prestigious Advocacy Award presented annually by our state governing body, the Friends of South Carolina Libraries (FOSCAL). 😍We were able to present the award to her with social distancing outside the library.