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.
Community Relations/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. Donations processing: thank you notes, follow up "thank you" phone calls.
4. 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.
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/Special Projects - Anne Jamison - Chair
Assistance with updates to various platforms: website, Constant Contact, Facebook, etc. Assist with copy preparation, editing, etc.
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.