Our Record of Service: Sponsorship of special programs: book sales, lecture series, and cultural events; contributions of books, equipment; and publicizing and supporting library needs.

On Being a Friend: Goals of the Friends are to focus public attention on the Fall River Public Library; to stimulate the use of its resources and services; to encourage gifts, endowments, and bequests; and to cooperate in developing library services and facilities in the Fall River community.

Benefits of Membership: Free admission to all Friends-sponsored special events; invitation to the annual meeting and reception; receipt of mailings containing information and notice of events of special interest to library supporters; Friends early entrance to Book Sale and satisfaction of being involved in a community service.

It's Easy to Become a Member or Renew Membership: Anyone interested in our goals may become a member. Simply pick up a membership form during library hours, complete it, and mail it along with your annual dues to: Friends of the Fall River Public Library, Inc., 104 North Main Street, Fall River, MA 02720. Or you can download the membership form (it's a PDF file), fill it in and mail it or drop it off at the library.

Show Your Support! The Friends of the Fall River Public Library are now selling library book bags for $3. These handy, reusable book bags are roomy enough to hold lots of books, DVDs, CDs, notebooks, your e-reader ... anything you'll need for a trip to the library (or anywhere else). The Friends also sell USB flash drives for $5 (128 MB) and $8 (512 MB) to store your electronic data.

All funds raised from the sale of book bags and flash drives go to benefit the library.