Friends of Starr Library

Who We Are

For more than 50 years, the Friends of Starr Library has made it their mission to support the library, and in particular the library’s service to the community. Annually we raise over $25,000 for such projects as:

  • the purchase of new books

  • the summer reading program

  • computers

  • technical assistance

  • large-print books

  • free museum passes

  • a water cooler

  • plus a host of other benefits to the library

How We Raise Funds

The Friends hold five book sales every year: April, June, August, October and December. We sell the following items:

  • Hardcover books

  • Trade paperback books

  • Music CDs

  • Books on CD

  • DVDs

  • Art works (paintings, drawings, prints)

We accept donations of recent fiction and non-fiction, classics, vintage books, art books, and local interest titles. Items donated must be in good condition. We do not accept textbooks, condensed books, encyclopedias, magazines, video tapes or audio cassettes.

HOW TO DONATE

The Friends are currently accepting donations. You may bring them into the front entrance of the library to the front desk, or give us a call ahead of time to schedule a drop off of a larger volume of materials. In this case, you will be asked to meet a member of staff around the back of the library to load the materials directly into the lower level of the building.

Your donations are greatly appreciated!

When We Meet

Friends of the Starr Library meet every other month in the Mary H. Frazer Room on the lower level of the library to plan our sales and how we will meet the library’s needs. We invite you to join us. 

Meetings start at 1:00 p.m.

HOW TO JOIN THE FRIENDS

Membership in Friends of Starr Library is the life blood of our organization. We have membership levels to fit every budget:

*    Best Friends $500

*    Starr Circle $150

*    Director’s Circle $100

*    Advocate Circle $75

*    Patron Circle $50

*    Reader Circle $25

*    Friend of the Library $10

You may mail a check (made payable to Friends of Starr Library) to:

Starr Library
68 West Market Street
Rhinebeck, NY 12572

Or drop your check off at the Circulation Desk of the Library. Credit cards are accepted at the Library.

Thank you for your support

How to Volunteer

If you love books, we are always looking for assistance to help sort books, set up for the book sales, or volunteer to run our book sales. Please contact us at our email address: friendsofstarrlibrary@gmail.com