Friends of the Richardson Public Library, Inc.

Library Giving Day is April 1, 2025

Donate from March 10 through April 4

Library Giving Day is dedicated to supporting the non-profit library friends and library foundation organizations that in turn support their public libraries, including Friends of the Richardson Public Library known as FOL.  This year is the first year that organizations in North Texas are participating in this nationwide event. We are excited to share this opportunity with you and appreciate your support of FOL. During Library Giving Day event, 100% of your donations to FOL go directly to FOL.

Time for a back story - When the Richardson Public Library announced the plans to renovate the library to update the facility, we were all excited to see what the new library would be like. We knew this would be a long process since updates and remodeling are never a quick fix but a carefully considered process. The library renovation is over the halfway point with a projected finishing date in spring of 2026. 

The City of Richardson and our fantastic library staff have created a warm and welcoming environment in a temporary location. Here, the vast majority of programs are still active and busy as usual. This is all possible with the help of donors like you. In the past, Friends of the Richardson Public Library (FOL) has been able to fund these programs with proceeds from the two semi-annual book sales, but these popular fundraising events were put on hold until the renovations could be completed. FOL made a commitment to keep these programs funded and even added new and exciting programs that will be debuting soon. 

You may wonder how your donations are used by FOL to enrich the Richardson community. You, our donors, are the reason FOL has been able to continue supporting these wonderful programs during the remodeling period.

1. Youth Services Programs (Children and Teens) 
2. Adult Programs and Speakers
3. Book Babble and Book Club Kits 
4. Santa's Village 
5. Hot Spots
6. Outreach Van 
7. Scholarships to Graduating Teen Volunteers
8. Little Free Libraries across the City of Richardson
9. Richardson Reads One Book
10. Texas Library Association Conference/Texas Book Festival 
11. Library Staff Training Expenses and In-Service Training Day 

Thanks to Communities Foundation of Texas for their help in facilitating donations for Library Giving Day and thanks to sponsors HEB and NBC5 / Telemundo 39 for making Library Giving Day a reality for FOL and the other library friends and foundation organizations here in North Texas.