Chapel Hill Public Library

The Board of Directors is elected by the membership in May at its annual meeting. Board meetings are held on the second Wednesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. in the Library Conference Room.

Regular activities of the Friends include four annual book sales, monthly Meet-the-Author Teas and monthly Sunday Series programs—music performances and lectures by local talent. Books Sandwiched In is a recently launched book discussion group that meets monthly at the Library.

Special children’s programs provided by the Friends include weekly showings during the summer of current films based on children’s books.

The Friends also foster community interest in current Library issues. Their efforts were instrumental in passing a $16.23 million expansion bond in 2003 to increase the current library facility by 45,000 square feet. Today, the Friends continue to lobby actively for support of the Library.

The Chapel Hill Public Library Foundation was formed in 1997 to raise private funds to expand CHPL’s collection and services. This year, the Foundation launched a $2.5 million capital campaign to add over 68,000 items to the Library’s collection by 2010.

All gifts and donations received by the Foundation are tax-deductible. Gifts to the Foundation will not be used to replace local government dollars spent annually to operate the Library.

Since 2000, the Foundation has donated more than $200,000 to the Town for enhanced library services. Its Board of Directors meets monthly and holds its annual meeting in September.

For more information about the Foundation, please visit the Foundation’s website at www.chplfoundation.org

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Maintaining CHPL's excellent standards and achieving our ambitious goals requires the faithful support of the Town and community. Support the library by giving to the CHPL Foundation.