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With Gratitude

Our Members

The Friends are made up of people across Orange County who love the library and choose to help it thrive. Some join for a year, some for life, and some simply make a gift.

The library belongs to everyone. The people listed here chose to give something extra to help it thrive.

Today, 201 current memberships and 44 community donors stand behind the library. We’re grateful to every one of them.

Membership dues and donations account for 39% of the revenue the Friends have recorded since 2014; book sales provide most of the rest. Together, that support comes back to the library through Summer Reading, author events, staff training, furniture, equipment, and other needs.

Names are displayed with permission, and households choose how their name appears. Annual membership boards reflect current memberships; lifetime members remain listed permanently; community donors remain listed for at least the 12 months following their gift. Anonymous recognition is always available. Need a correction, or prefer not to be listed? Email focplnc@gmail.com.

Individual Members

71 members · $25 a year

For one library supporter.

  • Mark Alexander
  • Nancy Allred
  • Diane Archer
  • Richard Ashe
  • Leandra Bedini
  • Susan Bellinger
  • Jeanette Benjey
  • Zack Bly
  • Judith Bond
  • Matthew Boone
  • Minnilue Braverman
  • Mary Alice Bruce
  • Amy Carabetta
  • Joey Carabetta
  • Lisa Cawley
  • Asim Cenqiz
  • Jennifer Chottiner
  • Chris Clark
  • Jane Clark
  • Rachel Darran
  • Kaethe Douglas
  • Richard Ellington
  • Joel Elliott
  • Nancy Espersen
  • Alyssa Finch
  • Patricia French
  • Myles Friedman
  • Carol Gunther-Mohr
  • Edward Hailey
  • Dawn Hall
  • Jill Hallenbeck
  • Marissa Hoer
  • Lily Hughes
  • Jan Irwin
  • Grace Johnston
  • Nick Jones
  • Amy Kenyon
  • Camilla Lamb
  • J Andrew Lauber
  • Sara Levinson
  • Evelyn Lloyd
  • Elizabeth Matheson
  • Cora McLean
  • Wesley Melville
  • Courtney Meyer
  • Helen Moorefield
  • Dani Morin
  • Marguerite Most
  • Peter Muller
  • Regina Nowicki De Guerra
  • Lois Pipkin
  • Jacqulyn Podger
  • Elizabeth Poindexter
  • Jared Price
  • Victoria Reynolds
  • Debra Reynolds-Minucci
  • Haywood Rhodes
  • Jill Rose
  • Theresa Rosenberg
  • Kelly Rubish
  • Benjamin Sackmary
  • Wendy Scott
  • Amy Sharon
  • Catherine Stewart
  • Margaret Stouffer
  • Marvin Teer
  • Tiffany Toennisson
  • James Tolliver
  • Anne Tordi
  • Mary Wiley
  • Tina Winston

Family Members

55 members · $40 a year

For everyone in one household.

  • Libby Barron
  • Michael Baucom
  • Jeffery Beam
  • Bradley Blankemeyer
  • Sally and William Brodeur
  • Samantha Bryant
  • Terri Buckner
  • Ann and James Burton
  • Olivia Cole
  • John and Laura Cotterman
  • kathleen davis
  • Kathleen Dittrich
  • Kristi Dry
  • Hart and Cheryl Edmonds
  • Alyson Favret
  • Jennifer Fusco
  • Valerie Futch
  • Bill Gallagher
  • Susan Gladin and Michael Patrick
  • Lynn Glasheen
  • Rebecca Gollmar
  • David and Nancy Haines
  • Tom and Linda Howe
  • Rachel Hughes
  • Christine Jouannet
  • Alexandra Katzman
  • Diane Kelly
  • Tammie Kirkland
  • Janet Levy
  • Louisa Liberman
  • Greg and Karen Mack
  • Roseann Maillie
  • Cassie Mannes Murray
  • William McLean
  • Tommy McNeill
  • Gary Miller
  • Jerry and Janie Morris
  • Janice Palmer
  • Jim and Carolyn Parsley
  • Steven Petrow
  • Angie Potiny
  • Steven Quinley
  • Melissa Ramirez
  • Kaitlin Rider
  • Sharon and Christopher Ringwalt
  • Kate Senner
  • Mary Shaver
  • Craig and Lynda Smith
  • Garrett Sparks
  • Karen Surprise
  • Heather Tanza
  • Linda Tessier
  • Shannon Turlington
  • Roger van der Horst
  • Natalie Ziemba

Lifetime Members

75 members · Lifetime

One payment. Friend for life.

  • Laura Alexander
  • Kim Apelgren
  • Jinny Baeckler
  • Carl and Susan Baumann
  • Robin Bedingfield
  • Veronica Bishop
  • Natalie Boorman
  • Alexandra Brown
  • Linda Browner
  • Emily Buehler
  • Jon and Carole Butters
  • Christine Carlson
  • Candice Cobb
  • Emilee Collins
  • Gail Cooley
  • Kay Cooper
  • Gail Corrado
  • Michael Corrado
  • Rose Crawford
  • Alexander Davison
  • Diane Decker
  • Martin DeWitt
  • Monica Doss
  • Lynne DuBose
  • Karen Eldridge
  • Ed Flowers
  • Janet Flowers
  • Casey Gabriel
  • Jane Gaede
  • Arnold and Barbara Gilmour
  • Amanda Golembesky
  • Karin Griffiths
  • Frances Hamer
  • John and Carol Hamilton
  • Alison Hart
  • Linda Heilig
  • Jo Heiss
  • Caywood Hendricks
  • Robert James
  • Harry Kavros
  • Barry M. Lamont
  • Kim Lane
  • Lydia Lavelle
  • Bob and Ann Lee
  • Nerys Levy
  • Shirley Little
  • Janet Long
  • Nancy Margolin
  • Diana McDuffee
  • Daphne Morrell
  • Elizabeth and Bailey Nager
  • David NeSmith
  • Patricia O'Reilly
  • Bryon and Delores Parry
  • David and Heidi Perry
  • Lee and Trish Rafalow
  • Ben Redding
  • Laura Shadburn
  • Catherine Singley
  • Lisa Sloan
  • Stephen and Tamara Smith
  • David and Delilah Snow
  • Allen and Susan Spalt
  • Brenda Stephens
  • Laura Sumrell
  • Claudia Traverso
  • Susanne Vergara
  • Beth Vollins
  • Harriet Warner
  • Anne Weston
  • Peter and Carolyn White
  • Michael Williams
  • Sarah Williams
  • Barry Wood
  • Gwen Wood

Community Donors

44 members · By donation

Neighbors who made a gift outside of membership.

  • Carlo Ambrosino
  • Julianne Askew
  • Bianca Bibolet
  • Darpan Biswas
  • William Cole
  • Sami Dickerson
  • Elizabeth Fitzgerald
  • Dennis and Brigitte Hagerman
  • William Halcomb
  • Elizabeth Havice
  • Carmela Ionata
  • Lisa Katzen
  • Ryan Kelly
  • Sharon Lau
  • Connie Lee
  • Melora Leiser
  • Claire Locke
  • Joel Mattox
  • Kathryn Matulys
  • Nancy McCormick
  • Trish McCoy
  • Mary McLean
  • Charles Menzel
  • Brent Moore
  • Harriet Moore
  • Kyle Moran
  • Thomasine O'Donovan
  • Bernadette Pelissier
  • Deborah Peterson
  • Thuong Pham
  • Alexandra Roberts
  • Smyrna Robinson
  • Stuart Spingarn
  • Jackie Stonehuerner
  • Thomas Struckmeyer
  • Randee Tejeda
  • Amy Trojanowski
  • Karissa Tucker
  • Maria Vicario
  • Mitchell Virchick
  • Lisa Vogel
  • Tony Wagoner
  • Ashley Wolff
  • Karen Wysocki

What membership includes

Early book sale access

Shop before the public at our semiannual book sales.

Help good things happen

Your dues help fund programs, equipment, staff development, and other needs the public budget doesn’t always cover.

Meet fellow library people

Connect with readers, volunteers, families, and neighbors who care about the library too.

Have a say if you want one

Come to a meeting, share an idea, or just stay in the loop. There’s no required level of involvement.

Join the Community Behind the Library

Join the Friends or make a gift to help the library do more. With your permission, we will be glad to recognize your support here.

Two mice reading back to back against a leaf, with the hand-lettered words Friends of the Orange County Public Library
Illustration by Caldecott Medalist Matthew Cordell, gifted to the Friends 2026