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Our Impact

What We’ve Funded

Summer Reading. Author events. New technology. Better spaces. Outreach beyond the library walls. Since 2010, Friends support has helped the Orange County Public Library do more for its community. Here’s where that support has gone.

65 Projects Funded
17 Years of Support
$252,360 Friends Funding
9 Funding Areas

Where the Funding Went

Friends funding has supported everything from Summer Reading and special events to technology, furnishings, outreach, and other library priorities. These totals group projects by their primary area of support.

Facilities & Equipment $83,048 Summer Reading $60,902 Staff Support & Training $37,585 Community Outreach $31,106 General $15,096 Children's Programs $12,550 Adult Programs $6,408 Technology $5,466 Collection & Materials $200

Grants are listed at the amount the board approved, which can differ by a little from the amount finally paid. For the year-by-year financial records, see our financial reports.

Explore the Projects

Browse by year or filter by funding area to see what Friends support has made possible.

All Adult Programs Children's Programs Collection & Materials Community Outreach Facilities & Equipment General Staff Support & Training Summer Reading Technology

2025

$478 in Friends support
Adult Programs $478

Author event costs

Helped bring authors to the library for talks and community literary events.

2024

$2,530 in Friends support
Adult Programs May 16, 2024 $2,000

Art of the Book exhibit

Paid the library’s share of Art of the Book, an exhibit inspired by the novel Big Fish, covering installation and the opening reception, plus a purchase award that let the library keep a piece from the show on its walls.

Adult Programs $530.00

Author event costs

Helped bring authors to the library for talks and readings.

2023

$3,400 in Friends support
Adult Programs $3,400

Library Speakers Consortium

Covered the library’s share of the Library Speakers Consortium, keeping virtual author visits free for patrons.

Help Fund What's Next

Every project on this page started with a library need and community support. Join the Friends or make a gift to help make the next one possible.

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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