What We’ve Funded – Friends of the Orange County Public Library

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.

2025

$250 in Friends support

General September 1, 2025 $250

Supplies for the library

Stocked the library with tissues and hand wipes, in the brands staff asked for.

2019

$5,694 in Friends support

General $5,694.07

LSTA grant support

Supported the library’s project under its LSTA grant from the State Library of North Carolina.

2017

$3,977 in Friends support

General $3,977.16

Additional library support and programs

The remainder of a year that survives only as annual totals: library support and program spending beyond the summer grants and Books on Break listed separately.

2015

$3,500 in Friends support

General $3,500

Capital improvements for the library

Answered the library’s capital request for the year; the minutes approve the amount without itemizing what it bought.

2014

$1,675 in Friends support

General $1,674.52

Additional library support

Two further grants paid in September and December; the era’s ledger records totals only, so what they bought is not itemized.

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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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