Friends Of The L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library

10/23/2026

Day 5 of Friends of the Library Week!

On Day 5 of Friends of the Library week, we offer you 5 easy ways to support the Friends of the Library.

1. Donate gently used books to the Friends of the Library Bookstore. Proceeds from the sales of these gently used books each years go back to the library to support programs and services not fully funded by the library's annual budget.

2. Follow us on social media. We have are on Facebook and Instagram. Please like and share our posts to help spread the word about the Friends of the Library.

3. Become a member. Visit our website to learn more about how to become a member to help support of mission. www.ecpubliclibrary.info/friends/

4. Shop in the the Friends of the Library Bookstore located on level 0 of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library. Proceeds from the sales of these gently used books each years go back to the library to support programs and services not fully funded by the library's annual budget.

5. Support one of the Friends of the Library's 2 self funded literacy programs; Books for Babies or Give a Kid a Book. Combined these programs get thousands of new books into the hand of local children. https://www.ecpubliclibrary.info/friends/programs/

10/21/2026

Friends of the Library Week Day 3!

The Friends of the Library have 2 self-funded literacy programs that support our community of young readers. This literacy program provides early literacy kits to all newborns and their families born at our 2 local hospitals Mayo Health System and Sanford/Marshfield Clinic. To learn morn about this literacy program visit our website https://www.ecpubliclibrary.info/friends/programs/books-for-babies/

10/20/2026

Day 2 of Friends of the Library Week! Now is a great time to visit the Friends of the Library Bookstore, located on level 0 of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library. It's like shopping a book sale every day!

10/19/2026

It's Friends of the Library Week! Watch our page for posts about all the wonderful things the Friends of the Library do in our community.

09/29/2026

Spooky Stories have returned to the Friends of the Library Bookstore. Stop by and check out our great selection of books that will give you a Halloween scare.

08/03/2026

August's featured collection is Odds & Ends. Occasionally, the Friends receive items that are not books, either from the library as items are withdrawn from the collection or in public donations. Here are a few examples of what is in this collection:

*Puzzles
*Digital Postage Scale
*Games
*Snowshoes
*Pie Making Kit

Stop down and check out our Odds and Ends collection in the Friends of the Library Bookstore on level 0 of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library.

07/10/2026

The Friends of the Library Bookstore has refreshed its children's picture book shelves with all-new titles. Stop in and check them out. The Friends of the Library Bookstore is located on level 0 of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library.

07/07/2026

As the mercury continues to rise, let's dream of the cooler, snowy, festive days of December. The Friends of the Library have pulled the Holiday books out of storage for our Christmas in July collection. Stop into the Friends of the Library Bookstore on level 0 to check it out.

05/04/2026

May is National Mystery Month!

So, the Friends of the Library have decided to bring back Blind Date with a Book with a mystery theme. Stop down to the Friends of the Library Bookstore on level 0 of the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library and check out our Mystery Mysteries section.

Wondering how Blind Date with a Book works? It is 3 easy steps. Step 1: Select your Book Blind Date. DO NOT UNWRAP IT! Step 2: Purchase your book. You can do this by paying the bookstore assistant, placing your donation in the cashbox on the wall to the right of the desk, or by using our QR code or Venmo. Step 3: Unwrap your book and enjoy reading it.

04/17/2026

We have had a great response to our Children's Book drive. Thank you to everyone who has donated. We will continue to accept donations through Monday, April 20th.

✨📚 JUST A FEW DAYS LEFT! 📚✨ Help us get books into the hands of local kids!

The Friends of the Library and the library are teaming up for our Children’s Book Drive (Now–April 20). Let’s keep our community’s youngest readers fueled with stories! From babies at the hospital to kiddos at the local laundromats and parks, we help distribute over 7,500 books a year through our special outreach programs—and we need your help! 🌱📖

3 EASY WAYS TO HELP:

1️⃣ DONATE NEW BOOKS: Drop off books for ages 0–8 at the Library Bookstore (Level 0) or the Headwaters Table (Level 1).

2️⃣ SHOP THE WISH LIST: Pick a book online and have it shipped straight to us! 🛒 https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/YUDM3AEUBYA1

3️⃣ GIVE $5: Just five bucks puts a brand-new book in a child’s hands! 💵 https://forms.donorsnap.com/form...

Let’s give our local kids the gift of reading. ❤️

📸 Image: A young local reader enjoying a book through the Eau Claire Laundromat Libraries program.