In Fairfax County, Public Library Friends are groups of volunteers who raise funds for or provide other support to their specific library branch as well as to the library system as a whole.
Collectively, library Friends donate hundreds of thousands of dollars and many thousands of volunteer hours every year to Fairfax County Public Library.
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https://fcnp.com/2018/08/16/guest-commentary-fairfax-co-treats-library-friends-like-enemies/