Who We Are

The Friends of the Peterborough Public Library (FOL) are a group of dedicated library supporters who volunteer their time sorting through donations from the community and organizing and running semi-annual book sales and lobby sales in the Main Library.

What We Do

Volunteers meet weekly to collect and sort donated materials to prepare them for the semi-annual book sales. Money raised at these sales and from the lobby sales are donated back to the library to support collections, programs and services not covered by the operating budget.

The Friends have donated over $40,000 annually to support the Ptbo Library. The funds provided various programming and outreach, including One Book, One Ptbo, Summer Reading Challenge for Kids and other engaging programs, as well as facility improvements like the new outdoor chess and checkers tables that will be installed in March.