Friends of Lorain Library, Inc.
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440-244-1192
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Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
440-934-4743
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Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
440-236-8751
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Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
440-949-7410
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440-327-8326
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Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(*Open Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m. October through April, closed on Sundays from May through September)
440-277-5672
Monday through Thursday 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday & Saturday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
(*Open Sundays 1 to 4 p.m. from October through April, closed on Sundays from May through September)
1800 W. Erie Ave, Lorain, OH 44052
For more information, please call Outreach Services at 440-244-1192 ext. 8243.
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Saturday from the first weekend of June through the second weekend of August
Friends of Lorain Library, Inc.
When and where we meet
We meet several times a year. The frequency of these meetings is at the discretion of the president of the Friends group that year. Board members are notified by mail of upcoming meetings. Each year an annual meeting, to which all members are invited, is held.
Meetings go back and forth between the Main Library at 351 W. Sixth Street and the South Lorain Branch at 2121 Homewood Drive. Meetings begin at 6 p.m. FOR ALL 2021 MEETINGS, PLEASE CALL THE BRANCH TO CONFIRM THESE DATES AND TIMES AS WELL AS LPLS SAFETY PROTOCOLS.
Lorain Friends meeting dates for 2021:
5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan 26 at the Main Library
5 p.m. Tuesday, May 25 at the South Lorain Branch
5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 28 at the Main Library
Book sale dates and details
Friends volunteer to help with the three book sales (January, May and September) held at the Main Library each year as well as with other fundraising events. Members of the Friends of the Lorain Public Library, Inc. may attend the Book Sale Previews held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the Thursday evening before the book sale opens to the general public. FOR ALL 2021 BOOK SALES, PLEASE CALL THE BRANCH TO CONFIRM THESE DATES AND TIMES AS WELL AS THE CURRENT LPLS SAFETY PROTOCOLS.
The Lorain Friends Holiday Books, Bazaar & Bake Sale includes items that are “gift-able.”
Lorain Friends book sale dates for 2021:
Jan 14 to 20 - CANCELED
May 13 to 20
May 13 5 to 7:30 p.m. (Preview for Friends Members only)
May 14 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
May 15 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m
May 17 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
May 18 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
May 19 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Nickel Day)
May 20 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Penny Day)
Sept 16 to 23
Sept 16 5 to 7:30 p.m. (Preview for Friends Members only)
Sept 17 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sept 18 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Sept 20 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Sept 21 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Sept 22 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Nickel Day)
Sept 23 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. (Penny Day)
Nov 27 & 28 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Holiday Books, Bazaar & Bake Sale
Membership dues and application
Application forms can be obtained at the Main Library or at the South Lorain Branch. Click here to download a printable application.
Lorain Friends annual membership dues:
Student (18 years and under) $3
Individual (19 years and over) $5
Family $15
Organization $25
Corporation / Business $25 per book sale
Make checks payable to: Friends of the Lorain Public Library, Inc.
Mail your membership payment to:
Friends of the Lorain Public Library, Inc.
Lorain Public Library
351 W. Sixth St.
Lorain, OH 44052
Current Officers
President: Debra Jackson
Vice President: Dawn Bodnar
Secretary: Position is Open
Treasurer: Anthony Campana
By-Laws
Click here for a copy of our by-laws.
Member of the Ohio Library Council Friends of the Library.