Friends of the Fargo Public Library
The Friends of the Fargo Public Library is an advocacy group that promotes the library through fundraising, sponsoring events and organizing used book sales. The Friends also host an informal monthly book discussion group, Book Talk, at the Downtown Fargo Public Library.
More than 250 individuals and families were charter members of the Friends organization. The group officially formed in March 1995.
To join the Friends, pick up a membership application (link to 2MB PDF file) at any branch of the library. For more information about the Friends, e-mail them at fargofriends@gmail.com or call the Information Desk at 241-1492. The Friends can also be contacted by mail at: P.O. Box 1365, Fargo ND 58107.
For more information on the Friends, please get involved at their home page on Impact Give Back!
Book Bags for Sale
Large book bags (green & burgundy) are $9 each. The small ones (blue & purple) are $7 each. They are available for purchase at all library locations.
Book Talk
Mark your calendars for the Book Talk sessions. Book Talk meets at the Downtown Fargo Public Library on the second thursday of the month at 10 a.m.
September 10, 2009- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer
October 8, 2009- Nowhere in Africa by Stefanie Zweig
November 12, 2009- The Plague of Doves by Louise Erdrich
December 10, 2009- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
January 14, 2010- Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton
February 11, 2010- One Thousand White Women by Jim Fergus
March 11, 2010- You Remind Me of Me by Dan Chaon
April 8, 2010- Silence in the Snowy Fields: Poems by Robert Bly
May 13, 2010- Still Alice by Lisa Genova
For more information, call the Information Desk at 241-1492 or email the friends at fargofriends@gmail.com.