FoL is pleased to announce recent additions to our Executive Committee: two new Committee Chairs.
Long-time Granbury resident and retired business person Gail Lowe has accepted the post of Volunteer Coordinating Committee Chair. A new Committee, recently formed, the Volunteer Coordinating Committee organizes Volunteers for activities throughout the year and helps with appropriate trainings for Volunteers. [...]
The Friends of the Hood County Library maintain a Scholarship fund to assist students enrolled in a program leading to a graduate degree in library arts or science.
To be eligible to receive these funds, the student must submit a letter of application addressed to The Friends of the Hood County Library in care of the Scholarship [...]
The FoL Spring ’10 Book Sale was a huge success. This Spring’s event brought in almost $10k in sales and around $2k in memberships. Thank you, FoL Members and Shoppers!
Congratulations to a spectacular Book Sale Volunteer crew! We had an amazing number of FoL Volunteers helping with the set-up process. We think we may have [...]
Two of our most popular activities are our semi-annual book sales in Spring and Fall and our ongoing book sale, Wagon Wednesday.
Members receive early notification of and early shopping dates for the semi-annual book sales.
Members and non-members alike can shop our “mini” book sale held in the Library foyer each Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 [...]
The Friends of the Library engage in a number of activities to stimulate public support for the Hood County Public Library. These activities include sponsorship of displays, speakers, book reviews, childrens’ programs, film programs, book drives, book fairs, etc. We also make available small scholarships for local residents pursuing professional education in librarianship.
As appropriate, the [...]