Friends of the Library


Mission Statement

The mission of the Friends of the Midland Park Memorial Library is to help our library maintain its place as a valuable community asset and keep pace with advances in information technology. We raise funds to supplement the regular library budget, making it possible for patrons to enjoy a wider range of materials, special programs and equipment. We also endeavor to raise awareness of the library’s unique resources, which include a comprehensive collection of literature and reference materials in a variety of media and the services of an outstandingly knowledgeable, dedicated, and friendly staff.

Purpose

The purpose of this organization shall be to maintain an association of persons interested in libraries; to focus public attention on the library; to stimulate the use of the library’s resources and services; to receive and encourage gifts, endowments and bequests to the library; to support and cooperate with the library in developing library services and facilities for the community, and to support the freedom to read as expressed in the American Library Association Bill of Rights.

History

The following is a brief organizational history of The Friends of the Midland Park Public Library. There has been a friends–type organization in existence ever since the Midland Park Memorial Library was founded in 1926.

Formally incorporated with the State of New Jersey in 1926 as “Midland Park Library Association”. Renamed “Midland Park Library Guild” in 1940. Adopted the current name “Friends of the Midland Park Memorial Library” in 1978.