Who are we?
The Friends of the Sequatchie County Library (FOTL) is a 501(c)(3)
tax-exempt, charitable, volunteer non-profit organized to support the
Sequatchie County Library. The Friends advocate for governmental library
funding and provide funding for and services to the library. Without funding
and services provided by the Friends, the Sequatchie County Library would be
unable to provide the level of service its patrons have come to expect. Its
membership consists of library patrons who become members to support the
library and its services to the community, to "give back" to the library in some
way in exchange for what the library has meant to them.
tax-exempt, charitable, volunteer non-profit organized to support the
Sequatchie County Library. The Friends advocate for governmental library
funding and provide funding for and services to the library. Without funding
and services provided by the Friends, the Sequatchie County Library would be
unable to provide the level of service its patrons have come to expect. Its
membership consists of library patrons who become members to support the
library and its services to the community, to "give back" to the library in some
way in exchange for what the library has meant to them.
FRIENDS OF THE SEQUATCHIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY
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| We enjoy ourselves at our meetings. |
Thanks to the Sequatchie County Commission 37 old, leaking library windows were replaced during the
month of May 2008. Advocating on behalf the library, the Friends attended Commission meetings to
garner support for this undertaking. The Friends also paid to have the blinds removed, cleaned, and
replaced.
In 2007 the FOTL funded the summer reading program, the children’s story hour, and the Imagination
Library. Recent FOTL purchases on behalf of the library included a new software and firewall program for
library computers (making WiFi at the library possible); new patron library cards; matching funds for a
technology grant; and a security system. The FOTL also reached out to the Sequatchie County
community by hosting a spring art show featuring local artists and through its involvement in the SVEC’s
Young Families Fair.
In May 2008 the Friends hosted a juried student art contest during the second May “Art in the Library”
exhibition. The exhibition took place for two weeks during May at the Sequatchie County Library, during
regular library hours. On Wednesday, April 30, 2008, the FOTL opened the Exhibition with a very well-
attended Awards Ceremony and Reception for its members, the winning artists and their parents, and
other guests.
The FOTL funded the 2008 Summer Reading Program called "Starship Adventure @ Your Library.” The
Summer Reading Program seeks to promote reading skills during the summer months when most
children and older youth are not in school. This summer's program took place in June and July 2008.
Friends volunteers assisted the library staff in conducting the sessions
month of May 2008. Advocating on behalf the library, the Friends attended Commission meetings to
garner support for this undertaking. The Friends also paid to have the blinds removed, cleaned, and
replaced.
In 2007 the FOTL funded the summer reading program, the children’s story hour, and the Imagination
Library. Recent FOTL purchases on behalf of the library included a new software and firewall program for
library computers (making WiFi at the library possible); new patron library cards; matching funds for a
technology grant; and a security system. The FOTL also reached out to the Sequatchie County
community by hosting a spring art show featuring local artists and through its involvement in the SVEC’s
Young Families Fair.
In May 2008 the Friends hosted a juried student art contest during the second May “Art in the Library”
exhibition. The exhibition took place for two weeks during May at the Sequatchie County Library, during
regular library hours. On Wednesday, April 30, 2008, the FOTL opened the Exhibition with a very well-
attended Awards Ceremony and Reception for its members, the winning artists and their parents, and
other guests.
The FOTL funded the 2008 Summer Reading Program called "Starship Adventure @ Your Library.” The
Summer Reading Program seeks to promote reading skills during the summer months when most
children and older youth are not in school. This summer's program took place in June and July 2008.
Friends volunteers assisted the library staff in conducting the sessions
What is upcoming?
| A local historian & teacher informs & entertains us at our 2008 annual meeting. |
What have we done lately?
How do I join?
The FOTL is a non-profit membership organization, with tax-deductible annual dues.
Amount Membership Type
$ 5 Individual
$ 10 Family
$ 25 Contributor/Business
$100 Lifetime
Join Today
Here is a link to our membership form. Or, if you prefer, you may pick up a form at the library. Once you
complete either the online form or one obtained from the library you may deliver it, along with a check or
cash for your dues to the librarians or a FOTL member. If you prefer, you may mail the completed form,
along with the check for your dues, to: FOTL, Sequatchie County Public Library, 227 Cherry Street,
Dunlap, Tennessee 37327
Membership Renewal
We especially appreciate all who remember membership renewal is required each January and renew
their memberships without further reminder. This helps to cut down on costs and volunteer time! Each
year please complete a new membership form by either downloading it from this site or by obtaining one
at the library.
Change of Address
To change your membership address over the Internet, please send an e-mail with your new address to
LucyS@bledsoe.net. If you have it, please send the entire nine-digit ZIP code for your new address. Also
please send your telephone number and your email address.
Amount Membership Type
$ 5 Individual
$ 10 Family
$ 25 Contributor/Business
$100 Lifetime
Join Today
Here is a link to our membership form. Or, if you prefer, you may pick up a form at the library. Once you
complete either the online form or one obtained from the library you may deliver it, along with a check or
cash for your dues to the librarians or a FOTL member. If you prefer, you may mail the completed form,
along with the check for your dues, to: FOTL, Sequatchie County Public Library, 227 Cherry Street,
Dunlap, Tennessee 37327
Membership Renewal
We especially appreciate all who remember membership renewal is required each January and renew
their memberships without further reminder. This helps to cut down on costs and volunteer time! Each
year please complete a new membership form by either downloading it from this site or by obtaining one
at the library.
Change of Address
To change your membership address over the Internet, please send an e-mail with your new address to
LucyS@bledsoe.net. If you have it, please send the entire nine-digit ZIP code for your new address. Also
please send your telephone number and your email address.
How can I help?
Volunteer
When you look at our membership form, you will see it allows you to tell us what volunteer areas interest
you. There are plenty of opportunities for regular volunteer service or one-time help. We always need
volunteers for the two book sales a year, the story hour, and the summer reading program, but there are a
number of ways you can help. We would particularly like help with fundraising for the Imagination
Library. Please use the link in this sentence or the navigation button above to see the important work
being done by the Imagination Library in Sequatchie County.
Later add volunteer role descriptions
Make a Monetary Donation
A $15 contribution to the Imagination Library funds a monthly age appropriate book mailing to one
Sequatchie County child, aged birth to five years for one year. A donation to honor someone or to
remember someone may be used for any of the funding needs of the library from a book purchase to
matching funds for a technology grant. If you wish to honor someone or to give a gift in someone’s
memory, please deliver your gift to an FOTL member or to a member of the library’s staff. Gift forms are
available at local funeral homes, too. If you wish, you will receive a receipt for your tax deductible gift.
Advocate
Tell your state and local governmental officials just how important the library is to you.
Donate Used Books
Please donate your books, videos, CDs, and magazines to us for our bi-annual sales. Your donations
provide others in our community with very low-cost access to reading and audio and video materials,
decrease the burden on our landfills, and yield a tax deduction for you as well.
When you look at our membership form, you will see it allows you to tell us what volunteer areas interest
you. There are plenty of opportunities for regular volunteer service or one-time help. We always need
volunteers for the two book sales a year, the story hour, and the summer reading program, but there are a
number of ways you can help. We would particularly like help with fundraising for the Imagination
Library. Please use the link in this sentence or the navigation button above to see the important work
being done by the Imagination Library in Sequatchie County.
Later add volunteer role descriptions
Make a Monetary Donation
A $15 contribution to the Imagination Library funds a monthly age appropriate book mailing to one
Sequatchie County child, aged birth to five years for one year. A donation to honor someone or to
remember someone may be used for any of the funding needs of the library from a book purchase to
matching funds for a technology grant. If you wish to honor someone or to give a gift in someone’s
memory, please deliver your gift to an FOTL member or to a member of the library’s staff. Gift forms are
available at local funeral homes, too. If you wish, you will receive a receipt for your tax deductible gift.
Advocate
Tell your state and local governmental officials just how important the library is to you.
Donate Used Books
Please donate your books, videos, CDs, and magazines to us for our bi-annual sales. Your donations
provide others in our community with very low-cost access to reading and audio and video materials,
decrease the burden on our landfills, and yield a tax deduction for you as well.
Plans are underway for a fall 2008 adult artist "Art in the Library” exhibition. Books, magazines, and other
media are being collected and sorted for the next book sale in October 2008. Friends will fund the
children's story to begin in fall 2008 and provide volunteers to assist the library staff. Although a date has
not yet been set, the Friends will host an Imagination Library celebration in September 2008.
media are being collected and sorted for the next book sale in October 2008. Friends will fund the
children's story to begin in fall 2008 and provide volunteers to assist the library staff. Although a date has
not yet been set, the Friends will host an Imagination Library celebration in September 2008.