Our History

The Friends of Evergreen Library was founded in the
late 1980's and, after a few years became "inactive".
Then, in the early 90's the Friends re-established
themselves and in 1997 incorporated officially as the
Friends of Evergreen Library, Inc. - a non-profit
California corporation (recognized as a 501c3 tax
exempt organization).

Since incorporation the organization has been honored
by several awards from city council, the San Jose
Library Commission and the SJ Library Foundation. It has also been recognized multiple times by District 8 and the City of San Jose for excellence in community service.

There are currently 40 members including five committed volunteers who help with recycled book sales, restocking our book sales area and a variety of other tasks.

The four member Board of Directors and the Friends
members currently meet at 6:00 p.m. on the second
Thursday of each month (except August and on holidays) in the community room at the Evergreen branch.

Enjoy the Benefits of Being a Friend!

» Receive a home subscription to the Leaflet newsletter, a prime source of news and information on Evergreen Branch events, programs and news.

» Increase your influence in branch library planning and programming.

» Get member pricing discounts on Friends' books, media and other merchandise.

» Attend member only pre-sale events and browse our full selection of FEL inventory prior to our public semi-annual sales.

VOLUNTEER NOW!

Our Mission

We assist our local neighborhood library through
providing volunteer time and expertise relating to
library programs, etc.
. We assist with used book sales as an ongoing
fundraising source,
. We provide funding for special programs, materials
and supplies which can not typically be obtained from
the city's library budget,
. We serve as a communication link between the
library and the community in general.

Our Officers
(Jan 1, 2009 - Dec 31, 2010)