Both the Friends and the Foundation accept gifts and memorials on behalf of the library. For more information, contact June Knudson at 541-386-2535 or email us at gorge.link@co.hood-river.or.us

Friends of the Library

The mission of the Friends of the Hood River County Library is to maintain an association of persons interested in books and libraries; to focus public attention on library services, facilities, and needs; to stimulate gifts of books, magazines, desirable collections, endowments, and bequests; and to seek and obtain from any source available, either public or private, and by any lawful means, funds and resources necessary to meet the needs of the library.

The Friends of the Library normally meets the second Tuesday of the month at noon at the Hood River County Library. To join, pick up a form at the library or mail your membership dues to the library.

Membership dues are tax-deductible:

Basic: $10.00

Sustaining: $25.00

Patron: $50.00

Benefactor: $100.00

Donated books are sold throughout the year in the library, and a used book sale is held each spring. Donated books are accepted throughout the year. (No textbooks or Reader's Digest condensed books, please.)

The Friends of the Library made contributions of $53,300 to the library in 2008.

• Children’s Programs $5,665 (Summer Reading $4,415, Bookflix $1,200 and Santa $50)
• Books on Tape $4,708
• Adult Program Support $2,765
• Cascade Locks Branch Furniture $571 (Bench and Brochure Display)
• Staff Support $812
• HRC Reads 2008 $8,683
• Volunteer Hours $30,096 (3,096 hours at $10 per hour)

Officers: Glenn Harris, President; Mole Schaefer, V-P; Laurel DeTar, Secretary; Sydney Burkhart, Treasurer.

Members at Large: Pat Hazlehurst and Jean Harmon

Committee Chairs -- Volunteers: Pat Byrne and Betty Lou Yenne; HRC Reads: Pat Hazlehurst

The Library Foundation

The mission of the Hood River County Library Foundation is to assist in the promotion and support of a quality library system and to help sustain its services and structure.

This year's projects and programs of the Library Foundation to assist the library include:

Books and materials annual expense: $20,000.00
ADA improvements to library: $5000.00
Sunday hours Nov.-May: $4082.00
Georgiana Smith Park Maintenance: $9180.00
Hood River Reads: $3000.00

Total 2007-2008: $41,262.00

The Library Foundation relies heavily on the generous donations of library supporters. We encourage people to think of the Library Foundation when doing family financial and estate planning. We welcome donations of any size at any time.

Donations may be made to:

Hood River Library Foundation
P.O. Box 1582
Hood River, OR 97031

Foundation Directors: Michael Schock (President), Mike Schend (Vice President), Barbara Keir (Secretary), Al Gosiak (Treasurer), Virginia Hosford, Meg Euwer, Al Gosiak, Bonnie Taylor, Kirby Neumann-Rea, Pat Schmuck, and Susan Abraham Bell. Advisor to the Board is June Knudson.

For more information, please email Virginia Hosford at adeline@gorge.net