Friends of Appoquinimink Library

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The Friends of Appoquinimink Library

The Friends of Appoquinimink Library is a 501c3 non-profit organization founded in 2006 to provide library advocacy as well as volunteer and financial support to the Appoquinimink Library. The new library location which opened on June 24, 2022, was funded in part by the Friends, having raised $732,000 to supplement funding from city, county and state governments.


Sign Make Tinker Build

These funds helped build the 27,500-square-foot, state-of-the-art library which includes a Maker Lab, Video Studio, Sound Studio, dedicated teen space, study rooms, two conference rooms, a large meeting room, an expanded children’s area and a wide selection of books and videos.

The Friends continue to raise funds for initiatives such as:

  • Special programming for children, teens and adults.
  • The purchase of books and videos.
  • Equipment and supplies for creative maker programs.
  • Programs for children with reading difficulties.
  • Community access to computers.

    • A display with books.

    Lego Taj Mahal

    In addition, the Friends:

  • Lobby for financial support of the library at local and state levels.
  • Represent the library on the Newcastle County Library Advisory Board.

    • “You can get lost in any library, no matter the size. But the more lost you are, the more things you’ll find.”―Millie Florence