About Us

The Friends of the Roseville Public Library is an all volunteer non-profit community organization working to support and promote our libraries. Here is just a glimpse of how we support the Roseville Public Library:

• Donate over $60,000 per year to the Roseville Public library to support programs, services, and materials  available to our community at no cost, including:

  • Brainfuse (Online Tutoring)

  • Newsbank (Online newspapers)

  • Kanopy (Online streaming)

  • Summer Reading Program

  • 3rd Grade Initiative (Outreach and special library cards for 3rd grade students)

  • Vox Books

  • and more!

• Help raise funds for new equipment like the Mobile Library!

• Advocate for the Roseville Public Library with our local government.

Where our funding comes from:

• Sell books donated by the community at our quarterly & holiday Used Book Sales and in our Used Bookstores

• Grants and sponsorships

• Individual and corporate membership dues and donations

• Fun events like Trivia Night and Tequila Mockingbird

Our Beginnings:
The Friends of the Roseville Public Library were formed in 1973 by a group of citizens concerned with the materials and services provided by the Roseville Public Library. With the support of Helen O'Connor, who served as Roseville Public Library Director from 1971-1981, this group of citizen volunteers dedicated themselves to the formation of a nonprofit with a mission to support and promote the Roseville Public Library and filed their Articles of Incorporation on September 12, 1973.

The founding members of the Friends of the Roseville Public Library included:

Lenore Batiste, President
Karen Loullis, Vice President
Diane McCarthy, Secretary
Peggy Benedelli, Treasurer
Martha Riley
Betsy McClure
Ruth Davidson
Jane Corbett
Dolly Burns