Friends of the Library
The Friends of the L.D. Fargo Public Library was founded in 1987 to support the library staff and the L.D. Fargo Public Library Board; sponsor programs designed to improve the social, cultural, and intellectual life of the community; and promote the library in all phases of community life.
Gifts from October 2020-September 2021:
- $1611 Summer Reading Program ($1261 for children/youth and $350 for adults)
- $1288 Children’s and youth programs
- $1000 Scholarship to a Lake Mills area high school senior
Here is a sampling of what the Friends did during the period October 2019-September 2020:
- Awarded a $1,000 scholarship to a Lake Mills area high school senior
- Provided $1,000 to the Lake Mills School District for pandemic resources
- Contributed $350 for the summer reading program
- Contributed $350 to Jefferson County Literacy Council for summer reading program incentives
- Contributed $300 to the TalkReadPlay Program
- Paid $222 for the annual corporate campaign
- Paid $210 for the stained glass window framing
- Paid $111 for holiday roping for outside light posts
- Provided prizes of $110 for family trivia and the annual Friends meeting
- Provided $102 for candy for Witches’ Night Out
- Paid $100 for Chamber of Commerce annual membership
- Contributed $100 to the Lake Mills Food Pantry (memorial for a Friend)
- Paid $80 for Trivia team for Knickerbocker Festival
- Read shelves to keep the library’s 30,000 + items in order
- Assisted library staff with special projects and events
- Delivered books to the homebound
Membership Brochure
Consider becoming a member and supporting the library and community. If you have been a member in the past and let your membership expire, consider rejoining. Membership forms are available at the library and here: Friends of the Library membership brochure.
If you have questions contact Vicki A. Wickliffe, President of the Friends, at 920-648-5370.
Friends of the Library Board Directors
President: Vicki Wickliffe
Vice-President: Anne Werner
Secretary: Beckie Kane
Treasurer: Charlie Roy
Immediate Past-President: Carol Burrows
Scholarship Chair: Kathleen O’Hearn
Membership Chair: Barb Becker
Member-at-Large: Patty Hoggatt
Non-Voting Member: Gerard Saylor
Friends Bylaws
Book Sale
The Friends operates the book sales in the library and at Lake Mills Market. The Friends of the Library seek donations of used books in good condition to stock the shelves of the bookcase at the Lake Mills Market. If you have one or two books to donate and you shop at the Market, just place the books on the bookcase shelves. If you have a larger number of books to donate, please contact the library to arrange pickup of your books. We are especially in need of current hardcover or softcover fiction, cookbooks and gardening books. Thank you for your support of the library.
Annual Report to Members
2022 Annual Report to Members 2022
Newsletters
Friends Newsletter April, 2019
Meeting Minutes
September, 2022 FOL Minutes Sept2022
June, 2022. FOL June 2022 minutes
May, 2022. Friends of the Library minutes May, 2022
April, 2022. FOL April 2022 minutes
March, 2022 FOL March 2022 minutes
February, 2022 FOL February, 2022 .minutes
January, 2022 Friends of the Library minutes Jan.2022
November, 2021 Friends Board minutes November 15, 2021
October, 2021 Friends Board minutes Oct 18, 2021
July, 2021 FOL July, 2021 minutes
May, 2021 FOL May 17, 2021 minutes
April, 2021 April, 2021 FOL minutes
March, 2021 Mar 14,2021 FOL minutes
February, 2021 Feb 17 2021 revised FOL minutes
September, 2020 FOL Sept. 2020 minutes
August, 2020 FOL minutes Aug. 2020
January, 2020 FOL minutes Jan 2020
November, 2019 FOL minutes 11-18-19
October, 2019 FOL minutes 10-21-19
September, 2019 FOL minutes 9-16-19REV
August 19, 2019 FOL minutes 8-19-19
July 15, 2019 FOL minutes 7-15
June 17, 2019 FOL minutes 6-17-2019
May 20, 2019 FOL minutes 5-20-2019
Friends of the Library minutes April 15, 2019
FOL Membership Brochure and Application 2020
Download the Membership Form for membership application.
2022 Garden Tour raffle winner
Congratulations to Julia Kendl who won the Friends of the Library raffle for a remote controlled cooler donated by Seljan and Custom Cooler Creations.
Home Bound Delivery (Click for PDF form)
If you know someone who cannot visit the L.D. Fargo Library please let them know the Friends of the Library offer Homebound Delivery. Library materials will be delivered to Lake Mills residents who are unable to visit the library due to temporary or long-term health issues or disability. All circulation library policies apply. Please call the library at 648-2166.
2019 Champions
2015 and 2016 Champions
2023 Champions
2020 Champions
2018 Champions
