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Friends of Lake Forest Library detail volunteer-run book sale and $3 million in support to library
Summary
The president of the Friends of Lake Forest Library described the group’s volunteer operations, storage challenges, and plans for a 2025 sale and a 50th anniversary in 2026; staff thanked the group for public-private partnership contributions.
Dr. Tanya Wong, president of the Friends of Lake Forest Library, told the Lake Forest City Council on Aug. 4 that the volunteer group sorts tens of thousands of donated books each year and has contributed more than $3 million to the library since its founding. Wong said the Friends organization catalogs, sorts and stores donations year-round and prepares approximately 2,400 full boxes of books for…
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