Join the Friends
If you enjoy meeting people who love to read, have some free time to volunteer, appreciate the privileges of excellent library services and the importance of maintaining those services, and would like to make a difference in your community, join the South Montgomery County Friends of the Library! (It's also a great way to meet new people who share a common interest!).
In order to adequately meet the needs of both the South Regional Library and the George and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Library and to ensure the continued excellence of the library services provided by those libraries, the Friends need the help and support of the entire community. Joining the South Montgomery County Friends of the Library is the way to lend that support.
In order to adequately meet the needs of both the South Regional Library and the George and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Library and to ensure the continued excellence of the library services provided by those libraries, the Friends need the help and support of the entire community. Joining the South Montgomery County Friends of the Library is the way to lend that support.
There are several Annual Membership options available:
Members also receive the Friends newsletter, The Bookworm, which is issued quarterly. To take advantage of these and other benefits of membership, down load an application from this page or stop in either of the Friends' library shops and pick one up.
- Individual $10.00
- Family $15.00
- Bronze $50.00
- Silver $100.00
- Business $250.00
Members also receive the Friends newsletter, The Bookworm, which is issued quarterly. To take advantage of these and other benefits of membership, down load an application from this page or stop in either of the Friends' library shops and pick one up.
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Volunteer Opportunities
- Friends Shops at South Regional Library or George and/or Cynthia Woods Mitchell Library doing sales or sorting
- Committees
- Book Sale
- Special Events
Volunteers Raise Funds in Four Ways:
- Operating used book stores in both libraries;
- Annual book sale;
- Membership dues;
- Donations; and
- Designating SMCFOL in rewards or charitable programs .
Kroger Community Rewards Program
The Kroger Community Rewards program allocates funds to SMCFOL based on the purchases that registered members have made at Kroger using their Kroger Plus Card. Each quarter, SMCFOL receives donations based on the level of purchasing achieved by the participating members. To participate, SMCFOL members must link their Plus card to Kroger’s charity accounts to designate SMCFOL as their chosen charity. To do this, follow the steps described below:
Kroger Community Rewards
Renewal: If you are already registered; after August 1, 2016, log in to your Kroger account, as noted in step 1 below, and follow the remainder of the enrollment steps to relink you card to SMCFOL.
Kroger Community Rewards
Renewal: If you are already registered; after August 1, 2016, log in to your Kroger account, as noted in step 1 below, and follow the remainder of the enrollment steps to relink you card to SMCFOL.
- If you have a Kroger digital account set up you need to log in. (If you do not already have an account set up online, please proceed to a, b, and c below.)
- If you do not have an account you need to go to www.kroger.com
- Select the Register option at the top of the web page.
- Create an account by filling in the data blanks and pressing “Create an Account” at the bottom of the page.
- Once on your account page go to the section for “Community Rewards” on your account home page.
- Select enroll now.
- Enter the SMCFOL Kroger Non-Profit Organization number which is: EJ785
- Select the organization name “South Montgomery County Friends of the Library” from the pull down menu and click save.
- Now every time you use your card a credit will be accumulated for SMCFOL and each quarter the Kroger Foundation will issue a check.
Amazon Smiles
Now when you shop online with Amazon, you can link your Amazon purchases to the South Montgomery County Friends of the Library. One half of one percent of all associated purchases will come back to our libraries through the Friends charity designation.
It is very easy to set this up! If you are an Amazon Prime member, you just have to go to http://smile.amazon.com/ (all of your Amazon history goes with you) and go to "Your Account" at the top right hand side of the screen. In the drop down box that displays, you will find "Change your Charity". Click on that and in the line headed "Or pick your own charitable organization" type "South Montgomery County Friends of the Library" and you will be able to pick our great group as the charity that receives a percentage of your purchases. After choosing and designating South Montgomery Friends of the Library, just purchase on Amazon as you normally do. No further sign up is necessary and there is no renewal date.
If you are not an Amazon Prime member, you can select the "pick a charity" screen which will appear, and you can type in "South Montgomery Friends of the Library" and your purchases will also be included in the total purchases credited to our account. There is no further sign up necessary and there is no renewal date.
Please consider designating the South Montgomery Friends of the Library as the charity you support on Amazon as this will directly benefit our libraries. The current total of the amount the Friends has received from Amazon will be published in The Bookworm.
Please like us on Facebook – South Montgomery County Friends of the Library
It is very easy to set this up! If you are an Amazon Prime member, you just have to go to http://smile.amazon.com/ (all of your Amazon history goes with you) and go to "Your Account" at the top right hand side of the screen. In the drop down box that displays, you will find "Change your Charity". Click on that and in the line headed "Or pick your own charitable organization" type "South Montgomery County Friends of the Library" and you will be able to pick our great group as the charity that receives a percentage of your purchases. After choosing and designating South Montgomery Friends of the Library, just purchase on Amazon as you normally do. No further sign up is necessary and there is no renewal date.
If you are not an Amazon Prime member, you can select the "pick a charity" screen which will appear, and you can type in "South Montgomery Friends of the Library" and your purchases will also be included in the total purchases credited to our account. There is no further sign up necessary and there is no renewal date.
Please consider designating the South Montgomery Friends of the Library as the charity you support on Amazon as this will directly benefit our libraries. The current total of the amount the Friends has received from Amazon will be published in The Bookworm.
Please like us on Facebook – South Montgomery County Friends of the Library