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The Library uses volunteers
in most of its departments and they contribute over 1,300 volunteer
hours per year. Volunteers do a variety of tasks: bookmending,
delivering homebound materials, helping with children’s programs,
book processing, and preparing materials for the local history files. Adults who are interested in this program should fill out a volunteer application
at the circulation desk or call Jeanie Comerford at 939-6814, ext. 101.
Teens who are interested should contact the Youth Services librarian, Diane Matejka-Lund at 939-6814 ext. 7. Any adult volunteers working with children or with senior citizens are required
to have a background check prior to beginning work. The Friends
of the Eagle Public Library also use volunteers. |
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The Eagle Public Library welcomes donations of hardback and paperback books, magazines, and audiovisual items such as videos and DVDs, musical CDs, and audio books. However, the Library prefers not to get large donations of National Geographic magazines, Reader’s Digest condensed books, or old, outdated textbooks and computer manuals.
Donors with a large number of items should drive to the garage door at the north end of the library building and ring the buzzer on the intercom. Staff will assist you with getting donations into the building, counting them, and filling out a donor receipt. Donations are tax deductible with this receipt. Smaller numbers of donations may simply be handed in at the Circulation Desk.
Donated items are first reviewed by staff and some 4,500 are added directly to the Eagle Public Library collections annually. The remaining items are given to the Friends of the Library to be sold in their daily or special book sales. All funds raised by the Friends go back to the Library as grants to purchase new books and AV items, equipment and furniture, or supplies for children’s programs.
The Library also gladly accepts tax deductible monetary gifts. Such gifts may be designated or undesignated. Memorial gifts can also be arranged. Any designations attached to monetary gifts must be compatible with established library policies. |
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Any Eagle resident may apply
for a full-service library card by presenting both photo identification
and proof of current address (a driver’s license and piece of official
mail such as a utility bill are usually acceptable). Eagle Library
also issues library cards to those living in the cities of Boise, Garden
City, Meridian, and Star and in the unincorporated areas of Ada County.
Minor patron cards are only issued to parents or guardians, who must
co-sign their children’s card applications.
Eagle serves free of charge
any patrons living within the ten library jurisdictions that form the
LYNX! Library Consortium. Treasure Valley residents living outside
the LYNX! Consortium (e.g., Kuna, Middleton and rural areas of Canyon
and Gem counties) may purchase a non-resident household card from Eagle
for $47.50 annually. Non-resident seniors age 62 and older may
purchase individual, annual cards for $12.00. Regardless of residence,
anyone employed within the Eagle City limits will be issued a library
card free of charge for use within the Eagle Public Library only.
Such employees must bring proof of employment when applying for a card.
Employee cards are kept on file at the Library. |
The Friends of the Eagle Public Library is a group of community volunteers who organize sales of donated books and plan other fundraisers for the benefit of the Library. The overall mission of the Friends is to increase public awareness of the Library’s services and collections, to bolster financial support for the Library, and to encourage volunteer service in the Library.
If you are interested in volunteering for the Friends, please contact President Jeanie Farnworth (365-3560) or Vice President Anne Ritter (939-1760). |
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