Established and active since 1948, we are dedicated to supporting and expanding the educational, cultural, and outreach programs of the library. The Friends sponsor activities that align with our mission to encourage learning and reading and support the Grosse Pointe Public Library.
Our mission is achieved through a strong membership base and volunteer group that generously supports Friends' activities such as the Friends Down Under Book Store, Used Book Sales and The Books, Bags, and Bagels event. Funds from these events go directly to the library to support their wide variety of programming.
The Books on the Lake Event
The Author to the Pointes Event
The Youth Summer Reading Program
Documentary Screenings such as Coldwater Kitchen
The temporary location of the Central Branch Annex
Oudolf Garden Detroit Zoom Presentation
Other Special Library Events
The Friends Bookstore on the first floor of the Woods Branch
$5 Bag Sales to purchase used books, puzzles, DVDs and more
Used Purse and Book Sale
Book Exchanges
Trick or Read - the Halloween book distribution in the Village
Speaker Events
Tracy Magee, President
Vicki Granger, Vice President
Susan Vethacke, Treasurer
Susan Christensen, Secretary
Shail Arora, Lindsay Decker, Diane Hockman, Christina Michaud, John Minnis, Pat Nicholl, Amy Sherry, Andrea Symbal and Linda Xuereb