Join and Support the Friends:

  • We greatly appreciate your gift. Your membership fee and donations to our operating budget directly support our children's and music programs among other initiatives. 
  • We are devoted to helping the library and making a difference in our community. Donations help us achieve this goal.
  • For a gift of $15 or more, you can enjoy a one-year membership.
  • Your donation of more than this amount lets us do more for the library and helps us keep membership affordable for more in our community. 
NOTE: This just in - as of July 1 you can make Credit Card or ACH donations here without a processing fee! Please email us

if you have any difficulties. Thank you for helping us save $$$!

Also, automatic renewal is the default. To opt out, uncheck the box under summary on the payment screen that comes up after you click Select below. 


TO JOIN BY CHECK:

  • Make your check out to the Friends of the Newark Free Library and mail it to:
PO Box 5539
Newark, DE 19714
  • Please write the membership level you want on your check.
  • Please share your email address to save us printing costs for our communications. 

DONATE FOR AN HONOR/MEMORIAL BOOK:

  • Are you interested in donating a book to the library in order to honor the memory of a loved one?
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Join the Legacy of Reading Society

This Society recognizes friends who have included the Friends of the Newark Free Library in their estate plans. Generally, these planned gifts are unrestricted and spent at the direction of the library director and the Friends Board on library priorities.

To join, simply email the Friends and inform us that you have

• Named the Friends of the Newark Free Library as a beneficiary in your will, living trust or estate plan or instructions to your family.

• Named the Friends of the Newark Free Library as a beneficiary of your retirement plan, other financial asset, or insurance policy.

Our email address is  friendsofnewarkfreelibrary@gmail.com

Legacy of Reading Society members will have their names displayed on a plaque in the library. They will also receive the same benefits as annual members of the Friends—a newsletter subscription and invitation to the annual brunch and performance event.

If the Newark Free Library has been important to you, consider making a planned gift to help the library play a meaningful role in the lives of future generations of Newark residents.

The attorney drafting your bequest may find the following information helpful.

Our full legal name is: The Friends of the Newark Free Library.

Our legal address is:  

The Friends of the Newark Free Library
PO Box 5539
Newark, DE 19714

Our Federal Tax Identification Number (TIN) is 23-7098836.


Questions? Please email us at FriendsOfNewarkFreeLibrary@gmail.com

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