The Dillon Friends of the Library started in 2017 to support the Dillon Public Library. It is the mission of the Dillon Friends of the Library to offer assistance and support tot the needs of the Dillon Public Library. The Friends have adopted a funding policy which identifies projects for which the Dillon Friends group may raise needed monetary support for the library. Friends fundraising activities may be used to enhance the library collection, improve the physical facility, assist with programming expenses, to attract patrons or for any expenditure deemed worthy.
The Friends of the Library have helped the library get proper lighting, heating, installation of heating elements on the disability ramp, create a Makerspace for children and teens, and facilitate the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. Friends volunteer with library events such as Pi(e) Day, book sales, the summer reading program, Murder Mystery Dinner, and the Christmas Stroll. The Friends believe in a world where every child can read and that a strong public library is essential for a thriving community. The Friends work together to enrich the resources of the Library for the benefit of all citizens
The Dillon Public Library serves all of Beaverhead County for a service area population of over 9,000 residents in a 5,500 square mile radius. It suports life-long learning with over 2,000 residents of all ages having library cards. Approximately 800 or more residnets visit the library in a typical week.
The Dillon Public Library is a Carnegie Library built in 1901 and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The library is at the center of town and a huge asset to the community.
What People Say
The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.
Walt Disney
It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.
J. K. Rowling
Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.
Dr. Seuss
Every Library Needs a Friend.
Dillon Friends
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