Friends of the Library
Become a Friend of the Library!
Help support the library by joining the Friends of the Lake Travis Community Library! The Friends contribute to the library through book sales, volunteer work, maintaining the butterfly garden, and financial contributions. If you are interested in helping with the Friends Bookstore or serving on another committee, please complete a Volunteer Application.
One of the Friends’ special projects is supporting teen service scholarships. Each year the Friends of the Library award scholarships to one or more graduating teen volunteers planning to continue their education. For more information, please see the Teen Page.
Join the Friends of the Library for their next meeting! Check the calendar for the most up-to-date information.
Friends of the Library Bylaws | Friends of the Library Minutes
Donate to the Friends of the Library
The Friends of the Library is a 501(c)(3) organization and eligible for corporate matching programs. You may submit checks in person or mail to:
Friends of the Lake Travis Community Library District
1938 Lohmans Crossing
Austin, TX 78734
Donations may qualify for naming opportunities at our new Lake Travis Community Library West location. For naming opportunities and more information, please visit our fundraising page.
Friends of the Library Bookstore
The Lakeway and West library locations both have a used bookstore. A labor of love, each bookstore is staffed entirely by volunteers from the Friends of the Lake Travis Community Library. All proceeds from bookstore sales fund Friends of the Library projects, so when you shop you are supporting the library and getting a great bargain at the same time! Noteworthy projects include a scholarship program, which awards financial assistance to teen volunteers who are continuing their education, and Summer Reading Program initiatives.
For your convenience, the bookstore accepts payment by cash and Venmo.
The bookstores accept book donations any time the library is open. They do not accept Reader’s Digests or encyclopedias and ask that all donations be in good condition.
If you are interested in helping with the Friends Bookstore, please complete a Volunteer Application.
Lakeway’s bookstore is located inside the library just past the circulation desk.
West’s bookstore is located in the outpost behind the library, next to the meeting room.
Books for Babies
The Friends of the Library sponsor a unique literacy program in collaboration with Baylor Scott and White of Lakeway for local Lake Travis families, Books for Babies. The program gifts new parents from the Labor and Delivery unit a new board book, a note of congratulations, and information about the library to encourage a lifelong love of learning and reading.
Calling All Artists
At this time, exhibiting artists are showing their work at the Lakeway location only.
The Friends of the Library sponsor ongoing rotating art exhibits which feature a different artist every month. Local artists interested in being a part of this program should pick up a packet containing the policy and application form at the library.
2025 Officers & Committee Chairs
| President | Helen Kott |
| Vice President | Joyce Botta |
| Treasurer | Amy Holland |
| Recording Secretary | Jana Dodd |
| Corresponding Secretary | Mary Lois Recio |
| Scholarship Committee | Joyce Botta, Marcie Hobbs, Meena Patel, Tom Seidenstricker, and Beth Yoder |
| Donations Manager | Nancy Pencsak |
| Bookstore Managers | Renae Duncan and Ronda Spurlin |
| Friends Art Committee | Jana Dodd, Mary Lois Recio, and Victoria Waite |
| Butterfly Garden Committee | Mimi King |