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

At this time, the Friends Bookstore is open at the Lakeway location only.

A labor of love, the bookstore is staffed entirely by volunteers from the Friends of the Lake Travis Community Library. All proceeds from the bookstore 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 initiatives like the 2022 Summer Reading Challenge which granted a total of $1,000 to local food banks.

For your convenience, the bookstore accepts payment by cash and Venmo.

The bookstore accepts 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.

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.

2024 Officers & Committee Chairs

 

President Joyce Botta
Vice President Jana Dodd
Treasurer Amy Holland
Recording Secretary Helen Kott
Corresponding Secretary Mary Lois Recio
Scholarship Committee Joyce Botta, Marcie Hobbs, Meena Patel, Tom Seidenstricker, and Beth Yoder
Donations Manager Nancy Pencsak
Bookstore Manager Renae Duncan
Friends Art Committee Jana Dodd, Mary Lois Recio, and Victoria Waite
Butterfly Garden Committee Mimi King and Helen Kott

    Upcoming Events

Dec
5

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Lakeway Garden Club Mixer

Meeting Room
Dec
5

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Tech Coach

In Library
Dec
5

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Hybrid: Social Justice Book Club

Meeting Room
Dec
6

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Genealogy Group

In Library
Dec
6

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Story Time at Briarcliff

Briarcliff Community Center
Dec
6

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Starting a Business

Meeting Room
Dec
6

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Online: BYOB Talk

Online
Dec
6

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Guitarist Trevor Helt

In Library
Dec
6

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Bookmobile at Lights On!

Bookmobile
Dec
7

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM

Bow Wow Reading

Meeting Room
Dec
7

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

Bow Wow Reading

Meeting Room
Dec
7

11:00 AM - 11:15 AM

Bow Wow Reading

Meeting Room