About the Friends

History
Friends of the Plano Public Library was established in 1965 to sponsor programs designed to add to the cultural life of the community, to encourage gifts, endowments and memorials for the Library, and to provide direct financial assistance by purchasing for the Library special and unusual items of goods or services which would be of great benefit but were not affordable. The Friends is a Texas 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.

Friends Board
Board meetings are held monthly every fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Library Administratrion Conference Room at Haggard Library, 2501 Coit Road, and are open to the public.

Officers for May 2009 - April 2010
President: Fred Frawley
Vice President: Bill Tempest
Treasurer: Jenny Song
Secretary: Arlene Englert
Volunteer Coordinator: Karen McCoy
Directors: Parvin Kujoory, Christopher Parr, Will Smith, and Scott Johnson

From left: Jenny Song, Fred Frawley, Parvin Kujoory,
Chris Parr, Arlene Englert, Karen McCoy, and Bill Tempest.

Friends Contributions to PPLS in 2009
$50,000    Upgrade English-as-a-second-language materials
                 & children’s book & tape sets to CDs & DVDs
$30,000    Purchase additional classic book titles for adults
                 & children
$26,500    Library staff continuing education
                 (professional development)
$20,000    Supplement specific collections throughout PPLS
$10,600    Children & Teen programming including:
                 > Teen Tech Week & Teen Read Week
                 >  Summer Reading & celebration parties
                 >  Family Fall Reading
                 >  Programs (Kabuki, after-school, movies, etc.)
$ 8,800    Adult programming including:
                 >  Adult Summer Reading
                 >  Family programs
                 (Family Fun Nights, Animals Rock, Wild Wonders, Shinar, etc.)
                 >  Bookmark & Poetry contests
$  4,200    BookPage publication
                 >  1,000 copies per month for patrons

Book Bag
At all Plano libraries, you can purchase a Friends of the Plano Public Library book bag for $3. These bags can be used for toting items checked out at your favorite PPLS library and/or purchases made in the on-going Lobby Sales.

Plano, Texas:
The Early Years
Available at all Plano Public Library locations — leather-bound copy $45, hardbound copy $25.

Friends of the
Plano Public Library
2501 Coit Road
Plano, TX 75075
For information email or
call 972-208-8002

The Friends is a Texas 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.
© 2010 Friends of the Plano Public Library. All rights reserved.