A New Website!

We are excited to announce that the Friends of the San Juan Island Library has a new website! For information about the Friends and to update your Friends membership online, please go to www.sjlibfriends.org.

About Us

The Friends of the San Juan Island Library is a non-profit, 501(c)3 organization, comprised of incredible volunteers who support, advocate, and raise funds to help make our island Library the best it
can be!

Friends fundraising supports:

Children’s programs
Baby bags
Adult programs
Summer Reading Program
Annual Bookmark Contest
Special purchases of books, audio books, movies, software, & equipment
Programs, projects, & workshops offered by SJIL
Our library staff, volunteers, & the many physical & online library resources

Volunteer with the Friends!

Friends of the Library Book Handler

The Friends of The San Juan Island Library is seeking an active and dedicated volunteer to join the organization. This is a part-time hourly volunteer position of not more than 6 hours per week, three days a week, focused on receiving, sorting, and dispositioning used books to assist the Friends of the Library mission of supporting the San Juan Island Library by making a difference through donations and book recycling. There are no salary, retirement, health, or other regular employment benefits.

Complete job description available here

This is not a regular Library volunteer position. Please do not submit a Library volunteer application for this position. To apply for this position, please contact the Friends of the Library at fol@sjlib.org or visit the Friends of the San Juan Island Library website at www.sjlibfriends.org

Book Donations

The Friends of the Library are currently accepting book donations at the Book Palace at the rear of our 660 Spring Street building, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10am to noon.

For further questions contact Tana Ewers: (720) 307-8347.