The Friends of the Riter C. Hulsey Public Library is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization which promotes the interests and welfare of the library as a cultural and educational asset.

We provide an extension of library resources, services, and facilities through advocacy and community building. General members, and those on the board, advocate for the library throughout Terrell and the surrounding area, helping to raise funds which support, enhance, and expand public library services.

 Our members help the library offer the vital resources and services our community needs in a variety of ways. Membership dues provide money to back library projects. Friends also fundraise throughout the year to support community favorites like Summer Reading and free Public WIFI. This money also makes free classes like ESL, Photography, Genealogy for Beginners, and GED prep possible.  If your pocket book doesn’t always fit your desire to give, members also volunteer their time to help staff create the programs our community loves.

Advocacy is another big part of  being a Friend. Scrolling through your Facebook feed and see someone looking for a way to combat their kids’ summer slide? Tell them about our library’s Summer Reading Program.  Overhear someone stressing about income taxes? Let them know our library is a participant in the Vita Program, which provides free tax-prep help.

Simple but impactful!