Appomattox Regional
Library System

Love your Library?
Here are a few ways to give back!

• Volunteer
• Volunteer Applications
• Donate Materials
• Friends of the Library
• Readers' Friend Book Store
• News

Volunteer

The mission of the Appomattox Regional Library System’s volunteer program is to encourage and expand the involvement of community volunteers. Youth and adult volunteers will work with the staff to provide service to others by supporting, preserving, and promoting free and easy access to ideas and information. The Library believes that volunteers are an important human resource. They have the right to be treated as co-workers, trained in a professional manner, and given richly deserved recognition.

The library benefits from the volunteer program in many ways. Volunteers create a positive image of the library in the community. Volunteers demonstrate community support for the library. As well, volunteers bring information about local ideas, issues and concerns to the library so that the staff and administration can better meet community needs.

Volunteers bring their unique abilities and skills to the library. In turn, volunteers may receive training, which gives them new technical, administrative, or customer service skills. Volunteers learn about the "behind-the-scenes" operation of the library. They become allies in promoting library services and programs to the community. For young adults, volunteering can afford opportunities to meet requirements for community service hours for school or service organizations.

The exchange of ideas between volunteers and the library staff benefits the library as part of a positive and essential public relations.

At this time, we do not accept court-ordered community service.

For more information, contact Jan Rowley at 804-458-6329 x 2001 or by e-mail at jrowley@arls.org.

Volunteer Applications

Volunteer Application
Background Authorization Form

Donate Materials

The Appomattox Regional Library welcomes donations of gently used books and new books. All donations will be evaluated according to the Library’s collection development policy. Items that cannot be added to the collection will be handled by the Friends of the library for redistribution to the community, sale, recycling or discard. All proceeds from the sale of donated materials will be used by the Friends to support the library.

We can only accept items in good condition. We cannot take moldy, discolored, stained, or malodorous items. Items that are donated are irrevocable.

The following are items we Cannot accept:

• Magazines (please recycle at community recycling locations)
• Audio cassettes, video cassettes, record albums
• Reader’s Digest Editions
• Encyclopedias
• Software
• Textbooks
• Non-Fiction items older than 5 years
• Paperback older than 5 years

HOWEVER the Friends of the Library Bookstore, The Reader’s Friend, will accept the following items on the days the bookstore is open:

• Magazines for distribution or recycling
• Books older than 5 years
• Books on cassette tape
• Paperbacks older than 5 years

Friends of the Library

The Hopewell/Prince George Friends and the Friends of the Library, Dinwiddie invite you to join them as 'Fun and Friend Raisers' for your local libraries. The Appomattox Regional Library has an ever growing list of resources and programs which are available FREE to the local community. The mission of the Friends groups is to help get the word out!

If you clicked on this page, you probably already place a high value on the library and want to let others know about this great community resource. You realize that Communities Thrive @ Your Library^®.

The Friends also raise funds to support new initiatives in the library through purchase of new items like the gaming equipment and popcorn machine which have brought more families and teens to the library to experience that great library feeling!

The Friends donate to the Summer Reading Programs and provide funding for many of the other programs at the library: Virginia author events and local musical talent.

This year, the Hopewell/PG Friends of the Library are supporting staff development by funding the registration for library staff members to attend the American Library Association Conference in Washington, DC this summer.

Share your love of books and reading. Join the Friends of the Library today! For more information, stop by your local branch or contact Jan Rowley by email at jrowley@arls.org or by phone at (804) 458-6329 ext 2001.

Readers' Friend Book Store

Hours of Operation

Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday 10:30 AM – 2:30 PM

The Readers’ Friend Book Store is located in the lower level of the library system’s Maude Langhorne Nelson branch at 209 East Cawson Street, Hopewell. The bookstore is proud to be a source of additional funds which benefit all ARLS libraries.

The store is operated by the Hopewell/Prince George Friends of the Library, an organization comprised of volunteers who support the Library. These volunteers sort books donated to the library, organize and shelve donations in an orderly way, and promote library services and events. The funds raised support numerous events at the library such as author visits and youth programs.Proceeds are also used to purchase equipment to enhance library services beyond the library’s budget.

The store is stocked with a variety of books, paperbacks, and audiovisual materials. You can also buy a beautiful book bag with a sketch of the new library. Proceeds from the bookstore will support children's and adult programs at our libraries. Find the perfect gift for another book lover or yourself! If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Jan Rowley at 804-458-6329 x 2001 or by e-mail at jrowley@arls.org.