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National Library Week 2024: Ready, Set, Library!

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National Library Week is the perfect time to visit any of the four branches of our library, the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library! Bring the kids or invite your friends. Meet our fabulous librarians. Check out books or other great items (have you seen the Library of Things?) in our library’s collection or attend one of the many fantastic programs they work so hard to organize. Take time to learn all our wonderful library has to offer!

Do you follow us and our library on social media? We wouldn’t want you to miss out on all they have to offer. Join the conversation by using the hashtag #NationalLibraryWeek.

Tell the ALA American Library Association How YOU Library and Win!

Do you love getting lost in the stories of the library’s summer reading program, storytime, or book club? When you walk through the library’s doors, are you looking for a quiet nook to study or a makerspace to harness your creativity? What’s your favorite thing to check out—books, movies, cake pans, seeds? Do you attend programs to enrich your mind, meet local authors, or find support from your community?

We want to know how YOU library!

Participating is easy:
    Snap a pic or shoot a video showcasing your favorite thing about your library.
    Post to Instagram, X, Threads, or on the I Love Libraries Facebook page with the hashtag #HowILibrary.
    And don’t forget to tag your library to let them know how much they are appreciated!

What’s in it for you? 
In addition to the gratification of supporting libraries, there’s also a chance to win great prizes.

  •     Grand Prize (1 winner): A VISA gift card ($150.00 USD value) and choice of one ALA Graphics poster.
  •     Second Prize (3 winners): Choice of one ALA Graphics poster.

So, let’s see those book stacks, creative reading spots, and all the adventures that libraries take you on! If you don’t have a photo to share, check out the Library Elements graphics at ilovelibraries.org. The promotion starts Sunday, April 7, at noon CT and ends Friday, April 12, at noon CT.

Join the #HowILibrary movement, and let’s make this the best National Library Week ever! Official Rules (PDF)

2023 Annual Meeting

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DATE: 15 May 2023
TIME AND LOCATION: 12:30–2:30pm; a TBD room at the Corvallis Branch of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library and Online

The Friends of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library invite you to attend their Annual Meeting. There will be reports by board members on the work they’ve done in the past year and have planned for the next. The agenda includes the election of officers and various business. This is an excellent opportunity to hear about what the Friends do. Maybe even become one!

Everyone is invited to attend.

If you have any questions, or are interested in attending either in person or online, please send us an email.

If you are interested in joining the board, we currently have vacancies and would love to hear from you.

Thank you for supporting the Friends of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library and ultimately all the libraries of Corvallis and Benton County!

Let us know you’re coming! https://fb.me/e/2PxOZy2G4

2022 Annual Meeting

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DATE: 20 June 2022
TIME AND LOCATION: 12:00pm; Online

The Friends of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library invite you to attend their Annual Meeting. There will be reports by board members on the work they’ve done in the past year and have planned for the next. The agenda includes the election of officers and approval of revisions to the Board Policies. This is an excellent opportunity to hear about what the Friends do. Maybe even become one!

Everyone is invited to attend.

Please send us an email to request the link to the meeting or if you have any questions.

Do You Love the Library?

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Do you…

  • Love your library?
  • Want to share your skills and enthusiasm?
  • Have creative ideas?
  • Work well with groups?

Then we invite you to apply to join the Board of the Friends of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library!

Who are we? We

  • Are board members who advocate for the library.
  • Believe that great libraries grow great communities.
  • Work year-round to raise funds for the library through book sales, membership, and special events.
  • Are a collegial group that enjoys working together for the libraries we love.

What do we do? We

  • Advocate for public library services, facilities, and needs.
  • Provide financial support for 99% of activities sponsored by the library.
  • Support the use of the library facilities as a resource center for the community.

Please complete the application and send it to

Friends of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library
645 NW Monroe Ave
Corvallis, OR 97330

Or email it to us at: friends.thebestlibrary[at]gmail.com

We look forward to hearing from you!

The mission of Friends is to maintain an association of persons interested in the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library; to focus public attention on and to advocate for public library services, facilities and needs; to strengthen and expand library services, to provide financial support above and beyond what is included in the library’s annual budget; and to support the use of the library facilities as a resource center for the community.

2021 Annual Meeting

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DATE: 14 June 2020
TIME AND LOCATION: 3:30pm; Online

The Friends of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library invite you to attend their Annual Meeting. There will be a presentation by Library Director Ashlee Chavez, along with reports by board members on the work they’ve done in the past year and have planned for the next. In agenda includes the election of officers and approval of revisions to the Board Policies. This is an excellent opportunity to hear about what the Friends do. Maybe even become one!

Everyone is invited to attend.

Please register by 12:00pm on 8 June.  After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

If you haven any questions, please contact us.

2020 Annual Meeting

Posted on by kinman

DATE: 8 June 2020
TIME AND LOCATION: 3:30pm; Online

The Friends of the Corvallis-Benton County Public Library invite you to attend their Annual Meeting. In addition to an election of officers, board members will each give reports on the work they’ve done and have planned. This is an excellent opportunity to hear about what the Friends do. Maybe even become one!

Everyone is invited to attend.

Please register by 12:00pm on 8 June.

Webinar ID: 996-158-283

If you haven any questions, please contact us.

If you’d like to listen to the meeting, click here. (You will be asked to provide your name and e-mail address in order to listen.)