Friends promote a better understanding of the library's facilities, needs and services. Friends provide passes to the Museaum of Science, the Children's Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Aquarium, the Whale Discovery Center and the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Friends provide monthly Great Books Discussions. Friends sponsor monthly Book Sales. Friends plan and sponsor cultural programs for the benefit and enjoyment of the community and the schools.
Friends purchase special items for the library.
Friends establish community service projects. Friends support the library through their tax-deductible dues. Friends encourage gifts, endowments, and other donations. Friends receive a newsletter. Friends can participate in an early-bird view at Book Sales.