The Arapahoe Library Friends Foundation sponsors a major fundraising event each year to benefit the Arapahoe Library District's children and young adult services and programs, and the Early Childhood Literacy Program, Begin with Books . As part of the Arapahoe Library Friends Foundation, the Friends of the Library welcome volunteers to help with their annual Used Book Sale and other programs and events. If our libraries don't have the items you want, we'll try to find them and borrow them from other libraries located outside the District. To request an item, simply ask your librarian for a request form, fill it out and return it to the librarian. We'll request the item and notify you when it's available.
Most requests take two to three weeks.
I would like the library to purchase a specific book or other library material for its collection. Please ask a librarian for a Suggestion for Purchase form. When the item comes in, you will be notified. A. Yes, each library and the District's Administration Office use volunteers regularly. Volunteers provide valuable assistance with a variety of activities such as library tours, the Begin with Books Early Childhood Literacy Program, children's crafts, photocopying, updating files, word processing, shelf reading, displays, materials processing, book mending, and much more.