Support Us
Annual Membership Levels
Click the PDF to download and print our donation form:
Bibliomaniac: $250
Bibliophile: $100
Bookworm: $50
Book Lover: $25
Click on the donate link below to join:
Thank you for being a Friend of the Chester Library!
The Friends of the Chester Library advocate and raise funds for the Chester Library.
Members
- Jim Martin, President
- Mike Barish, Vice-President
- Hellen Vallejo-Cifuentes, Treasurer
- Michele Glawe, Secretary
- Hillary Launey, Board Member
Did you know the Friends of the Chester Library raise funds to pay for over 500 adult and youth programs each year?
The Friends of the Chester Library have generously provided our Shelf-Serve book lockers for use beginning Summer 2026.
The Friends of the Chester Library are committed to:
- Promoting and improving library services, materials and facilities to the community.
- Raising funds for immediate and long-range projects.
Our funds have been raised from:
- Membership dues
- Annual fundraiser
The Chester Library needs friends… it’s as simple as that! There’s still time to get involved! Please contact us and sign up for one of the following committees:
Membership and Outreach: The friends need friends! This committee will work with established co-chairs to create and implement ongoing and sustaining membership campaigns, as well as manage our online social media profile.
On-call volunteers: Not sure which committee to sign up for? No problem! Just sign up here to let us know you’d love to help us out and we will keep you in the loop.
You can reach us at Friends@chs.mainlib.org
Book donations are not being accepted through 2026.
Thank you for the interest in volunteering at the Chester Library.
Ways to volunteer:
Friends of the Library: The Friends of the Chester Library is a non-profit organization made up of volunteers dedicated to supporting and promoting the Library. They are always looking for talented volunteers to help provide the library with an even greater level of support. Contact them at Friends@chs.mainlib.org to learn more.
Youth Volunteers
We have limited community service volunteer opportunities at the Library. High school and middle school students may contact circ-chs@mainlib.org for more information.