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Friends of the Library
There are Many Ways to Be a Library Friend!
Your Wallet
Shop with Amazon Smile - Shop at smile.amazon.com and select Friends of the Madison Heights Public Library as your charity, then Amazon will donate 0.5% of your purchases to the Friends at no extra cost to you!
Purchase Used Books - Our Annual Book Sale is held in October each year, and we have a bookshelf inside the library, available any time the library is open.
Make a Donation - The Friends are a Tax Exempt group so your donation is tax deductible. Mail a check made out to the Friends of the Madison Heights Public Library to:
Attn: MHPL Friends
240 W. 13 Mile Rd.
Madison Heights, MI 48071
Your Time
The Friends are currently looking for volunteers to help coordinate the book donation program!
Friends Book Shelf expanding to Friends Bookstore!
The store will still be open during all regular hours, and you still find great reads, but with more to choose from. Books will be updated throughout the month, and you'll continue to pay by PayPal or use cash at the Library's circulation desk. Thank you for your patronage!
Have Books to Donate?
Please note that the Friends are currently NOT accepting donations due to the library's upcoming renovation.
Guidelines for Donating Books & Other Materials
| Please Donate | Please Do Not Donate |
| Books in like-new or good condition | Stained, dirty, or damaged books |
| Hardcover fiction or non-fiction | Text books older than 2 years |
| Children's books | Reader's Digest or National Geographic |
| DVD movies and TV series | Books with a noticeable odor |
| Books on CD | Encyclopedia sets |
| VHS or cassette tapes |
What do we do with your donations?
Librarians will evaluate any donated materials for possible addition to the collection, however not every item is suitable or needed. Items that are not needed for the library collection are donated to the Friends of the Madison Heights Public Library.
Consider recycling books that fall into the 'Please do not donate' category, or turn them into crafts. Ask our librarians for more details.
Friends Board
| President | Deborah Shepherd |
| Vice President | Kristina Mentzer |
| Secretary | Liz Wortham |
| Treasurer | Paige Szymanski |
Friends Documents
Friends History
The Friends have been helping to build support for the library since 1957. They have provided financial support from membership fees and volunteer support at the Friends of the Library Used Book Sales. Funds raised enable the library to stretch budget dollars and improve services.
Some of the services the Friends of the Madison Heights Public Library have provided include: youth programs, prizes for the Summer Reading Programs, a disc repair machine to help prolong the life of book-on-CD and DVD collections, an HD Flat panel TV screen that displays a slide show of upcoming library events, and the annual Book Page subscription. Beginning in November 2022, they are sponsoring a hybrid in-person and virtual author speaker series.