Friends of the
Westwood Public Library

Welcome to the Friends of the Westwood Library

The Friends of the Westwood Library is a 501c3 non-profit organization formed to actively support the library through advocating, fundraising and volunteering.   To volunteer with the Library, please visit the Library and ask for and complete a Friends of the Library interest form.  Or, come to one of the meetings, dates listed below.

Friends Meetings 2026

Monday, Jan. 12th at 5:00PM
Monday, Mar. 9th at 5:00PM

Volunteer with the Friends of the Library

Book Sale Helpers:  the FOL run a monthly book sale on the Second Saturday of each month September through June. Helpers are needed to set up, run and take down each monthly sale.  Contact library@westwood.bccls.org.
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Book Sorters:  The FOL need volunteers to help go through the 1,000s of donations received each month and to organize a collection of materials to sell. Contact library@westwood.bccls.org.

Fundraising:  In addition to the book sale, the Friends organize a variety of fundraisers, always looking for helpers.
If you are looking to volunteer, there is a place for you here.

Book Sale Dates

January 10, 2026
February 14, 2026
March 14, 2026
April 11, 2026
May 9, 2026
June 13, 2026
September 12, 2026
October 10, 2026
November 14, 2026
​December 12, 2026

Book Donations

The Friends of the Library receive donations on Mondays from 10am-9pm.   Appointments can be made for large pick ups, please contact the Friends by emailing friendswwpl@gmail.com.

Donations must be brought to the Library during regular hours -- 10am through 9pm. We can only accept two bags or boxes of books per donation. Please do not leave book donations outside the door or placed in the book drop.

Accepted Donations Include:

  • Hardcover and paperback books for children, teens and adults

  • Contemporary and classic fiction

  • Popular nonfiction such as cookbooks, biographies, history, religion and sports

  • DVDs, music CDs and Audiobooks


Donations That Cannot Be Accepted Include:

  • Books in poor condition (stained, yellowed, moldy, torn)

  • Encyclopedias

  • Textbooks and Dictionaries

  • Readers Digest condensed books

  • Outdated reference books

  • Books discarded by other libraries

  • Audio cassettes and VHS tapes

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