How You Can Help


  • Join our email or mail list to receive our newsletter.
  • Become an advocate for BPL. Talk to your friends and families about the library and what it offers.
  • Write or call your elected officials and tell them what you value about the Library.
  • Invite the Director or one of our librarians to speak to your service club or organization.
  • Word-of-mouth is one of the most effective tools used to build awareness of and support for the Library.
  • Volunteer to answer our surveys or fill out one of our Please Tell Us forms to tell us what you think and what we can do to serve you better.
  • Become a Friend of the Library.
  • Donate to the Bloomington Public Library Foundation. The Foundation is a nonprofit, charitable organization with tax exempt status under Section 501(C )(3) of the IRS code. Its sole purpose is to raise and invest funds for the improvement of the Library.
"Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries." - Anne Herbert, The Next Whole Earth Catalog