Friends of the Lake City Public Library

Masons help library friends with third Little Free Library

Dec 27, 2023

Friends of the Lake City Public Library (FLCPL) have announced that they have installed a third Little Free Library in Lake City. The latest little library is located at Edge O’ Town Mobile Home Park. This Little Free Library offers both children’s and adult books which have been supplied by FLCPL...

Marcie Rendon book talk is Oct. 12 at the library

Oct 4, 2023

The Lake City Public Library invites the public to a book talk led by award-winning Minnesota author Marcie Rendon. This event, sponsored by the Lake City Friends of the Library, takes place on Thursday, Oct. 12, at 6:30 p.m. Marcie Rendon is an enrolled member of the White Earth Nation Band of...

Book collection donation a win-win

Mar 15, 2023

A recent donation from Carole Berg of Lake City was received by the Friends of the Lake City Public Library (FLCPL). This donation was a lifetime collection of Civil War books by her late husband, Peter Berg. This collection was comprised of various sets of books as well as single volume books...

Friends make library, and city, better

Nov 30, 2022

I would like to take a moment to recognize a group of people who help to make Lake City a wonderful place to call home: The Friends of the Lake City Public Library. The Friends group is a local volunteer organization whose purpose is to “promote literacy through continued support of our local...

Library friends donate books to VFW

Sep 7, 2022

The Friends of the Lake City Public Library (FLCPL) recently made a donation of non-fiction books to the Lake City VFW. “These books are about the various wars and conflicts in which our brave American soldiers fought for our freedom and that of others. The subject matter of each book varied...

Library friends show their 150 with books

Jun 22, 2022

The friends of the library met recently and after their meeting they stacked 150 books for the “Show Us Your 150” challenge. The group accepts new members any time and meets on the second Thursday of each month at 1 p.m. They accept used books on the first day of the month from 10 a.m. to noon, and...

Library friends’ next sale is June 24-25

Jun 22, 2022

The Friends of the Lake City Public Library (FLCPL) will be holding a two-day used book sale in conjunction with the events of Lake City’s Water Ski Days. The sale will be held on Friday and Saturday, June 24 and 25 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at 209 South High Street. All fiction and non-fiction...

Library friends plan ‘gigantic’ sale

Apr 27, 2022

The Friends of the Lake City Public Library (FLCPL) will be holding a “Gigantic 3-Day Inventory Reduction Sale,” according to a news release. “The community support of the FLCPL has been wonderful over the past several months! So we now need to make room and prepare for the upcoming summer...

Library friends announce sci-fi book sale on April 8-9

Apr 6, 2022

The Friends of the Lake City Public Library (FLCPL) will hold a special sale of science fiction used books on Friday and Saturday, April 8-9 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. both days. The sale will be held inside at 209 South High Street, Lake City, which is next door to the Lake City Public Library. “...

Second mystery-detective book sale is Saturday, Feb. 26

Feb 23, 2022

The Friends of the Lake City Public Library (FLCPL) will hold a second pop-up mystery/detective used book sale on Saturday, Feb. 26, from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. at 209 South High Street, the former Lake City Public Safety Building next door to the Lake City Public Library. All of the novels are by...