The Friends group was organized in 1992 by 25 civic-minded residents of McCracken County to be the library's advocate in the state and local community. Today, more than 390 people belong to the organization.
Since its inception, the Friends of the McCracken County Public Library has donated more than $350,000 to support the library's programming and collection development. The Friends also sponsored the fundraising campaign that generated the needed $10,000 to secure a mural featuring Paducah’s Carnegie Library on the ‘Wall to Wall: Portraits of Our Past’ flood wall.
Friends' President Paula Franklin stated that the organization is proud of the support offered over the last 25 years and looks forward to more opportunities of support in the future.
For more information about the Friends of the McCracken County Public Library, like their page on Facebook or visit the Friends’ page on the library's website at www.mclib.net.
