FRIENDS OF THE DELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY INC
EIN 59-2883255 · Education (B1170)
What they do
ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2025: OPERATED A USED BOOKS BOOKSTORE, HELD MONTHLY BOOK SALES, SOLD BOOKS ON-LINE and ACCEPTED DONATIONS TO: -PAY FEES for ABOUT 25 FUN/EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM PRESENTERS; -PROVIDE MATERIALS and SUPPLIES for LIBRARY PROGRAMS for ALL AGES; -BUY ABOUT 10,000 of FURNISHINGS (SUCH AS CABINETS, TABLES, and CARTS), EQUIPMENT (INCLUDING 3-D PRINTER, SEWING and EMBROIDERY MACHINES, SCANNER, CRICUT MAKER MACHINE, LEGO, DIGITAL CONVERTER, and FILM SCANNER), and SUPPLIES to SET UP and OPERATE THE LAUNCH PAD AT THE LIBRARY; -PURCHASE ABOUT 9,000 of LARGE-TYPE BOOKS; -PROVIDE ABOUT 1,000 IN VEGETABLE and ORNAMENTAL SEEDS and RELATED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS to THE PUBLIC;
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1988
- Location
- 130 E HOWRY AVE, DELAND, FL 32724-5517
- County
- Volusia
- In care of
- % MARGARET J GAMBLE