2575 Brownsville Road
South Park, PA 15129

History

A New Heritage Of Library Service...

October 2, 1974 marked an important occasion for the Library; the first meeting of a new organization in South Park: The Friends of the South Park Township Library. The Friends was organized as a "group of individuals who are interested in the welfare of their library and willing to devote time and effort to make it a better library."  The primary objectives of the group were devised and are listed as follows:

- to stimulate increased awareness and resulting use of the library;
- to stimulate increased financial support, public and private;
- to coordinate efforts of all groups and individuals interested in the library;
- to promote the greatest use of the library; and,
- to sponsor cultural and related programs for the community.

Membership fees in the Friends are used as a yearly contribution to the library, along with many other fund-raising campaigns. The design of the Friends harkens back to the Library Committee of the Windover Hills Woman's Club.

In order to fulfill the goals and objectives established by the Friends, programs such as a pre-school story hour, a Volunteer Service with training done by the veteran volunteers and various fund-raisers (Craft Sessions, etc.) were devised. The volunteers manned the library at all times and expanded the hours to Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday during the day and Tuesday and Thursday evenings.

By the summer of 1975, the library had grown sufficiently to support a part-time librarian as the first paid position on the staff. Volunteers from the community directed by the Friends of the Library were functioning as the support staff, with many women who started as members of the Windover Hills Woman's Club participating.