Upcoming Events Sponsored or Co-sponsored by
The Friends

Ladies Night Out November 19, 2025 (4-8 pm)

The Friends will serve coffee and munchies and each lady who stops at the library will get to choose a free book.

Authorpalooza December 13, 2025 (9 am - noon)

Local and nearby authors sell books just in time for the holidays.

Cookie Walk December 20, 2025 (10 am to 2 pm)

The Friends offer a cookie walk with a baked cookie sale (and coffee and juice station).

U.P. Notable Author Zoomchats

November 13, 2025: (6:00 pm) Patricia Graham, author Loren Graham's wife discusses A Face in the Rock: The Tale of a Grand Island Chippewa.

December 11, 2025: (6:00 pm) author Larry Jorgensen discusses Make It Go ... In the Snow: A History of People and Ideas in the History of Snowmobiles.

Time flies! We ended our third complete fiscal year on 6/30/2025.

We came into existence on October 14, 2021 when the State of Michigan approved our Articles of Incorporation and the Internal Revenue Service assigned us an Employer Identifcation Number. On January 26, 2022, the Internal Revenue Service approved The Friends as a public charity exempt under Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3), meaning donations made to The Friends are tax-deductible. So far, the Friends have donated almost $24,000 to and for the library.

Friends members Scott Austin, Peg Padilla, Addy Strong, Mary Ann Keil and Debbie Deuter present Librarian Evelyn Gathu (middle) and library staff member Jason Anderson (far right) with a "check" representing the total donations the Friends contributed to the library during the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025.

Our Purpose

The Friends of the Crystal Falls District Community Library operates exclusively for educational or charitable purposes within the meaning of Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3).

The purpose of corporation is to support and enhance the work of the Crystal Falls District Community Library through donations of money, material, and time by
   a) seeking support for the library through monetary donations and gifts of materials and equipment;
   b) stimulating the use of the library’s facilities, resources, and services; and
   c) increasing public awareness of the breadth of library services.

The Friends of the Crystal Falls District Community Library is an independent and distinct organization dedicated to the support and promotion of the programs and activities of the Crystal Falls District Community Library.

Views expressed on this site are those of The Friends and do not necessarily reflect those of the Board, Administration or Staff of the Crystal Falls District Community Library.

Want to keep up to date with how The Friends are supporting the library? Send us an email, and we'll add you to our email list.

Here is the Friends' entry into the Alpha Brewery scarecrow contest created by Peg Padilla, Mary Ann Keil, Janet Wagner, and Maureen Elson.