What does the Friends Foundation do?
The Denver Public Library Friends Foundation enriches our community by building support and raising money to enhance the library's programs and services. Our donors and volunteers come to events, run a bookshop and an online bookselling operation, sort donated books and serve on our Board of Trustees. Every dollar and every hour given is critical to the library programs we support. A few ways in which donations are used:
- Read Aloud, which reached 5,600 preschoolers in 280 classrooms during the 2024-2025 school year and distributed 9,600 gift books to help children access books at home.
- The Special Collections and Archives digitization project, bringing thousands of historical documents online, is a quintessential part of the preservation of our history.
- Expansion of collections.
- Branch renovation and deferred maintenance, which are essential to keeping the 28-branch system safe, modern, and welcoming for all.
The impact of donations can be felt throughout DPL. Visit our Financials page to learn more about where the money goes.
Other FAQ's
You can donate, you can volunteer with the library or the Friends Foundation, or you can shop at our online book business. Check with Andrea Hamilton at 720-865-1723 to learn more about our other bookselling volunteer opportunities.
The Denver Public Library Friends Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization, and your donation is deductible to the extent allowable by law. Our EIN is 84-6036979.
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