Friends of the Morrill Public Library

The Friends of the Morrill Public Library raise money through used book sales, membership dues, and donations to help with library projects. The Friends board members meet on the first Monday of most months at 4:00 p.m.

Donate to the Friends by sending a check to the library or visit their page on the Hiawatha Community Foundation giving page: https://www.givebacktomoveforward.com/nonprofits/Friends-of-the-Morrill-Public-Library

The Friends have provided funding for:

Supported the 2025 Summer Library Program, “Color Our World.”
Renewed our subscription to BookPage so patrons can enjoy it for free
Hosted the Used Book Sale in October and stocked Little Free Libraries around Brown County
Hosted Ioway artist, musician, and historian Reuben Ironhorse-Kent at the 2024 Annual Meeting
Continued to update the Digital Newspaper Archives provided by the library
Funded Beanstack, the library’s digital reading tracker
Funded the library’s Halloween Frolic activities, including the Queen’s candidate’s float
Funded K-State Extension S.T.E.A.M. programs and activities
Funded NicheAcademy, a learning resource for patrons and librarians
Hosted Victoria Jelks, twice Kansas champion of Poetry Out Loud, at our 2025 Annual Meeting
And more!

Board officers:
President: Jane Bebermeyer
Vice President: Greg Bryant
Secretary: Carol Boggs
Treasurer: Alayna Nigus

Board members:
Becky Schwanke
Orveda Anderson
Carrie Olsen
Linda Berkeley
Craig Miller
Terry Bowen

friendsofmorrillpl@gmail.com