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$6,000 Goal
Funding for libraries is being cut nationwide. Aurora Public Library is no different.
The city of Aurora is the third largest in Colorado. Aurora Public Library is one of the least funded libraries in all of Colorado per capita. In early 2025 they ranked 104th out of 107 in expenditure per capita. We are in the bottom five in all of Colorado for funding. It is only going to get worse in 2027.
That is where we come in. We are Friends of the Aurora Public Library, a non-profit organization run by volunteers committed to supporting the services and programs of the Aurora Public Library. Friends raise funds through donations, memberships, and by operating the Book Outlet which sells used books and other media.
With your help in 2025 we were able to donate $75,000 to The Aurora Public Library! With that donation they were able to spend $35,000 on Summer of Imagination, their summer reading program, where more than 5,500 people participated. That means over 5,500 books were given out! The Aurora Public Library was also able to purchase LOTE4Kids, the leading digital library of multilingual audio-picture books for kids, for $4,525. See all the good you can do!
Without your support, many of the programs and services offered by Aurora Public Library could be in jeopardy.
We can’t do this without you. We need your support to keep these programs open, going, and improving.
Please donate today.
During this Colorado Gives season make a recurring monthly donation of $20 or a one-time donation of $200 or more and receive a canvas tote bag and 12 free book coupons. You can pick up your tote January 3rd!
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The Mission of the Friends of the Aurora Public Library is to support the ongoing programs and services of the Aurora Public Library with financial donations and to celebrate the lifetime joys of reading by offering a wide variety of low cost books and other media in a vibrant, well organized atmosphere. The Friends provide knowledgeable, caring volunteers to assist customers with their reading needs.
Friends was originally formed in 1977, to raise funds to support the efforts of the Aurora Public Library. For several years, the Friends hosted annual book sales that provided operating revenues for the organization as well as some financial support to the Aurora Public Library.
In 1987 Friends was reinstituted and reinvigorated by a dedicated group of volunteers and became a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the State of Colorado.
In 1990, the Aurora City Council and the Aurora Public Library granted permission to the Friends to reactivate and convert a bookmobile to a used book outlet.
In 1991 Friends established our first retail book outlet location.
Our Book Outlet is currently located at: 2243 S. Peoria St. Aurora, CO 80014
Organization name
Friends of the Aurora Public Library
other names
FAPL, Friends
1987
Tax id (EIN)
74-2457792
Category
Education, Arts, Culture & Humanities, Public & Societal Benefit
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
2243 South Peoria StreetArapahoe County, CO, US