Become a Member

Join us! Your membership in Friends of the Knox County Public Library shows that you love your library. Your donation will help support our mission to foster a love of libraries, books, and reading in our community.

All memberships are valid through December 2024 and include benefits listed under previous levels.

Individual: $20

  • Admission to Members Preview Day of Spring and Fall Used Book Sales
  • Invitation to Annual Membership Meeting in July
  • Monthly e-newsletter, Friends ♥ KCPL
  • Members-only newsletter, Best of Friends (published three times a year)
  • One-time 20% discount at Union Ave Books
  • A $5 birthday coupon for use at the Friends @ Rothrock Used Book Shop

Family: $35

  • An additional $5 birthday coupon for a second family member

Supporter: $50

  • A car decal with the new Friends of the Knox County Public Library logo

Patron: $100

  • A coupon good for one free book at the Friends @ Rothrock Used Book Shop in the Lawson McGhee Library (book must be $10 or less)

Bibliophile: $250

  • Reserved seating at Friends-sponsored author events (does not include the Wilma Dykeman Stokely Memorial Lecture)

Circle of Friends: $500

  • A book of your choice donated to the library with a personalized bookplate
  • Recognition in our Annual Report

Please contact us to ask about business memberships.

All contributions to Friends of the Knox County Public Library are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.