Summer 2021
The Friends of the Argyle Public Library began their journey in 2021 with a dream before a name. In the summer of 2021, the Library Board formed a Building Committee with the mission to move the library into a fully accessible space to better serve the needs of all patrons. Many of the 15 committee members toured other southwestern Wisconsin libraries that recently built or remodeled their facilities to learn from their experience and see what was working well. From this group the idea for The Friends of the Argyle Public Library was born.
April 2022
That dream became a reality. The non-profit Friends of the Argyle Public Library was ready to begin. Our goals were first and foremost to seriously work towards and raise funds for a new library. While we all love our little 900 square foot library within the Waddington Memorial Building, the size constraints seriously hamper the number of people the library can host comfortably as well as the number of books we can have in circulation.
Our second aim was to promote the Argyle Public Library, to encourage use, support programming, and help by applying for grants and random needs monetarily.
June 2022
We started with a bang! We had FEH designs and community polls to see what people were looking for in a new library space. Hours spent pouring over maps and talking to locals about purchasing land or buildings that might house the library. Moral was high, excitement palpable.
We also took over the Book Sale Fundraiser that was run by the Argyle Public Library: we have continued to run this every June during Garage Sale Days in Argyle!
October 2022
The Friends received a grant from the Community Foundation of Southwest Wisconsin towards a canopy, chairs, tables, etc…so that the Friends could join in at the Argyle Farmer’s Markets and other events around the town.
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