How is the BRRL Foundation Different from Friends of the Library?

Often, the Foundation and Friends of the Library are referred to interchangeably.  While we work closely, we are two separate non-profit organizations that support The Blue Ridge Regional Library in different ways.

The Friends of the Blue Ridge Regional Library is a grassroots membership organization that promotes our Library through well-organized advocacy efforts and raises money through book sales and other fundraising activities.

The Foundation acts as the “fundraising arm” of the Library.  If you want to donate to the Library, your gift goes to the Foundation.  We work with the Library to identify the best way donors gifts can enhance the Library and meet the community’s ever-changing needs.