Accomplishments and Plans

The Friends is proud of our 30 years of service to the community through our support of Rio Rancho’s public and school libraries. We are especially proud of the continued dedication and efforts of all of our volunteers!

Some of our past accomplishments can be viewed at Accomplishments in 2009, Accomplishments in 2010, Accomplishments in 2011, and Accomplishments in 2012.

In 2013, we are supporting the Library and Rio Rancho through:

    • Bookstore sales of donated books.
    • Monthly “2nd-Saturday” mega book sales at Loma Colorado Main Library.
    • Possible additional mega book sales at Loma Colorado Main Library.
    • Possible additional sale(s) at Idalia Road Marketplace.
    • Internet & collector book sales of donated books.
    • Membership donations.
    • Frequent articles and ads within local newspapers, such as the Observer and Sandoval Signpost.
    • Sales of our cookbook in our Friends’ Shop and at our monthly mega book sales.
    • Sales of collectible 1st edition and author signed books at specific monthly mega book sales.
    • As a Chamber of Commerce member, possibly hosting our fourth annual Business After Hours event at Loma Colorado Main Library.
    • Volunteers contributing thousands of hours of free support in sorting and pricing donations, helping with our monthly mega book sales, and managing and staffing the bookstore.
    • Our unpaid Board of Directors contributing thousands of hours of free support managing and growing the Friends as well as participating in Friends’ activities, including sorting and pricing donations, holding the mega book sales, overseeing the bookstores, planning and holding the bowl-a-thon fundraiser, a Business After Hours event and a community awareness focused 30th year anniversary awareness/celebration.
    • Seeking sponsors for and expanding our Books For Babies program.
    • Distributing thousands of collected Box Tops for Education and Labels for Education to area schools for redemption and use towards the purchase of educational supplies.
    • Sponsoring programs at Esther Bone Memorial Library
    • Sponsoring programs at Loma Colorado Main Library
    • Sponsoring programs within the Summer Reading Programs at both libraries
    • Purchasing t-shirts incentives for Summer Reading Program participants at both libraries