What is the FRIENDS of the ECFL?
The purpose of the FRIENDS of the Essential Club Free Library is to:
-Assist the Essential Club Free Library in generating public attention to library programs, services, and activities.
-Support the Library in stimulating growth and use of library services and resources.
-Raise funds and encourage gifts, donations, endowments, and any other bequests that will enhance and improve the overall function of the library.
-No net earnings of the corporation shall benefit any member, trustee, official, individual, or candidate for public office.
The Essential Club Free Library, a member of the Southern Tier Library System, was founded in 1897. The library serves the Village of Canaseraga as well as the outlying areas of Swain, Garwoods, Birdsall, Ossian and Burns. The Not-for Profit Tax-Exempt organization, a Cornerstone of the community for 114 years, is currently maintained by one paid, part time employee and many volunteers.
The mission of the Library is to provide information, both Educational and Cultural to the community and surrounding countryside.