Friends of Drake Community Library

Friends of Drake Community Library strives to enrich the community by assisting the public library with financial support and volunteer activities.

If you are interested in becoming a Friend of Drake Community Library send your name, address and a check for one of the membership levels listed below to:

Friends of Drake Community Library
PO Box 648
Grinnell, IA 50112

Membership Categories

Individual Membership is at least $15.00, the price of a children’s book
Family Membership is at least $25.00, the price of an adult book
Contributing Membership is at least $50.00, the price of a year’s periodical subscription
Patron Membership is at least $100.00, the price of a reference book
Life Membership is $500

FDCL Officers

President – Gary Mertens – 236-5913
Secretary – Shannon Geisinger – 236-4381
Treasurer – Nicole Brua-Behrens – 236-6735
Newsletter – Jeff Dickey-Chasins – 236-7107

FDCL Board Members

Lorna Caulkins (ex officio)
Rob Clower
Vince Eckhart
Amy Miller
Claire Moisan
Sam Rebelsky
Sheila Schmidt

Archival Photo Gallery

Friends projects are many and varied.   The biggest event is the annual book sale.  The books for this sale come from donations from the public and from withdrawn library books.  It is a marvelous way to recycle books and to provide money for the Library.

Money raised through activities and through membership contributions most recently have been used to buy a library based web server and provide for implementation of the online catalog.   Funds raised through Friends have also allowed for the digitization of historical photographs, archival supplies, and a staff photocopier as well as many other things.

Grinnell’s Voices From the Past: The Depression and World War II Oral History Project

Friends of , what was then, Stewart Library embarked on an oral history project in 1992 to record the memories of a group of twenty residents who lived in Grinnell during the Great Depression of the 1930s and 1940s.

The material presented in this online version includes all twenty of the transcribed interviews plus audio clips from nine of the interviews. The photographs and video are included in full.

For optimal viewing a fast Internet connection is best.  A dial-up modem connection will work but downloading can take a very long time.