Friends of Reston Regional Library

Department Resources

The Friends of the Reston Regional Library are an active group of volunteers who support the Library through ongoing and special semi-annual book sales. Through the generosity of the Friends, the Reston Regional Library has been able to: sponsor special children's programs and other cultural events, fund new service desks, needed furniture, equipment and supplies.

To become a Friend of the Reston Regional Library, please visit the Friends of the Reston Regional Library website.

Book Sales

FRRL has an ongoing book sale near the library entrance. FRRL also hosts multiple annual sales at the Reston Regional Library. For information on upcoming sales, please visit the Friends of the Reston Regional Library website.

Donations

The Reston Friends rely on donations to run our book sales and raise money for the library!

The normal contribution limit is 2 boxes per day.

Donations can be brought to the Library between 10am and 3pm on days the library is open, except on Wednesdays. We cannot accept donations when the library is closed.

Please NO books with highlights, underlining, torn pages, water, mildew, animal, or smoke damage.

If you have a large collection of books you’d like to donate, please contact us directly via email at RestonFriendsPR@gmail.com

YES, PLEASE—DO DONATE

The Friends are happy to accept donations of used books in very good, saleable condition, including:

New books, Best sellers, coffee-table
Collectible books, Antiquarian items, prior to 1950
Art, Architecture, History, Philosophy, Science
Books in other languages: adult non-fiction, educational books such as dictionaries, language learning, “Berlitz”, word concepts, etc.
Cookbooks (very recent or favorite classics)
Recent (typically last 5 years) Educational books, Text books, Test-Prep materials (no high school or college foreign language text books, please)
General Magazines--Prior to 1960 or < 3 months old
Specialty Magazines--up to 12 months old (such as Architectural Digest or Saveur)
Media—CDs, DVDs, Audio books on CD; Great Courses
Books for Young Adults, Children, and Educators
Good condition Puzzles or Games (all the pieces!)

NO, THANK YOU—We do NOT accept:

VHS tapes, audio cassettes, or phonograph / vinyl records
Self-Help/Medical books that are more than 3 years old
Travel Books more than 3 years old
Maps, Atlases, TripTiks, etc.
National Geographic, Smithsonian, oversized magazines, or free/membership magazines such as AARP
Books with WATER, MILDEW, ANIMAL, or SMOKE DAMAGE

All contributions are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Best of Reston

The Friends of the Reston Regional Library were 2013 Best of Reston Award Winners.

Mission

The Friends of the Reston Regional Library support the public library in its efforts to improve its collections, services, and programs offered to area residents.

Accomplishments

Programs and equipment made possible by the Friends of the Reston Regional Library include:

Children's Programs in the library and Reston public schools; the branch’s building-wide sound-masking system; Children's section supplies and furniture; Children's Books and Story Time at Embry Rucker Shelter; library programming such as adult education classes, the Teen Advisory Board, Lunar New Year, Diwali, Purim and other world culture programs; supplies for RRL staff; Free book coupons for early readers in Reston public schools and for summer reading program participants; ESOL Classes; ESOL materials collection; Great Discussions Series; Grounds Maintenance with Reston Garden Club; Library Holiday Open House, Library Anniversary celebration, and other community outreach events and materials, including our 2021 Book Bites project, which donated almost 2000 brand new free books to Reston area students in need.

Email List

To receive our newsletter, and notices about upcoming sales and events, you can sign up for our email list. Send an email to us at RestonFriendsPR@gmail.com.

Membership/Monetary Donations

Donations of these minimum amounts enters you onto our Membership Roll for one year and entitles you to access to our Members Night sales in Spring and Fall:
Senior (65 years and over): $5.00
General Membership: $15.00

Meeting Dates

Meetings are held quarterly (February, May, August and November). Dates, times and locations are announced to members.

Corporate Donors

In addition to individual memberships, the Reston Friends also welcome corporate donations in a variety of formats. Some area businesses provide in-kind donations of food and supplies to help keep our volunteers up and running during book sales. We list these local businesses on our website and encourage the community to patronize them. Corporate Donors can be found on the Reston Friends Sale Sponsors page.

Some businesses offer matching donations when their employees make a cash contribution to our organization. Some employers offer "free" volunteer hours to encourage their employees to become involved in the community. If you're a company interested in donating, or would like more information, please contact the Reston Friends at RestonFriendsPR@gmail.com.