Lori Marler

Friends of Bastrop Public Library, Inc. is a volunteer-driven nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting and enhancing the public library. Friends of Bastrop Public Library also runs a scholarship program for local students and leads the Pressley Meeting Room Project, which aims to upgrade the library’s main gathering space with modern audiovisual technology. The non-profit company is based in Bastrop, TX. The organization provides supplemental funding for library programs and services, sponsors community engagement activities, and operates the Book Nook, a used bookstore within the library offering a variety of books and media at affordable prices. Proceeds from the Book Nook and their annual spring book and plant sale help fund library resources and programming. The organization encourages community involvement through volunteering, membership, and donations, with volunteers assisting in events, bookstore operations, and library outreach. The company was founded in 1998.