Join the Friends

Ways to Join:

• Purchase a membership in the Chandler Booktique.
• Membership applications are available online or at the library's Information and Customer Service desks.
• You can also request an application by mail by calling the Friends office at 580-4445.
• Memberships can also be purchased at the Chandler Booktique or during one of our quarterly Friday Night Members Only Book and Media Sales.

​Your membership card will be mailed to your home unless you purchase it at the Booktique or one of our quarterly Friday Night Members Only Book and Media Sales.  We accept cash and credit/debit cards for in-person purchases. Checks are accepted for applications submitted by mail.

Show your pride in the library and support the ongoing innovative services it provides. Join the Friends of the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library.

The Friends continuously raise funds through memberships, quarterly Book and Media Sales, the Chandler Booktique and our Amazon store online. The funds we raise go toward innovations like the Level 2 Tech Center, SmartLockers, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, educational scholarships, community programing and furniture and equipment just to name a few.  Our innovations garner national attention and help us to maintain our stellar reputation as a trendsetting library.

Make your impact on the community. Join the Friends today by filling out the application or stop into the Chandler Booktique to sign up in person. Then get ready to brag about your participation in this beloved community institution. Share what a wonderful library we have with those around you. Our library makes it so easy.

Benefits of Membership

• Free admission to the Friends Night of the Book and Media Sales
• 10% discount at the Chandler Booktique
• The Friends eNewsletter four times a year.
• Invitation to the Annual Event to get insider's access to library plans and innovations.
• Exclusive invites to VIP events with authors and artists.