The Aims of The Friends:To foster an interest in booksTo serve as a link between the library and the communityTo promote an appreciation and awareness of the library's services and its collectionsTo sponsor special community events and literary activities designed to stimulate community interestin reading and awareness of the role of the library in the communityTo provide support for the library and its collections through practical assistance, for example,fundraising, the encouragement of gifts, sponsorships and endorsementsTo advocate and make representations for improvements in funding arrangements for public libraryservicesTo foster links with organisations with similar interests and objectives