About Us:
The Friends of the Tellico Village Library, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization to support and fund the Public Library at Tellico Village. The Friends organization pays for the library’s mortgage, utilities and maintenance. All patrons are encouraged to become a member of the Friends of the Tellico Village Library; these memberships help keep the doors open!
We also welcome volunteers to contribute to our mission, with roles at the Circulation Desk, book sales, landscape committee, facility maintenance and more. Please visit the library to check out the possibilities and fill out a volunteer form.
Upcoming Events
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An email receipt (proof of purchase) will be sent to the email address you provide.
2025 Event Schedule
Oct 4 Cookin the Books Cookbook Club
Oct 6. Cookin the Books Cookbook Club
Oct 18. 4B’s- BBQ, Band, Books, Beer
Nov 14 Benefit Concert & FOTVL Annual Meeting
Dec 6 Holiday Booksale
Newsletter
The main communication between the Board of Directors and the Friends of the Library and Library patrons is Constant Contact, a monthly electronic newsletter put out by the Friends Publicity Team. You receive this newsletter automatically when you become a Friend. Information regarding upcoming Friends events as well as classes and lectures offered by the Library are the main focus of the newsletter. In addition it is the source of news from the Library i.e., unplanned closures, holiday information.
Memberships
The main source of the Friends revenue is membership. The Friends of the Tellico Village Library, Inc., is a non-profit, 501c(3) corporation dedicated to the support of the Public Library at Tellico Village. Funds from memberships are the principal revenue source to the Friends’ operating budget that covers the mortgage, utilities and facility maintenance and upgrades. Memberships are renewable annually. Note*: Membership levels above the individual level are for the entire household.
Membership Levels:
Individual $35
Household $60
Sponsor $80
Donor $100
Benefactor $275
Builder $500
Bronze $1,000
Gold Life $3,000
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors’ charge is to manage the finances and the maintenance of the Public Library at Tellico Village. The Board meets monthly, the 2nd Thursday at the Library from 9.30-11.00am. Monthly meetings are open to any Member of the Friends. The annual meeting of the Friends of the Tellico Village Library is held in the 4th quarter of the year. Current bylaws and official minutes of Board meetings are available upon request at the Library.
The Board of Directors serve a two year term. If you would like information on how to serve on the Board of Directors, please contact the President of the Board, at PRESIDENT@TVLIBRARY.ORG.
2025 Directors
President, Mark Pantley, 12/31/2025
Vice President, Billie Whitney, 12/31/2025
Past President, Cheryl LaMaster, 12/31/2025
Secretary, Judy King Williams, 12/31/2025
Treasurer, Bill Nicolai, 12/31/2025
Asst Treasurer, Deb Noens, 12/31/2025
Education, Susan Benson, 12/31/2025
Membership, Julie Campbell, 12/31/2025
Grants, Phyllis Thompson, 12/31/2025
Events, Donna Roginski, 12/31/2025
Publicity/Print Media, Sheila Benson, 12/31/2025
Member At Large, Cap Purvis, 12/31/2025
Member At Large, Donna Hayden, 12/31/2026
NON VOTING MEMBER
Library Director, Gina Mucci Geremia
Facilites, Harry Karle
Donate, Honor, Remember
While Friends of the Library expenses for the Library are supported almost entirely by memberships, gifts strengthen our cause. The FOTVL has a number of ways that you can honor a loved one, an organization, or even a neighborhood.
General Donation
The Friends of the Library accept donations throughout the year. Please make your check out to Friends of the Tellico Village Library.
Choose a donation amount. If you have a different amount in mind or to donate a larger amount, please write a check or contact the library. We appreciate your support.
Courtyard Bricks
An engraved brick is $150 and will be placed in the May Ann Bork Courtyard. The bricks may be
engraved in honor or memory of a special person or group
Giving Tree Leaves
The Woodworkers of Tellico Village created a beautiful wood sculpture that graces the foyer of the Public Library of Tellico Village. Each leaf on the tree symbolizes the financial support to the Library in the form of honoring or memorializing a special person or group.
Leaves are:
Bronze $500
Silver $750
Gold $1500
Ebony $5000+
All gifts, large and small, are important. You can establish a lasting legacy now or for a future date. There are several ways of doing this with the most common being through a will. Some people leave a specific dollar amount and others leave a percentage of any assets left over after they provide for the family. Some people give something they own such as a car, property or a house. Others leave life insurance, stock or another financial investment. You should consult your own tax and legal counsel for the method of giving that is most appropriate for your own financial situation.
Other ways of Giving
Donate your books! The library will receive your good condition or rare books and use them in one of four ways. They could be shelved for circulation at our library. They could be offered for sale in our quarterly mini-book sales. They could be offered as part of our eBay book sales program. They could also be used for turn in to the book reseller with whom we do business. Donated books are an important revenue source for the Friends.
Empty Printer Cartridge Recycling. We accept printer and copier ink toners and cartridges for recycle and receive funds for it.
Finance
Since 1998, the Friends of the Tellico Village Public Library has applied for and received grants from organizations like the Bill and Melinda Gates Learning Foundation for internet access, computer workstations and support services. Since 2001 the Library has received several significant grants from the Jane I. Pettway Foundation of Knoxville for support and expansion of the Library—the most recent being the funding to start the Little Free Libraries in a Loudon Country Habitat for Humanity neighborhood. The Tellico Community Foundation has generously provided grants in support of the Friends. Tellico Community Foundation is an affiliate fund of East Tennessee Foundation. Friends have received bequests from the estates of Villagers who have loved the Library such as Maryann Bork, founding member of the Friends. The Friends also received funding from the State of Tennessee for a technology grant. Our grants coordinator is constantly searching for grants that will benefit our library and our patrons.
Full Store Below
Our checkout system accepts credit/debit cards and/or Paypal. After adding items to your “cart” look for the small orange shopping cart icon in the lower right corner of the screen and click on it. *Note: direct debit transactions could take a full business day to process.
