What's To Do?

Become a Member or Renew Your Membership

Friends of Library and Archives Canada encourage you to become a member or to renew your membership. As a member, you will be doing your part to safeguard the books, musical recordings, photographs and films, maps, portraits and diaries, government documents and records and many other sorts of items that show the culture and history of Canada, from its very beginnings right up to the present. You will also be helping to acquire such items for Canada's public collection if and when they come up for sale in private markets. You will be supporting efforts to make these items accessible to all Canadians and others around the globe who want to hear, see or study them. Being a member will make it easier for you to keep in touch with the activities of the Friends and what is happening at Library and Archives Canada. Membership fees and monetary donations to the Friends are tax deductible.

Donate

As an avid lover of books and Canadian history, perhaps you would like to donate to one of our exisiting archive collections or a general fund for acquisitons of exceptional archival and library resources.

Our organization and our members appreciate your support!

Volunteer

As well as being a member of the Friends of Library and Archives Canada, you can take a more active role by volunteering. The Friends organize a variety of events throughout the year to publicize the work of Library and Archives Canada and to raise funds to support this work. There are many opportunities to volunteer. You can participate in the Friends' Annual Giant Used Book Sale, which takes place in the Ottawa area every autumn, or in the smaller book sales we hold at other times of the year. The Friends also sponsor cultural events such as book signings and talks by Library and Archives curators. As a volunteer, you can help to organize such events or simply join us as a participant.

Recycle Your Books

The Friends of Library and Archives Canada hold a Giant Used Book Sale every autumn in the Ottawa area, as well as smaller book sales at other times of the year. If you don't have time to volunteer, donating books or musical items is another way to help the Friends succeed. We accept books in French, English and other languages.