The Friends Group is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support the Franklin Park Library by providing volunteer services, sponsoring programming and events, and funding the purchase of museum passes and other prizes used as incentives for participation in library programs. It is made up of any interested individuals in the Franklin Park community and the local area. The Friends latest activity was helping to collect data for "Snapshot: One Day in the Life of the Franklin Park Library," which gathered information about library use on one day in February.

If you are interested in becoming a Friend, contact Janet by phone (847-455-6016 x 222) or email(jforde@franklinparklibrary.org).

The Friends of the Franklin Park Public Library is sponsoring a design competition for a logo.

The rules of the competition are:

1. Designs are limited to two colors (black is considered a color), and should symbolize the library, library activities and/or the village of Franklin Park. Each design must include “Friends of the Franklin Park Public Library”.

2. The Friends logo will be used on decals, book bags, stationery, brochures, etc. and should be adaptable to the silk screen process and black and white reproduction. Computer images should be vector artwork (eps file, adobe illustrator.ai or pdf) and should be 300 dpi resolution or higher.

3. Each entry must be mounted on an 8 x 10 board or canvas with the name, address, phone number and email address of the artist on the back. No copyrighted designs will be accepted. All entries will become property of the Friends.

4. All entries must be submitted to the Franklin Park Public Library Booth at the Franklin Park Railroad Daze between June 4th and June 6th. Each applicant is limited to five entries which must be received by the Franklin Park Public Library by Sunday, June 6, 2010 at 4:00 PM. During Railroad Daze there will be a limited number of canvas totes for our junior “Friends” to decorate with their logo designs.

Entries will be reviewed by a panel of judges. The winning logo and runners up will be announced on June 28, 2010 and will be displayed at the Franklin Park Public Library. A $25 gift card from Blick’s Art Supplies will be awarded to the winning artist.