Friends of the Fargo Public Library
About the Friends
Officially formed in March 1995, the Friends of the Fargo Public Library is an advocacy group that promotes the library through fundraising, sponsoring events, and organizing used book sales.
To join the Friends or to learn more about the organization, download or pick up a Friends of the Library brochure and application at any branch of the library.
For more information about the Friends, visit their website to stay up-to-date on their events and happenings.
You may also email the Friends of the Library or call 701.364.BOOK (701.364.2665).
The Friends can also be contacted by mail at: Friends of the Fargo Public Library, P.O. Box 1365, Fargo, ND 58107.
Friends Spring Used Book Sale Crawl Weekend Set for April 23, 24, and 25
Area Friends of the Libraries are coordinating their book sale efforts this spring to create the first metro-wide Used Book Sale Crawl Weekend in celebration of National Library Week 2026.
Ask for a Book Sale Crawl Punch Card at any FPL location, visit three sales: the West Fargo Public Library, one (1) Fargo Public Library location, and the Moorhead Public Library, and be entered into a prize drawing at the completion of the weekend sale.
• Dates and hours for the Friends of the Fargo Public Library Spring Book Sale Crawl at all three FPL locations:
Thursday, April 23: 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Friday, April 24: 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 25: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Bag Sale
Please note: The sale excludes DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, and all collectible books.
• Hours for Moorhead Public Library, 450 Center Ave., Moorhead:
Thursday, April 23: 5 to 8 p.m.
Friday, April 24: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 25: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Bag Sale
• Hours for the West Fargo Public Library, 215 3rd St. E., West Fargo:
Saturday, April 25: 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Bag Sale
Friends Second Editions Bookstore Hours at the Main Library
The Second Editions bookstore is open during regular library hours.
Request for Donations
The Friends of the Fargo Public Library accept donations of used books and other media such as DVDs, CDs, and audiobooks to sell at all three Fargo Public Library locations and during their regular book sales at the Main Library.
The items can be brought to the Friends' Second Editions bookstore at the Main Library (101 4th St. N. in downtown Fargo) during regular bookstore hours. Most any type of children's or adult books and media are welcome.
Donations to the Friends are tax deductible and tax donation forms are available.
Please note: If you are donating more than three(3) boxes of materials, please contact the library or the Friends' Second Editions bookstore at 701.364.2665 before bringing any donations.
Friends volunteers are unable to help carry in donations; there is a dolly/hand truck available for use.
Due to space limitations, the Friends are unable to accept mass market paperbacks, textbooks, magazines, encyclopedias older than one year, VHS tapes, audiocassettes, and books that are damaged, smoke-filled, or moldy.