Become a Friend of the Library
The Manhattan Library Association (MLA) is the official name for the Friends of the Library. Through used book sales and membership dues, MLA raises money to support library programs and purchases.
MLA is a volunteer, 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, and donations to MLA may qualify as tax deductions.
Join Today
Join or renew by mail or online at http://mlafriends.square.site/.
Mail membership form to:
Manhattan Library Association
629 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502
Membership Levels
- $10 Individual
- $15 Family
- $25 Organization
- $50 Patron
- $100 Premier




What We Do
Funds raised by MLA have supported:
- The Children’s Library expansion
- Kansas Reads to Preschoolers Week
- Annual Summer Reading Program
- Library programs for all ages
- Special performances and speakers
- Aesop’s Fables trellis sculpture by Kent Bloomer (in the library’s atrium)