Goals & Mission

• To provide resources for study, research and teaching.
• To establish a network of members who believe in supporting the intellectual advancement and cultural enhancement of the University and State at large.
• To encourage students to use the Library resources and personnel for study and research.
• To promote among the students an awareness of the central place of the Library in the academic community and to encourage them to support the Library by joining the Friends of the Library.
• To serve as a vehicle for securing funds and support for the Andruss Library in cooperation with the Development Office
• To work in harmony with the Andruss Library personnel and the Bloomsburg University Foundation

The goal of the Friends of the LIbrary is to continually strive to provide further valuable resources for study, research, teaching, and community services at Bloomsburg University as an integral part of the State System of Higher Education in Pennsylvania. 

This goal can be achieved by establishing active participation and support by BU faculty, staff, retirees, alumni and students as well as the community people who believe in supporting the intellectual advancement and cultural enhancement of both Bloomsburg University and the community it serves. 

The friends of the Bloomsburg University Library Association under the auspices of the Bloomsburg University Foundation, an incorporated 501 (c)(3) charitable organization, serves as a vehicle for securing funds and support for the Library initiative at Bloomsburg University.