Friends of the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center

The African-American Research Library and Cultural Center is a general service library, as well as a research facility and cultural center containing more than 75,000 books and related materials that focus on the experiences of people of African descent.

The Friends have been instrumental in the growth of the library system since 1975. The umbrella group brings together the leaders of local Friends groups at meetings at the county, state and federal level and helps to sustain county, state and federal funding for the library system.