Friends of the Claire T. Carney Library
About the Friends of the Claire T. Carney Library
Founded in 1974, the Friends of the Claire T. Carney Library (formerly Library Associates) is a community-based organization whose mission is to support academic programs, extra-curricular activities, and community organizations. The group seeks to:
- Promote understanding and appreciation of the library’s mission, policies, plans, and concerns.
- Enrich the library’s resources, services, and facilities through gifts and contributions.
Events
Friends
Robert F. Stoico / FIRSTFED Library Grand Reading Room, Claire T. Carney Library
Talk and Q&A with Boston Globe TV critic Matthew Gilbert
Friends
UMass Dartmouth Marketplace
An Evening with Jacques Pépin
Friends
UMass Dartmouth Marketplace
2024 Annual Authors’ Brunch
Recent & Ongoing Projects
- The Browsing Area: a popular first floor collection of 4,000 volumes of current fiction, biography, poetry, current events, supported and initiated by the Friends of the Claire T. Carney Library.
- The Library Book Plates program for individuals or families who purchase books in honor or memory of loved ones. The plate is placed inside the front cover as a lasting tribute to the person and as a worthy contribution to higher education.
- Annual donations to the Claire T. Carney Library for the support of the archives, books, and other aspects of the Carney Library expansion.
Trails of a Falling Leaf: A conversation with Dr. Chang Ning Wu 
Embracing the Concrete: Transforming the Claire T. Carney Library and Beyond 
Embracing the Concrete: Transforming the Claire T. Carney Library and Beyond 
Mystery in the Afternoon: Three Famous Writers 
Mystery in the Afternoon: Three Famous Writers 
Mystery in the Afternoon: Three Famous Writers 
11th Annual Authors' Brunch 
11th Annual Authors' Brunch 
Professor John H. Twomey discusses his book Retiring to Not From, From Massachusetts Professor to Maine Farmer
Become a Friend of the Claire T. Carney Library
Member Benefits:
- Members are eligible for enhanced borrowing privileges of up to 20 books at a time.
- Members receive mailing notices of our regularly sponsored lectures and programs recognizing authors, artists and experts in a variety of fields.
- Celebrate with us at our annual fundraising event at the Wamsutta Club.
- Members have the opportunity to participate in our literary group.
- An opportunity to meet people interested in helping the library!
If you'd like to join or just want more information just fill in the following form and we'll soon get back in touch: