1. Funding

   Library staff actively pursue and seeking outside funding to enhance library services.

2. Getting a Library Card

   Any resident of Virginia, age 5 and older, may get a free library card that can be used at any Roanoke Area Public Library.

3. Library Advisory Board

   The Roanoke Public Library Advisory Board, an appointed group of area citizens, advises the City Council and City Manager on matters pertaining to the Public Library System.

4. Library Hours

   Find hours to not just the main library but all libraries of the area.

5. Roanoke Public Library Foundation

   The Roanoke Public Library Foundation was chartered by the Virginia State Corporation Commission on May 26, 1953.