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With a little help from my friends

The Friends of the Lakewood Ranch Library celebrated the success of their “Fill the Shelves” campaign, which is expected to raise $410,000 to buy books and materials.

About 90 people attended the party April 27 at the Robert Toale and Sons Celebration Center.

“We’re getting the word out and increasing membership to the friends organization,” board member Ruth Castor said. “We have a whole display in the back of things that are available at the library, not just books. There’s a library of things at the library: fishing poles, wheel barrels, musical instruments. There’s a maker’s space. There’s so much more to the library than checking out books.”