This channel includes videos that highlight our group and some of its programs. The Friends of the Stirling Road Branch Library are deeply devoted to the library, acknowledging it to be the center of the community which it serves. The Friends Group began when the Stirling Road Branch library opened in 2003 and has since embraced its mission to raise funds for the well-being of the branch, to advocate for libraries and staff, and to sponsor programs that enhance our community. Although Stirling Road is considered a small branch, our Friends number over 450, mostly due to focused efforts to raise awareness of the work that we do. In 2015, the Friends Group was awarded the prestigious Ellen Brunner Membership Development Award by the Florida Library Association. From March 2020 to the present and in response to the COVID-19 crisis, our group transitioned to virtual programming in our effort to better serve our community.