The Friends of the Roanoke Rapids Public Library is a nonprofit organization whose primary objective is to maintain a free public library in Roanoke Rapids, to promote extension of library services and to increase the facilities of the public library by securing materials beyond the command of the ordinary library budget.
Other objectives are to focus attention on libraries and to encourage and accept, by bequest or gift, donations of books, manuscripts, money, and other appropriate material that can enrich the cultural opportunities available to the people of Roanoke Rapids.
The Friends of the Roanoke Rapids Public Library is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization approved by Section 501(C)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.