{"id":575,"date":"2026-01-08T12:46:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T18:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harrisontest.lib.ms.us\/?page_id=575"},"modified":"2026-04-23T11:29:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T16:29:24","slug":"friends-of-the-library","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.harrisontest.lib.ms.us\/index.php\/friends-of-the-library\/","title":{"rendered":"Friends of the Library"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px||10px||true|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|true&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_heading title=&#8221;Friends of the Library&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_heading][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.6&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||on||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>The Friends of the Library is a nonprofit group working for the benefit and enhancement of Library services. 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