Friends of Waring Library at Waring Elementary

Friends of Waring (FoW) was founded in 2017 by Spring Garden community members who had a desire to support our neighborhood school, Laura W. Waring Elementary (grades K-8).

In March 2022, we opened the library doors (for the first time in more than ten years!) to all Waring students with fantastic support from our community volunteers.

Our library is currently staffed and managed solely by community volunteers (there are no school employees allocated for this effort). FoW believes the library (and love of reading) is critical to the future outcome and success of all Waring students.

These funds will be used to sustain the Waring library. Funds will be used for library books, supplies and our ultimate goal of funding staff to manage the library to allow for more student access throughout the day. We hope you will support this important community initiative.

The Spring Garden CDC is the fiscal agent for Friends of Waring.

More information about Spring Garden Community Development Corporation: The Spring Garden CDC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit entity dedicated to revitalizing the Spring Garden neighborhood of Philadelphia, through the elimination of blight and crime; the development of housing opportunities for people of all income levels; the enhancement of educational, employment, healthcare, and recreational opportunities for area youths and families; the provision of an office for community outreach and services; and neighborhood beautification and cleanliness projects, among other programs.