“Books are the treasured wealth of the world and fit inheritance of generations and nations.”
—Henry David Thoreau

The Frieda Humphris Society was established in honor of Frieda Humphris, who made a great impact on the Downers Grove Public Library. In 1925, while an 18-year-old student, Frieda began working part-time at the library. She was employed for 47 years, serving as the first full-time children’s librarian and then as library director from 1942 until her 1972 retirement.

As a member of The Frieda Humphris Society, you will receive a gift from the Downers Grove Public Library Foundation of a set of bookplates. We will place an honor book in the collection in your name, and acknowledge your name on the foundation’s Honor Roll of Donors for a full year after your gift is received.

There are three levels of membership in The Frieda Humphris Society: