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James V. Brown Library 570.326.0536 Home Site Index |
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Future members will be inducted as a result of committing at least one thousand dollars a year for five years to the Library. Call Development Coordinator, Robin Glossner at 326-0536 ext. 135 to discuss joining the Benjamin Franklin Society. Yes, I want to help support the Books & Babies Program! The program gives to the parents of every newborn a
Baby Kit (pictured at right). These colorful, durable Baby Kits include a free board book, brochures on the importance of reading with and to children, a stuffed animal, and
Baby’s first library card.This open invitation to read invites parents to use the library early and often especially during the critical 0-3 years when half of a child’s brain development occurs. Each Baby Kit costs $8. For this small investment you can help us let all parents know about the free resources available. These include: online storybooks, games and puzzles to help children learn essential reading skills, books for all ages, craft programs, Family Place workshops, story times, and parenting books, videos and magazines. We are asking you to help us continue this important program in the face of decreased library funding. ![]() Your gift of $120 will sponsor 15 Baby Kits. An $80 gift will give 10 infants an invitation to lifelong learning. $200 will help us reach 25 babies. Thank you for your consideration and please support this important service. Letter about program | Donate Online (Designate gift as "Books & Babies") | Donate by mail Yes, I want to Adopt a Summer Reader! Every fall our teachers must spend a month or longer re-teaching lessons from the previous school year. This is known as the ‘summer slide.’ Experts agree that children who read during the summer gain reading skills, while those who do not, slide backward.One way to avoid the summer slide is for a child to participate in the Library’s free and fantastic summer reading program, which encourages reading, family interaction, and school readiness. The theme for 2009 is ‘Be Creative @ Your Library.’ We need your help to keep this important program going and growing. Please consider adopting a summer reader for just $10, or select another level of support: Adopt 5 Readers……………$50.00 Donate Online (Designate gift as Summer Reading | Donate by mail Thank you for your support of the Summer Reading Program!! Be a part the new Welch Children's Wing - help a child become a Little Donor Little Donor's GalleryDonate $100 to the new children's wing book collection and we will place four (4) books in the collection with a bookplate honoring your "Little Donor". Help teach children the value of giving at an early age. Your child, grandchild or any child you choose to honor may pick the subject area and we will post a picture you provide of the child on our web site in the Little Donor's Gallery. Donate Now Online - Designate your gift as Little Donor and we will contact you for more information. Tale of the Month Club The James V. Brown Library is pleased to present a new way to support the library and nurture the reading skills children need to succeed in school.
Your monthly donation of $25 will fund the addition of a highly quality picture or early reader book for the library’s collection.Each book will have the attached bookplate recognizing your gift. In December you will receive a letter acknowledging your $300 fully tax deductible contribution to the James V. Brown Library. We can bill your credit card monthly or you may select another payment option. Each book in our children’s library goes out an average ten times each year so your 12 books will reach 120 preschoolers. Tale of the Month gift cards acknowledgments are available for donors using this program for holiday gifts or for other recognitions. Call Development Coordinator, Robin Glossner 326-0536, ext. 135 to join the battle against illiteracy. Donate Online (Designate gift as "Tale of the Month Club" and click the recurring gift link. Memorial Book or Book Endowment The Memorial Book Program is a lasting way to honor the memory of friends and loved ones.![]() * Donations to the Memorial Book program allow the library to select books in an area that reflects the interests of the person being remembered or to add needed titles to areas such as animals, history, gardening and art or nature. * Memorial Books for the children’s room provide beautifully illustrated children’s books that will delight generations of children. * The inside cover of each book purchased with your donation will contain a special book plate along with an inscription of the honoree’s name and the name of the donor. * In addition to the book plate an announcement of your gift will be sent to the family informing them of your thoughtfulness. As a donor you will receive a letter of thanks as well as a receipt for your tax-exempt contribution to the library. When you pay tribute to a departed friend or loved one through a book, you honor the past and touch the future. Donations in any amount are gratefully accepted. Book Endowment * Donations of $250 create perpetual Book Endowments. Each year, forever. A book will be added to the collection with a memorial bookplate. Donate Online (Designate gift as Book Endowment) for memorials complete the Dedication or Gift section. Buy a Brick & Support the new Children's Wing It takes a community to build a library.Make a lasting impression. ![]() Donors contributing $100 can sponsor an engraved paver on the walkway leading to the garden area behind the new children’s wing or on the walk bordering the new facility. The purchase of memorial or honor bricks provides a way to have your name literally “set in stone” for a lifetime. Cost per finished 4x8x2 inch brick paver is $100. This price includes 3 lines of text in large print. Donors purchasing 10 or more bricks will also be listed on the Donor Wall inside of the new wing. Buy them for your children or grandchildren, friends and loved ones! Include text for bricks on form (up to 14 characters, including spaces, on each of three lines). Donate by Mail (fill in brick order form and please mail or return to the library) Endow a Collection at the James V. Brown Library When you endow an entire subject collection at the James V. Brown Library, for a donation of $10,000, you will be recognized with a bookplate in each book of the collection, forever.Named collections include:
And many more, both in the new Children’s Wing and the Vintage Collection. There are still many collection endowment opportunities available. Please contact Development Coordinator, Robin Glossner or Director Janice Trapp at (570) 326-0536 to explore this opportunity to help the library, ensure we remain current in areas of your interest, and recognize you and your family for the future.
We ask you to consider making a difference for the long term future of the James V. Brown Library by considering a planned gift or bequest. Planned giving refers to the process of making a charitable gift of estate assets to the James V. Brown Library. There are many options available to you in making a planned gift. Such as, Charitable Remainder Trust, Charitable Lead Trust Contingent, Individual Retirement Accounts, IPO's, Options and Restricted Stock, Gifts of Tangible Personal Property, Gifts
of Real Estate, Gifts of Life Insurance, Gifts of Stock. To learn more about
Planned Giving or memorial donations, please contact
Janice Trapp or Development Coordinator Robin Glossner at
the Library - 570-326-0536.Why Give?
There are many reasons to give. The real answer to "Why Give?" can only be answered by you. Please, know that every gift makes a difference - no
matter its size or aim, every gift makes something special happen, right here in
our community, right here at the
James V. Brown Library.
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