| Providing cutting edge library service to the Appleton Community
The Appleton Library Foundation was founded in 1985 to promote excellence in public library service to the Appleton
community. Unrestricted contributions to the Foundation from local businesses and individuals enhance tax dollars to
provide library collections, programs and services that are on the cutting edge.
Starting with an initial goal of a $1 million endowment, the Foundation currently has assets in excess of $1.9 million.
Each year the Foundation provides grants to the library for library collections, programs, and computer technology.
- Public access to the Internet began with cooperative funding
from the Foundation, the Outagamie Waupaca Library System, and
the Appleton Public Library operating budget.
- New collections, including circulating
CD-ROMs
and Storytime Kits, were created with seed money from the Foundation.
- Adult Programs such as Fox Cities Reads, including
financial support to bring in New York Times best selling author Barbara
Ehrenreich on April 17, 2007.
The Friends of Appleton Library Endowment Fund
The Foundation manages the Friends of Appleton Library Endowment
Fund. The Fund was established in November, 1980 with seed money
from the Appleton Woman’s Club. The interest from the fund is used
each year for special programs and exhibits, while the principal
remains intact to generate funds for future programs. Examples of
FOAL Endowment Fund programs include Summer Library Program storytellers
and puppeteers, a presentation by children’s author Debbie Dadey,
and performances by respected children's musician Tom Pease.
Planned Giving Program
Individuals who donate to the Foundation have several options available
in the Planned Giving Program:
- Outright Gifts
- Gifts of Income and Remainder Interest
- Charitable Gift Annuity
- Gifts by Will
- Anonymous Gifts
Planned giving employs tax, financial and estate planning techniques
to enable a donor to make a substantial gift commitment to the Appleton
Library Foundation that provides significant tax and financial benefits
for the donor.
Appleton Library Foundation Board of Directors
- Dennis Hultgren, President
- Dave Willems, Vice-President
- Terry Bergen, Treasurer
- Ruth Haviland, Secretary
- Nancy Johnshoy
- Ruth Havilland
Contact library staff
for more information. To make a donation or send correspondence, contact:
Appleton Library Foundation
225 N. Oneida Street
Appleton, Wisconsin 54911
920-832-6170
"A library is but the soul's burial-ground". Henry Ward Beecher,
1813-1887 |
