What does the Shasta Library Foundation do?
The Shasta Library Foundation enhances the services and resources of the Shasta Public Libraries today and for generations to come.
“The only thing that you absolutely have to know, is the location of the library.”
- Albert Einstein
Shasta Public Libraries:
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Mission
We strive to transform Shasta County through the power of Libraries. Libraries are at the heart of community, culture, education and democracy. The Shasta Library Foundation’s support for the Shasta Public Libraries enhances high caliber programs that nurture literacy, the imagination, and lifelong learning.
We depend on your support to reach our goals.The Shasta Library Foundation’s immediate goal is to develop a $4 million endowment to provide at least $200,000 each year to maintain and grow the materials and programs available through the Shasta Public Libraries.
Since the formation of the Shasta Library Foundation in 1991, our assets have grown from $350 to $2.4 million and we have contributed more than $900,000 to enrich our public libraries' resources and services. We believe it will take the efforts of the public and private sectors working together to provide the library resources and services our community wants and needs. |
DOLLAR CURRENT ENDOWMENT
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Why are libraries important?
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Libraries are an important cultural center for a community, a place for conversations and debates, and they broadcast what is important both internally to a community as well as externally to the world." |
As a young reader, I remember my arrival through the front doors of my own library as liberating. I loved school, but in this building no one was telling me what to read. I could feed my curiosity with any adventure I chose, and leave in awe of the vast volumes left to explore. " |
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The Shasta Library Foundation's purpose is to enhance the services and resources of the Shasta Public Libraries today and for generations to come. The organization is a 501(c)(3). Tax ID 68-0246035.