From the Executive Director:
Although we're sad to hear the news, we applaud the decision to temporarily close the libraries in order to prevent and mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in Shasta County. The Shasta Public Libraries need our help now more than ever. Please consider making a one-time or monthly donation gift to the Libraries.
Your donation is 100% tax deductible. Stay healthy everyone!
Your donation is 100% tax deductible. Stay healthy everyone!
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
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Mission, Vision, and Goals
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.
Practical Vision: In ten years, the following will be in place as a result of our actions:
Goal: The primary goal of the Board of Directors and the purpose of the fundraising efforts of the Shasta Library Foundation are to build an endowment sufficient to meet the long-term, multi-generational needs of the Shasta Public Libraries system while funding urgent immediate needs of the public library.
Practical Vision: In ten years, the following will be in place as a result of our actions:
- SLF will have an effective governance board focused on policy
- An initial endowment milestone will have been reached
- SLF will be stronger working together with other organizations
- (Through SLF support) public library services will be thriving, alive, and abundant
- Successful money generating efforts will be in place
- The public will value the role of SLF in support of the public library
- SLF will have expanded staff capabilities
Goal: The primary goal of the Board of Directors and the purpose of the fundraising efforts of the Shasta Library Foundation are to build an endowment sufficient to meet the long-term, multi-generational needs of the Shasta Public Libraries system while funding urgent immediate needs of the public library.
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 library collection.
Since the formation of the Shasta Library Foundation in 1991, our assets have grown from $350 to $1.5 million and we have contributed almost $700,000 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 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.