giving for
children
Giving to the Foundation helps support the children in Waverly and the surrounding area now and for years to come.
SPACE FOR KIDS TO GROW
Babies bounce on laps. Toddlers wander from books to toys and back again. Elementary children arrive via bus 5 days a week. There are songs, stories, games, puppets, and play.
Your gift to the WPL Foundation helps support the many Library programs, materials, and spaces designed for children and caregivers. Make a gift and help more children grow up loving the Library.
474,000
estimated total attendance at children’s programs over the last 25 years.
29,337
annual attendance in children’s programs prior to pandemic building restrictions.
450
kids joined on
one day
for the summer reading program for the shark petting zoo.
Making a gift to the WPL Foundation helps support how the Library serves our young people. Through your generous donations, our Library is able to provide dedicated resources, directed outreach, and innovative technologies to the children of our community. Check out all the ways your dollars help support Waverly youth.
90%
of children’s critical brain development occurs by age five. Building early literacy skills – through story time and other programs – can play a crucial role
46,750
annual check-outs of
children’s materials –
that means kids in the
community read an
average of 3,895 books
each month
How Your Gift to the Foundation Benefits Children
planting a seed
A donation to the Foundation in the name of local business Rada Manufacturing helped build the Children’s Story Tree, a unique art sculpture which serves as a focal point within the children’s area.
The idea for the Story Tree came from the family of Luke Frerking, a Library staff member who passed away in 2016. Luke was an avid reader and storyteller, and the “seed” was planted then to honor him by incorporating a tree into Library renovation plans. The public is encouraged to stop by to see how that idea has “grown.”
