giving for
community
The Waverly Public Library Foundation is dedicated to the Library’s mission and to community quality of life.
Building a Community Center to Meet, Work, Learn & Play
No matter the need – new knowledge, new skills, new friends, or just a place to renew and relax – the Library offers a free public space that’s open to everyone. Making a gift helps the Library serve both as a community hub and a valued communal resource for all ages.
Board games, card games, toys, puppets, dolls, blocks, Dungeons and Dragons, Magna-Tiles, LaserTag, Minecraft, Nintendo Switch, Nerf, Wii, sports equipment, chess, checkers and Legos. And that doesn’t begin to cover all the items available for check-out or use inside today’s community Library. Virtually all of these materials are new in just the last 25 years.
Donations make room for these diverse and growing collections, with something for everyone to enjoy. Make a gift to help the Library remain a vibrant and welcoming place for all.
PUBLIC DESKTOP COMPUTERS
10
25 years ago
22
WPL today
6,878
information and research requests handled by staff in a year
2,259
annual meeting room reservations
150
board games now available for check out
200
visits from school students on a typical Wednesday afternoon “early out”
Public libraries are the sole community centers left in America.
Russell Banks, Novelist and poet
On any given day, you might find people in a role-playing game, in chess league or a trivia tournament, or playing with Legos, video games, puzzles and toys. It’s absolutely amazing.
Library Staff
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How Your Gift to the Foundation Benefits the Entire Community
Connect, communicate, collaborate. Donations to the WPL Foundation help the Library serve as a true community center – a central place for information, life skills, and coming together to work, learn, and play. When you donate to the Foundation, you help area children and teens, working adults and seniors, individuals and families. Your gifts help create a stronger community for all. Read on to see how gifts have been used to make the Library a better place for everyone.
