Booksale Bonanza a Smashing Success!
Lots of new faces joined us for the first time at the 2012 Spring Booksale Bonanza, succeeding in demonstrating our community's support of libraries, and their love for great book bargains!
Remember - members receive special benefits, including the Members' Preview at all Booksale Bonanza events. Not yet a member of the Friends? Join online today!
The Friends are now accepting memberships and donations online!
Want a quicker, easier way to support your libraries? Try joining the Friends or donating today securely via credit card or PayPal.
2011 Friends Allocation acknowledged by the Board of County Commissioners
The Friends of Washoe County Library, during a joint meeting of the Washoe County Board of Commissioners and the Washoe County Library Board of Trustees, presented a check for $100,000 to the Washoe County Library System, representing the organization's donation for year ending 2011.
The Friends' first allocation to the library system was for $4,000 in 1991. Since that time, FWCL has allocated over $1.4 million to Washoe County libraries, with some funds going directly to individual branches and other funds supporting system wide projects.
Pictured, from left to right, are Commissioner John Breternitz, Commissioner Bonnie Weber, Commissioner Robert Larkin, Past Friends President Len Crocker, Friends President Lucina Moses, Commissioner Kitty Jung, and Commissioner David Humke.
Washoe Library Supporters Rise Again to the Occasion
Friends of Washoe County Libray suffered with the Washoe
County Library System through a challenging year, but when the
numbers were in for calendar 2010, the 30-year-old Nevada non-profit
put yet another $100,000 back into the system it was created to support.
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Your gift to the Second Century Endowment will help ensure a healthy future for Washoe County Libraries
Friends of Washoe County Library (FWCL), an all-volunteer organization, is asking the public to support its Second Century Endowment program. The Endowment, begun in 2004 by the Friends, was designed to assure that funding will be available in the future to help keep Washoe County Library System operating properly.
“There have been tremendous changes in the library system since budget reductions were begun in 2007 at the direction of the Board of Washoe County Commissioners,” said FWCL Board Member Len Crocker. “The library’s budget reductions have reached more than $4.2 million – that’s 40 percent of our earlier budget.”
He noted that all 12 library branches have suffered major reductions in staff. More than 72 positions have been lost systemwide, fewer hours are available each week, and by all indications, the cuts may not be finished.
How can the public help? By making a tax-deductible donation to the Second Century Endowment. Donations can be made as a lump sum, by a monthly pledge, by a gift of property or financial instrument such as bonds or stocks, or even by including the Endowment Fund in your will. “The more than $500,000 contributed to the Endowment to date is a major step in the right direction, but more funding is surely needed,” Crocker said.
Click here for more information about the Second Century Endowment. You may also contact us by mail at P. O. Box 7103, Reno, NV 89510-7103; by phone at 775-324-5522; or via email at endowment@washoelibraryfriends.org.
Friends of Washoe County Library is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose federal tax ID is 94-2747114.
Community Support
Did you know that members of the Friends of Washoe County Library receive discounts at the following local businesses simply by showing their Friends membership card? Please join us in thanking these businesses for their support!
Of course, all members receive a discount for purchases made at our own Secondhand Prose store located in the Northwest Reno Library on Robb Drive. Not a member? Click here for information on how to join.
The Friends of Washoe County Library is a partner with the United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra.
Our Mission
Backed by a belief that libraries are uniquely democratic, we promote, advocate, and seek funding to support the services, programs, and collections of Washoe County Library System. Through our projects, we strive to give children an educational head start, encourage literacy, and foster lifelong learning and recreation for adults.
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