A 501(c)3 Private Foundation supporting the Carthage Public Library District in Carthage, Illinois
EIN: 46-5183105 - Carthage District Library Foundation.
EIN: 46-5183105 - Carthage District Library Foundation.
Purpose: To raise funds, seek grants, and accept and manage major gifts and
endowments on behalf of the Carthage Public Library District.
To make a donation, checks may be made out to the Carthage District Library Foundation and mailed to
500 Wabash Avenue
Carthage, Illinois 62321
Or use the link below to donate using a credit card or your PayPal account:
500 Wabash Avenue
Carthage, Illinois 62321
Or use the link below to donate using a credit card or your PayPal account:
If your PayPal/credit card payment is for our brick/paver campaign, please email carthagelibraryfoundation@gmail.com
or contact the Library, 217-357-3232, so we can complete the paperwork.
or contact the Library, 217-357-3232, so we can complete the paperwork.
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Dare to Dream Capital Campaign Purpose and Goal - updated
Construction project delayed.
Our original goal was to raise our $1.2 million local cost share by June 30, 2021 to receive Public Library Construction Act Grant funds totaling $1,258,862.94. The bond issue passed, and this goal was achieved. We received the official grant award notification, and the property has been officially deeded to the Library.
We have the plan completed for a beautiful, 10,660 sq ft. one story library building, featuring a large program/meeting room, 2 study rooms, ample seating, and a drive-up book return and pick up window.
We had hoped to break ground and begin construction in the spring or summer of 2022.
However, the costs for construction materials and labor have skyrocketed!
We only received bids from two general contractors, and both were over $5 million. These bids were just for the actual construction and didn't include the architect fees or any shelving or furnishings.
The Board is working with the architect to revise the building plans in an effort to decrease costs, but that will not be enough.
We need your help raising additional funds for the actual construction
as well as for shelving and furnishings!!!!
Construction project delayed.
Our original goal was to raise our $1.2 million local cost share by June 30, 2021 to receive Public Library Construction Act Grant funds totaling $1,258,862.94. The bond issue passed, and this goal was achieved. We received the official grant award notification, and the property has been officially deeded to the Library.
We have the plan completed for a beautiful, 10,660 sq ft. one story library building, featuring a large program/meeting room, 2 study rooms, ample seating, and a drive-up book return and pick up window.
We had hoped to break ground and begin construction in the spring or summer of 2022.
However, the costs for construction materials and labor have skyrocketed!
We only received bids from two general contractors, and both were over $5 million. These bids were just for the actual construction and didn't include the architect fees or any shelving or furnishings.
The Board is working with the architect to revise the building plans in an effort to decrease costs, but that will not be enough.
We need your help raising additional funds for the actual construction
as well as for shelving and furnishings!!!!
This was our original plan with a distinctive entrance and a vaulted area down the center of the building.
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This is the revised plan to cut costs. The most noticeable changes are the removal of the vaulted spine down the center of the building, the simplified entryway, and the removal of the small transom windows.
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The revised plan may save almost $1 million in construction costs, but the estimates for the total project cost are still about $4,700,000. This means we still need to raise another $2 million! We need your help!
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Help build a new library for our community!
We will be setting a new fundraising goal for the increased construction costs as well as shelving and furnishings.
Special Announcements:
The Sherrick family has donated $100,000 to name the meeting room in memory of their grandparents, parents, and sister!!
Tim and Trish Laffey have donated $50,000 to name one of the study rooms in memory of his mother, Edith Bath Laffey!!
Rebecca Sherrick also donated $25,000 for landscaping in honor of Angie & Howard Perry.
$10,000 has been given for furnishings for the teen area.
We are extremely grateful for and excited about these generous donations!!
We have recently received a donation from the Lions Club and funds in memory of Bill & Kathy Gelhaar.
One study room is still available to be named, as well as the building itself. There are several other naming opportunities as well.
Fundraising Progress $1,200,000 issued as bonds
as of 7-27-2022 $ 1,258,862 grant funding
Donation of Land $ 36,000 value
$ 500 Giving Tuesday ($30 donated by FB)
3,080 Raffle tickets
101,783 Bricks, pavers, donations
10,000 for furnishings for teen area
25,000 for landscaping
50,000 for naming one study room
100,000 for naming meeting room
$ 290,363
876 from Friends gift basket raffle (to the Library, not the Foundation). $ 291,239
We will be setting a new fundraising goal for the increased construction costs as well as shelving and furnishings.
Special Announcements:
The Sherrick family has donated $100,000 to name the meeting room in memory of their grandparents, parents, and sister!!
Tim and Trish Laffey have donated $50,000 to name one of the study rooms in memory of his mother, Edith Bath Laffey!!
Rebecca Sherrick also donated $25,000 for landscaping in honor of Angie & Howard Perry.
$10,000 has been given for furnishings for the teen area.
We are extremely grateful for and excited about these generous donations!!
We have recently received a donation from the Lions Club and funds in memory of Bill & Kathy Gelhaar.
One study room is still available to be named, as well as the building itself. There are several other naming opportunities as well.
Fundraising Progress $1,200,000 issued as bonds
as of 7-27-2022 $ 1,258,862 grant funding
Donation of Land $ 36,000 value
$ 500 Giving Tuesday ($30 donated by FB)
3,080 Raffle tickets
101,783 Bricks, pavers, donations
10,000 for furnishings for teen area
25,000 for landscaping
50,000 for naming one study room
100,000 for naming meeting room
$ 290,363
876 from Friends gift basket raffle (to the Library, not the Foundation). $ 291,239
ATTENTION ALUMNI
of Carthage High School, Carthage College, Robert Morris College, and Carl Sandburg College:
We received a donation for a paver from alumni from Carthage High School Class of 1951 & 1952,
and from some former Robert Morris College alumni.
We would like to see each high school and college class represented by bricks or pavers.
Will you accept the challenge?
of Carthage High School, Carthage College, Robert Morris College, and Carl Sandburg College:
We received a donation for a paver from alumni from Carthage High School Class of 1951 & 1952,
and from some former Robert Morris College alumni.
We would like to see each high school and college class represented by bricks or pavers.
Will you accept the challenge?
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Levels of Giving Opportunities
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Library Receives Donation of Land
Doug Groth (far left) and Bill Hollis (far right) announced on Oct. 24 that Prairieland Investment Group is donating property to the Carthage Public Library District for our new building. The site is on the northwest corner of Prairieland's campus; on First Street and Center Street in Carthage.
This major donation kicks off the Library's "Dare to Dream" Capital Campaign. Also in the photo are the 7 members of the Library's Board of Trustees and the Library Director.
This major donation kicks off the Library's "Dare to Dream" Capital Campaign. Also in the photo are the 7 members of the Library's Board of Trustees and the Library Director.
All plans and drawings are subject to change.
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The Community Uses Our Library
* checking out physical books, movies, and audio books
* reading newspapers and magazines
*accessing our on-line databases and free downloadable e-books and audiobooks
* using computers, Wifi, printer/copier and Fax machine.
*participating in programs and events
* using our spaces to study, work, or hold meetings
This report of usage of Library materials and
services from July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022 may be downloaded from this link:
Year Review Snapshot 2021-22
Values were calculated using values from:
ilovelibraries.org/what-libraries-do/calculator
* checking out physical books, movies, and audio books
* reading newspapers and magazines
*accessing our on-line databases and free downloadable e-books and audiobooks
* using computers, Wifi, printer/copier and Fax machine.
*participating in programs and events
* using our spaces to study, work, or hold meetings
This report of usage of Library materials and
services from July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022 may be downloaded from this link:
Year Review Snapshot 2021-22
Values were calculated using values from:
ilovelibraries.org/what-libraries-do/calculator
This has been a very long journey, but each step brings us closer
to our dream of a New Library Building
to our dream of a New Library Building
Below are links to press releases announcing our application for the Public Library Construction Act Grant, and the announcement that our grant application has been approved, dependent upon our ability to raise the local cost share. Below the articles is a summary of the report that led us to dream of building a new library.
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Library Board Considers Facility Options
In 2006, when the Library remodeled the first floor of the former Marine Bank building and moved into 500 Wabash Ave., the plan was to eventually renovate the second floor. The Board knew that we would be required to construct an additional stairway. The Library is currently facing problems with an unreliable elevator, which is difficult to repair since the parts are obsolete, and is too small to meet ADA requirements. Replacing the elevator would greatly add to the remodeling expenses.
In order to effectively evaluate our options, accurate cost estimates were needed. In 2017 the Board of Trustees began working with Dr. Frederick Schlipf, a well-known and respected Library Building Consultant and professor at the U of I Graduate School of Library and Information Science in Urbana-Champaign, and Mark Misselhorn, from Apace Design + Architects in Peoria.
In March of 2018 Dr. Schlipf and Mark Misselhorn submitted a report to the Board of Trustees that summarized their findings and gave their recommendation. Page 1 states:
"The library has four general options:
1. Remodel the second story of the building to enable it to be used for library purposes, adding necessary staircase and
elevator.
2. Expand the first floor by constructing an addition on the south.
3. Obtain and remodel another old structure and convert it to library purposes.
4. Build a new library building on a new site.
Our conclusion, outlined in detail below, is that the most economical and functional solution is to start over with a
new building designed as a library."
Click here to view their full report.
