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:
Raise $1.2 million local cost share by June 30, 2021 to receive Public Library Construction Act Grant funds totaling $1,258,862.94. Passing the bond issue achieved this goal. Thank you to everyone who voted YES and encouraged others to do the same!
We have now received the official grant award notification!!!
Use the funds to construct 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.
Raise funds to purchase new furnishings for the library.
Below is a link to a brochure with FAQ and more details of our project.
Thanks to you, our dream is well on the way to becoming a reality!!!
Raise $1.2 million local cost share by June 30, 2021 to receive Public Library Construction Act Grant funds totaling $1,258,862.94. Passing the bond issue achieved this goal. Thank you to everyone who voted YES and encouraged others to do the same!
We have now received the official grant award notification!!!
Use the funds to construct 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.
Raise funds to purchase new furnishings for the library.
Below is a link to a brochure with FAQ and more details of our project.
Thanks to you, our dream is well on the way to becoming a reality!!!
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Help build a new library for our community!
The bond issue passed, which provides our local cost share of $1.2 million and will release grant funds of almost $1.259 million to the library, enabling us to move forward with our plans and construct the new building.
Jack has jumped up to the top of the beanstalk now, but just like Jack climbed the beanstalk more than once in the story, we will use him again to continue to track the donations we receive.
Future efforts will focus on raising funds for new furnishings. Once our plans are more specific and we are able to determine our shelving and furnishing needs and estimated costs, we will set a new goal amount.
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!!
Fundraising Progress $1,200,000 issue as bonds
as of 8-30-2021 $1,258,862 grant funding
$ 36,000 Donation of land
500 Giving Tuesday ($30 donated by FB)
3,080 Raffle tickets
98,203 Bricks, pavers, donations
25,000 for landscaping
50,000 for naming study room
100,000 for naming meeting room
$ 312,783
The bond issue passed, which provides our local cost share of $1.2 million and will release grant funds of almost $1.259 million to the library, enabling us to move forward with our plans and construct the new building.
Jack has jumped up to the top of the beanstalk now, but just like Jack climbed the beanstalk more than once in the story, we will use him again to continue to track the donations we receive.
Future efforts will focus on raising funds for new furnishings. Once our plans are more specific and we are able to determine our shelving and furnishing needs and estimated costs, we will set a new goal amount.
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!!
Fundraising Progress $1,200,000 issue as bonds
as of 8-30-2021 $1,258,862 grant funding
$ 36,000 Donation of land
500 Giving Tuesday ($30 donated by FB)
3,080 Raffle tickets
98,203 Bricks, pavers, donations
25,000 for landscaping
50,000 for naming study room
100,000 for naming meeting room
$ 312,783
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.
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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, 2019 - June 30, 2020 may be downloaded from this link:
Year Review Snapshot 2020-21
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, 2019 - June 30, 2020 may be downloaded from this link:
Year Review Snapshot 2020-21
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.
