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Missoula Public Library Foundation

Our Mission:

The mission of the Missoula Public Library Foundation is to enhance the offerings of the library beyond the basic services funded by the taxpayers. This is accomplished through directed gifts and income generated by an independent endowment. In these days of rapid advances in communications, the regular library budget just isn't able to cover the expenses necessary to keep up with important technological changes. This is one place the Library Foundation can step in. For example, the Foundation covered the cost of connecting the Library staff and the public to the Internet, a source of information that is essential for any modern institution concerned with education and the dissemination of information.

Make A Contribution:

When you contribute to the Missoula Library Foundation, the money is placed in a permanent fund. These monies are prudently invested, and the earnings from the investments are used to finance special library needs. The easiest and most common way to give to the Foundation is through a gift of cash. A contribution given in memory of a loved one is a wonderful tribute, a living memorial that will continue to give through the generations. Special occasions such as anniversaries, graduations, and births can be noted with a charitable gift. Contributions made to the Foundation can also be made through bequests in your will. In addition to providing the satisfaction of helping the library in a sustained way, a contribution to the Missoula Public Library Foundation is tax deductible to the full extent provided by law.

Your Gift Continues to Give to Our Community:

When you contribute to the endowment fund of the Missoula Public Library Foundation, your gift continues to give as the interest it generates is used through the years to benefit the Library. The Foundation invests in special projects that would otherwise not be funded--special book collections equipment to stay in step with modern technology, services for people with disabilities--a whole range of worthy projects that will benefit the citizens of our county through the generations.

Examples of Library Enhancements Funded by the Missoula Public Library Foundation:
  • Public Internet Computers
  • Magazine Database Computers
  • Author Presentations
  • Staff Training
  • Conference Attendance
  • Books and Materials
  • Shelving

If you wish to make a contribution, please make checks payable to:

Missoula Public Library Foundation
IRS 501(c)(3)
Tax ID#: 36-3804904

For more information about gifts to the Missoula Public Library Foundation, contact:

Honore Bray , Director
Missoula Public Library
301 East Main
Missoula, MT 59802-4799
(406) 721-BOOK (2665)
Or send an email.

 

Donations

Donations are always appreciated. Cash donations directly purchase library materials, or assist with Foundation and Friends projects. Donations of materials are subject to the materials donation policy as outlined below.

Materials Donation Policy:

What happens to the materials I donated? This is a question donors often ask regarding materials that are donated to Missoula Public Library. First and foremost we appreciate your generosity and thank you for thinking of us!

The Library's Materials Donation Policy states that gift materials added to our collection must meet the same guidelines as materials we purchase. We will consider adding materials that are:

a. Up-to-date
b. Not unnecessary duplicates
c. Appropriate additions to our current collection

Items not added to the Library collection will be given to another library, to a nonprofit organization, the Friends of the Missoula Public Library for sale to benefit the Library, or otherwise disposed.

Donated materials are welcome and appreciated. Even though some donations may not end up on the Library's shelves, each gift will be reviewed by staff and handled accordingly. The volume of donations received prevents us from returning any donated items after they are given to us.

Please contact the library with any questions or concerns about our materials donation policy.