Community support is integral to our ability to continue providing services and programs. There are many ways to support the library. Some are simple, like shopping on Amazon through the Amazon Smile program; others are more substantial, like remembering the library in your estate planning. Whatever the way, we thank you!
Gifts to the Swarthmore Public Library, a 501(c)(3) entity, are tax deductible to the full extent of the law. Your gift will help to enrich the lives of your neighbors for years to come. Whether designated for a special project, new addition to the collection, to support an event or program, or improve facilities, it will enable the library staff to continuously support our core mission of empowering our community through learning, collaboration, and enriching experiences.
Donations to the Library are crucial to our budget and services. Our library is supported by Swarthmore Borough (52%), State & County Funding (10%), Library Fines & Fees (8%), Grants & Other (4%), and Fundraising & Community Donations (26%).
If you received a letter in the mail, and would like to support the fundraising campaign, please donate to the Friends of the SwPL here. The Friends of the Swarthmore Public Library is a separate 501(c)(3) organization that raises funds and provides ample support to the library throughout the year.
Employer Matching Gifts
Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match any charitable contributions made by their employees. If your company is eligible, request a matching gift form from your employer, and send it completed and signed with your gift. We will do the rest. The impact of your gift to our organization may be doubled or possibly tripled! Some companies match gifts made by retirees and/or spouses.
Planned Giving
Make a planned gift today, to build the Library of tomorrow.
Talk to your lawyer or financial adviser to learn more.
What is planned giving?
Planned giving is any deferred gift intended to benefit the future of the Swarthmore Public Library. There are a variety of financial arrangements that will allow you to make a planned gift.
·Bequest in Your Will: You may make a bequest of cash, stocks and bonds, real estate, personal property, or a percentage of your estate.
·Life Insurance: You may designate the Library as beneficiary on your insurance policy or transfer the policy outright.
·Individual Retirement Accounts: You may designate the Library as beneficiary of all or a portion of your account.
·Trusts: A trust may be established to benefit the Library now or at a later time.
·Annuities: You may make an outright gift to the Library and receive annuity payments until a specified time in the future.
Adopt a Book
Book adoptions are an excellent way to commemorate an occasion, celebrate a milestone, or honor a great achievement, while supporting the mission of the Swarthmore Public Library. When you adopt a book, you or a person you choose will be acknowledged on a bookplate in your selected item. If you would like to adopt a book in honor of or in memory of someone, please indicate this during your adoption. All Adopt-a-Book donations are tax-deductible.
Please use the attached form to adopt your book. We truly appreciate your generosity and your ongoing support of the Swarthmore Public Library.
Sharon Ford Concert & Lecture Series
Provided for by the Friends of the Swarthmore Public Library, the Sharon Ford Concert & Lecture Series honors former Library Director, Sharon Ford. The series has brought several performances and lectures to the Library that would otherwise be out of reach due to cost. Performances include Irish trio Meara Meara, Balkan Brass trio WP(trio)O, Scottish Country Dancing, and a Bee Education Family program by Don the Beekeeper.
The only way we can continue this series is through your generous donation. Please consider donating to the Sharon Ford Concert & Lecture series by clicking on the “Donate” button above. Don’t forget to write a note that you would like the money to be earmarked for the Sharon Ford Fund. Thank you for your support!