Please Support Your Library

 
 
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AHMFL is about to commence our annual appeal for donations to sustain our library’s award-winning services.

As a previous or potential donor, we wish to provide you a first look at our fundraising campaign letter, which we will mail to our donors and potential donors in the coming weeks. We are sending you the attached request since donations to our non-profit library can offer donors like yourself tax advantages, which you might want to consider at the beginning of the last quarter of the 2023 tax year. We have attached a copy of our donation request letter for your consideration.

Kind regards,

Vince


The Alexander Hamilton Memorial Free Library (AHMFL) is like a fine old storybook. You've heard the phrase, “If these walls could talk..." The AHMFL has served the town of Waynesboro as a library for over 80 years and the voices in these walls are yours! Voices of children’s laughter as their imaginations take flight during Storytime and Music and Movement. Young adults discussing STEM projects in Teen Makerspace. Individuals exchanging ideas in Socrates Café and workshops filled withpeople of all ages, learning, listening and sharing.

Our goal is to ensure that the AHMFL mission and legacy continue for at least another 80 years. Loyal library patrons like you are the legacy and in order to make this happen, we need your continuous generous support!

The AHMFL is our Waynesboro area’s community center, providing free access to its well-maintained and wide-ranging collections of printed books and periodicals, as well as digital and virtual information sources and partnerships with other libraries. AHMFL stands out as an exceptional community library, which provides something for everyone. PA Forward® is the Pennsylvania Library Association’s(PALA) initiative supporting libraries as community centers for information, technology and learning that will fuel educational and economic opportunity for all our citizens. PA Forward® awarded its coveted Gold Star distinction to AHMFL in 2021. We have continued to meet Gold Star standards andPA Forward® recertified AHMFL as Gold Star again in 2022 and 2023. Having a Gold Star means that our library works diligently towards helping community residents succeed as citizens, parents, students, employers, employees, and consumers. In addition, AHMFL was awarded the 2022 PA Forward® Health Literacy of the Year Award for our Walking Librarian program, and recently was awarded the2023 PA Forward® Financial Literacy of the Year Award for our Plan Today for Tomorrow program.

It takes a village. Here are some ways that you can contribute to this legacy:

  • Online through the the donation form to the right

  • Drop the enclosed form at the library or send it in the mail

  • Consider the library in your estate planning

  • If you are over the age of 72, donate your mandatory distribution from your IRA or 401K

We are deeply grateful for your consideration and look forward to receiving your contribution.