Libri "Books For Children Grant"

The Cornell Public Library is happy to announce that we were awarded a 2010 Libri Foundation “Books for Children” bonus grant. The Libri Foundation is a non-profit organization located in Eugene, Oregon.  The Foundation was established in 1989 for the sole purpose of helping rural libraries acquire new, quality, hardcover children’s books. This grant is a matching grant with some funds raised in the community. The Cornell "Friends of the Library" group held a hamburger and brat stand using the Pepsi Wagon at Gordy’s in Cornell in June 2010.   The group needed to raise $350 towards the grant, which is the community contribution.

This is the third Libri Foundation "Books for Children" grant the Cornell Public Library has received in the past ten years.

Grant for Building Improvement

Recent  Donations to the Library

We would like to thank the following people for recent donations of books, DVD’s or money to the library:

William and Elaine Klass, Eleanor Jones, Grace Shipley, Misti Ryan, Shelley DeJong, Ramona Scharf, Vicky Hinzman, Dakota Jones, Mary Kainz, Jane and JoAnn Jackson, Pat and Jim Hammitt, Diane Syring, Jim Murphy, Jane Hurlburt, and Deb Jones.We appreciate all your donations and help!

We would like to thank Gordy's Super Value in Cornell for a donation.  They gave the library a selection of books.  Some of these books will go on our shelves for checkouts and duplicates will go on our Book Sale shelves to help raise money for the library.

The Cornell High School Class of 1960 made a donation to the library for the purchase of a book or books in memory of Dale Currie. 

The library would also like to offer a special thanks to Steve Rogers who donated money towards the purchase of two ceiling fans for the library.  Mr. Rogers also donated five new Captain Underpants books to the library for our juvenile readers to enjoy.

Sandy and Ron Kadlec made a donation in memory of their uncle Frank Klass. The donation will be used for the purchase of an inspirational fiction book. They also made a donation in the memory of their aunt Wilda Klass.  A book will also be added to the library in her name.  The Kadlec's made a donation in memory of Frances Walters. The book, Homegrown Herbs was added to the library in her name.

Donations

If you or your organization would like to make a monetary donation to the library or the "Friends of the Library" group, you can do so by contacting the library. 

Donations can be made in memory of someone for the purchase of a book or books.  Donations can also be made for future needs of the library. We are always finding areas of need within the library and our inventory.

You may want to check out our Amazon wish list if you would like to make a purchase yourself.