Support the library
Help keep our Library one of the finest in the nation
Our Library is tightly woven into the fabric of life in every one of Chicago's diverse communities, providing free and open access to information and resources to people of all ages and from all backgrounds.
While the City's budget provides funding for the Chicago Public Library's staff, collections and buildings, it takes private partnerships, through the Chicago Public Library Foundation, to fund key programs that meet the daily needs of families in each and every one of Chicago's neighborhoods.
For so many of us, the neighborhood library has been that ticket to success and the window to a lifetime of reading and learning. We cherish those memories and want to ensure lifelong learning opportunities are available for all Chicagoans.
Your support of the Chicago Public Library Foundation ensures that everyone continues to have access to information, technology resources and life-enriching programs that lead to success and quality of life opportunities.
Sandburg Society
All gifts of $1,000 or more qualify for membership in the Chicago Public Library Foundation's Sandburg Society, a group of special friends of the Chicago Public Library who love reading and ideas, and support the freedom of all Chicagoans to read, learn, discover and connect to their world and their community.
A Legacy of Reading
There is a way to see that your legacy endures for future generations of Chicago readers by considering an estate gift to the Chicago Public Library Foundation.
A simple bequest can be included easily in your will when it is written or revised. Your charitable bequest, which is fully deductible from your gross estate, will benefit the Chicago Public Library. For information on making an estate gift to the Chicago Public Library Foundation, call Rhona Frazin at 312.201.9830 or send an inquiry to her attention at 20 N. Michigan Ave. Suite 520, Chicago, IL 60602.
