ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION
CHEERS TO AACPL! Back for a third year — Raise a pint to AACPL! During the month of August, some of our favorite breweries will create an exclusive libation themed around banned books to celebrate the library and the freedom to read. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of these creations and profits from their release events will be donated to the library. Stay up to date with the details of the events by visiting aacpl.net/cheers .
Thank You Sam Brown and DeDe Duncan-White
A gift to the library foundation is a gift to your library and benefits the entire Anne Arundel County community. From crayons to large projects, the foundation works to make your library better. We help support the library’s early literacy programs, create collaborative spaces, connect county residents to technology, foster community engagement and ensure school readiness for students. making your library BETTER
Sam Brown
Sam began his term on the Library Foundation’s Board of Directors in 2015 after then-board members Lisa Hillman and Tom Marquardt recognized his tremendous leadership as a volunteer and donor in the community. Sam demonstrated that commitment serving as a core member of the campaign leadership committee for the library’s first asset building campaign in 2016 and then as president of the board from 2017-2020. For Sam, it is also about the staff. He enjoyed meeting the great librarians throughout the county and hearing their enthusiastic stories about their branches.
DeDe Duncan-White
DeDe joined the Library Foundation Board of Directors in 2015. She was inspired to serve on the board because “the library saved my life’.” DeDe grew up on a sugar cane plantation in Thibodaux, LA. During the summer, the library sent a bookmobile every two weeks to the plantation where she checked out up to 10 books at a time. Through reading books and magazines, she was able to see that life outside of a plantation was possible for her. DeDe says, “It gave me a chance to dream big!”While she loved everything about her years of service on the board, the opportunities to meet wonderful people and raise funds for the library proved especially important.
Sam Brown and Sneaks, the Library Cat at the grand opening celebration of the Michael E. Busch Annapolis Library in 2020.
SUMMER LIBRARY LOVIN’ Fall in love with your library this summer
Our public libraries are essential to democracy. We use the Eastport-Annapolis branch and find the staff SO helpful and pleasant. They are such assets! ♥ From your #1 fan, Vera, age 4 ♥ Happy Library Giving Day! ♥ Hi All! Happy Giving Day! ♥ Please remember to ping me if you ever need volunteers for events. ♥ Thanks for all of the wonderful books! ♥ Thanks for supporting learning in our community! ♥ Happy to support reading!!! ♥ I am especially thankful for the Broadneck Library and its cheerful, helpful staff! ♥ Love our libraries!!! ♥ We love the library! ♥ The library is a wonderful benefit for all of us.
and show us how you really feel... ✿ Share on social media why you love the library. Tag @aacpl! ✿ Bring a friend to sign up for a library card. ✿ Ask a librarian about DipJar. ✿ Advocate for your library by calling your elected officials. ✿ Write a love note to your library. ✿ Make your library better! Visit aacpl.net/donate .
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Many thanks to the more than 320 community donors who have ensured that Summer@Your Library and similar programming will continue to be successful! Here a few comments from our supporters. Libraries are a national treasure ♥ Love all that you do ♥ Thanks! ♥ I pray that this Summer@Your Library will be even better than last year! ♥ Great community services…thank you ! ♥ Thanks to our wonderful Linthicum Library staff! ♥ Thank you for such great work. We enjoy weekly Storytime and monthly events. ♥ Be well, behave, believe ♥ Thanks for all you do! ♥ I love my library. You kept me sane during Covid ♥ We appreciate you, Russett library! ♥ I am thankful for libraries like AACPL! ♥ Love the Crofton Library! ♥ I truly do love my library! ♥ Thank YOU ♥ Love the Library – especially the Deale Branch and all the wonderful people there! ♥ Love libraries and my local branch. Thanks for all you do ♥ Love my Odenton library! ♥ We are so excited for another awesome summer with you! ♥ Thank you all for your hard work and creativity ♥ Donating is a way to support the teams in my area. I so appreciate their dedication, creativity and passion for serving our communities ♥ Spreading joy to everyone. God Bless you all. ♥ Genial prestan un buen servicio (Great that you provide a good service).
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