ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION U P C O M I N G
Sweet Success T hank you to our friends at Always Ice Cream for their dedication to the library with the Dragons Love Toffee campaign. With your support, we scooped up $2,184 to ensure lifelong literacy and learning. We can’t wait for 2025! Staff at all libraries were treated to Dragons Love Toffee ice cream cakes, which were hand-delivered by foundation staff and board members. Photo: Diane Rinaldo of the AACPL Foundation Board of Directors delivered an ice cream cake to the Broadneck Library. Staff members Lynn Garretson (left) and Jennifer Hetherington (right) look forward to the treat!
Esther D. Robinson Memorial Tree AT THE EASTPORT-ANNAPOLIS NECK LIBRARY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Karen W. Smith President Linda Greene Vice President Tessie LaRose Ballard Secretary Martha O. Blaxall Treasurer Jane Campbell-Chambliss Katie Prechtl Cooke Ishani Gandhi ex-officio
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Many thanks to the 350 community donors who have ensured youth and adult literacy will continue to thrive (we can’t do it without you!) and that Summer @ Your Library and other programs will be offered in the coming year. Together, we raised over $47,000. Every dollar counts towards making your library transform lives! Library Merch Wear your library love on your sleeve — or on a mug or totebag — with custom-designed AACPL merchandise, available online at Bonfire. One hundred percent of our proceeds go to support your library. See the whole line of products at bonfire.com/store/aacpl . You can also scan the code or call 410-222-1199.
Read Between the Wines SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 5-8 pm Join us at the beautiful Great Frogs Winery to enjoy charcuterie, wine, live music and fun. Let’s raise a glass to literacy for all! Proceeds benefit the many donor- funded programs at the library! Buy tickets today and support your library! Scan this code or visit aacpl.net/foundation/events . Cheers to AACPL! Local breweries are again partnering with the library to host a month-long celebration of Literacy and Justice for All! Mark your calendars starting October 1 and look for more details on brewery dates and times. Support Your Library Public funding doesn’t do it all! Your donation can increase kindergarten readiness, connect residents to technology and digital resources and create welcoming, accessible spaces for residents of all ages. Support your library with a donation today! AACPL.NET/DONATE
Make a memorial gift to honor a loved one and support literacy and learning. Learn more at aacpl.net/EANtree , call 410-222-1199 or scan the code.
Mary S. Hagerty Stephen R. Holt Stacy L. Korbelak Ian Marchanti Kris Maslonka Damita McDonald
Your Donations in Action
Fine-Motor Skill Building for Preschoolers
ex-officio Don Rau
Kindergarten readiness programs are in full force at our branches. More than 100 people had fun squishing and creating with play dough at the Edgewater Library recently. They didn’t have time to think about the fine motor skills they were honing; they were just having fun! Over six tables offered different stations where eager littles could build and create. All our preschool friends had a great time thanks to the staff who created four batches of homemade play dough. Community donors funded the ingredients and other supplies.
Diane Rinaldo Tim Williams Skip Auld AACPL CEO and ex-officio FOUNDATION STAFF Cathleen Sparrow Executive Director and ex-officio Bethany Kerley Donor Engagement, Grants & Events Manager Julie L. Kizer Ball Development Manager Canela Listz Administrative Assistan t
TOP FOUR REASONS YOU SHOULD COME TO THIS YEAR’S SIGNATURE EVENT: • To raise funds for your library OF THE LIBRARY LOVE FOR THE
Library Staff Out in the Community
Broadneck Library staff recently participated in Broadneck High School’s first STEAM Fair. Over 340 students and adults learned about building manipulatives to develop foundational math and science skills. Staff brought donor-funded, hands-on educational construction building toys so everyone could unleash creativity and build critical thinking skills. Donors like you make outreach a successful reality for our community.
• To mix and mingle with other library lovers • To learn things you never knew about the library • It’s a blast!
GET TICKETS NOW AT AACPL.NET/FOUNDATION/EVENTS . SAVE $25 PER TICKET BEFORE SEPTEMBER 13!
The Anne Arundel County Public Library Foundation (#20-5804064) is a charitable organization under section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
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