THE CAMPAIGN FOR THE LIBRARY
—Branching Out
Public/Private Partnership enhances system
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS
That would not have been possible without private gifts
$73,000 in private donations helped provide the margin of excellence
Fun, interactive train theme in the children’s room
RFID technology to allow for self-checkout
Wireless Internet access throughout the building
SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS
That would not have been possible without private gifts and grants
$31,000
Durham Reads Together. Thousands of people participated by reading the book, talking about it or meeting
the author. Foundation gifts inspired additional funding from numerous partner organizations.
Private gifts allowed staff to demonstrate the importance of and community interest in dynamic programming.
The result was increased public funding from the Board of County Commissioners.
$30,000
Created “A day with Isabel Allende” events, which inspired many organizations to partner with the
Library for two programs attended by 1,300 people; and purchased additional copies of her books.
The Herald-Sun featured bilingual book reviews and printed the programs.
$1,000
Finding the Genome: Fact and Fantasy
A film and discussion series funded by private donations, presented in partnership with National Human Genome
Research Institute; National Institutes of Health; Department of Health and Human Services * USA;
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; The Carolina Center for Genome Sciences; Duke University’s
Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy and Center for the Study of Medical Ethics and Humanities; and Durham County
Library.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN
that would not have been possible without private gifts and grants
$23,000
The Library is relaunching Library Youth Partners, a program that prepares teens to present fun,
literature-based storytime programs for young children that also teach art, science, history and math concepts.
$15,000
Participation in the Summer Reading Club grew by more than 190% between 2000 to 2007.
Private donations allow staff to secure the best authors, illustrators and performers well in advance, which allows better marketing and builds interest.
$920
(plus in-kind donations)
The indie-rock duo, Harry and the Potters performed for 350 teens, children and adults with rock songs based on the
Harry Potter book series.
PRIVATE DONATIONS
provide the margin of excellence. Your gift today could fund:
$1,000,000
Establish a technology endowment so that the Durham County Library can provide state-of-the-art technology services and resources, including computers and Internet access, to the entire community in perpetuity.
$300,000
Fund a “merchandising make-over project” for the Main Library to increase circulation and improve service delivery and customer satisfaction. Naming opportunities available.
$300,000
Support capital improvements at your favorite Regional Library and recommend a name for the Meeting Room or Adult Collections Area.
$200,000
Support capital improvements at your favorite Regional Library and recommend a name for the Children’s Collection Area.
$175,000
Capstone gift to reach the National Endowment for the Humanities challenge by January 31, 2008. Establish an endowment to fund humanities programs at the Durham County Library in perpetuity.
$15,000
Purchase additional public-access computers and laptops for teens and adults at the Main Library.
$10,000
Support humanities programs like Durham Reads Together with a named endowment (and leverage NEH challenge).
$5,000
Support teen programs like “Write-On!” and the Library Youth Partnership.
Write On!
This series of weekly writing workshops is co-sponsored by the Library’s Youth Services Division and The Writing Center at UNC-Chapel Hill.