Thank you for considering a gift of money or books to your Carbon County
Library System. While tax funds finance basic library services, private
contributions like yours enhance the library. We know that Carbon County
citizens are proud of their public library system because they use the
library. Your generosity will benefit people of all ages across the
breadth of Carbon
County.
Gifts may be in the form of cash, securities, life insurance, real estate or
other personal property, such as books. The opportunities for charitable
contributions are many and varied.
MONETARY CONTRIBUTIONS
The Carbon County Library Foundation (CCLF) accepts monetary contributions
on behalf of the Carbon County Library System. This independent,
non-profit organization welcomes gifts from individuals, businesses and
foundations. Contributions are tax-deductible, and the CCLF will work
with you to ensure that the assets you want to give can be used as you wish
while also meeting the needs of the library.
You may designate your gift for a local branch library, a specific library
program or a certain part of the library’s collection. Undesignated
contributions will be placed in the Endowment Challenge where they will be
doubled by the Wyoming State Legislature, and used to build an endowment for
the long-term sustainability of the Carbon County Library System.
In addition, you may make a gift in memory of a special person. These
gifts can celebrate such occasions as births, birthdays, weddings,
anniversaries, holidays and the life of someone dear.
CASH AND SECURITIES
The simplest way to make a gift to the Carbon County Library System is to
write a check payable to the ‘Carbon County Library Foundation’.
The CCLF also accepts outright gifts of appreciated marketable securities, and
will be happy to assist you in transferring these assets.
PLANNED GIFTS
Donors are increasingly naming the CCLF as a beneficiary in their will, life
insurance or retirement funds. These planned gifts, which you can arrange
now but give later, can be revised as needed. The CCLF can also provide
you with information about establishing a charitable trust that will provide
you with income during your lifetime.
REAL ESTATE
An outright gift of unencumbered real estate may enable you to benefit the
library significantly. For more information, please contact the library
director.
CONTRIBUTION OF BOOKS
The Library System recognizes that donations are an important source of
library materials. Once a donation is given to the Library System it
becomes the property of the System and will not be returned for any
reason. Donors will be informed of the following possibilities for
disposition of their donations:
~ Included in the collection of the library where donated;
~ Included in the collection of other Carbon County
libraries;
~ Offered to a library outside the System;
~ Offered to the public for sale;
~ Discarded
SPECIAL ITEMS
Art, special collections and antique furniture are sometimes appropriate
gifts for the library. If you are considering such a donation, please
consult the library director to confirm that your gift can be used as you wish.
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