The Reading Public Library Foundation is an official partner with CommunityAid, a locally-owned and operated thrift store operation committed to supporting over 500+ local nonprofits through donations and sales. Our partnership means you can support the Reading Public Library Foundation by dropping off gently used items at any CommunityAid donation center to benefit our library....
Category: Advancement
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Thinking About Securing Your Future? Check Out These Books About Wills and Trusts
Have you considered what it will take to secure your future and legacy? Creating an estate plan can be During Make A Will Month, we invite library lovers like you to learn more about how you can give the gift of literacy and lifelong learning to future generations to come by including Reading Public Library...
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Reading Public Library’s Celebrity Bartender Event Sets Fundraising Record
Reading, Pennsylvania – The Reading Public Library raised over $20,000 at its eleventh annual Celebrity Bartender fundraiser, held May 14 at Saucony Creek Franklin Station Brewpub — the most successful event in the fundraiser’s history. Celebrity Bartenders Sara Clipp, Esq., Keegan Worley, English Bradley, and Suzy Lysczek took over the bar for an exciting night...
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Reading Public Library Names Perrotty as Annual Appeal Chair
Reading Public Library announced on Monday, Oct. 28, that Craig Perrotty has been named as the Campaign Chair of the institution’s 2024 Annual Appeal. Craig has been a dedicated member of the Reading Public Library Board since 2013, but his commitment to the community goes far beyond his role at the library. He also serves...
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Cocktails and Classics Event Raises over $135,000 for Reading Public Library
The Reading Public Library Foundation has announced that their fourteenth annual “Cocktails & Classics” raised a grand total of over $135,000 this past Friday evening. Director of Advancement and Communication, Carolyn Shultz Spano, says the event drew inover 330 guests at the DoubleTree by Hilton Reading. Remarkably, the evening’s Fund-A-Need raised $8,500 for the expansion...