Donations

Thank you for considering a donation to the Library. Your involvement can help ensure quality library service for future generations. How can you help change a life? Donate to the Library, in any of the ways listed below, and you can make a lasting difference.


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Many Ways to Make a Difference:

Contribute money, stocks, bonds and other such tax deductible gifts to:

Washington-Centerville
Public Library Foundation
c/o Dayton Foundation
2300 Kettering Tower
Dayton, OH 45423

Develop an endowment for a specific or unrestricted purpose that furthers the goals of the Library and the donor. Current endowments fund special projects that might not have otherwise been possible with the Library's operating monies.

Specify a bequest to the Library in your will. Reduce estate taxes for heirs and leave a lasting imprint on the community. An attorney or tax advisor can provide guidance about deferred giving to the Library.

Remember or honor a loved one with any of the above gifts, or with a memorial gift for the purchase of books or media to be enjoyed by children or adults. A bookplate will acknowledge the honoree and the donor.

Shop for the Library at www.shopforthelibrary.net, and donate a portion of your online purchases to Washington-Centerville Public Library. Hundreds of well-known vendors participate and there is no additional cost to you!

Join Dorothy Lane Market's Good Neighbor Program. DLM will rebate a percentage of your annual purchases to the Library. To join, visit http://www.dorothylane.com/ClubDLM/goodneighbor.html and name Washington-Centerville Library as your organization of choice.

Become a Library Partner and/or Program Sponsor
Are you a local business looking for ways to get involved in the community? Consider becoming a Flash Your Card Partner and/or Program Sponsor.

A Flash Your Card Library Partner is a business who donates discounts on goods or services each time a Library patron shows their library card at that particular place of business.

A Program or Event Sponsor is an individual, association, club, or business who donates goods, services, discount coupons, or money toward a Library program like Summer Reading Club, Totally Teen Tuesday, or other programs for seniors, adults, teens, or kids. These prizes motivate kids, teens and adults to read throughout the summer – contributing to a more literate community.

Summer Reading Club Sponsors:
With more than 10,000 Summer Reading Club participants, it represents an opportunity for great business exposure. In fact, past Summer Reading Club supporters like Coldstone Creamery, Beef O'Brady's, and Laser Web have seen increased sales as a result of participating in this program!

2010 Special Event Sponsors: This year we’re celebrating our 200 Anniversary. See our listing of corporate sponsors who are a part of our celebration.

Give Books and Other Library Materials. The Library welcomes donations, in clean and usable condition, of the following items:

• Fiction
• Current Nonfiction
• Children's Books
• Paperbacks
• Music CDs
• Books on CD
• DVDs
• Videogames (Xbox, Xbox360, PS2, PS3, & Wii that are rated T, E10, E or EC)

All donations are appreciated, but the Library is unable to add the following items to our collection:

• Damaged items, including those with handwritten notes or highlighted text
• Newspapers, pamphlets, or comic books
• Magazines
• Textbooks
• Computer Software
• Sheet Music
• Out of Date Materials
• Items discarded by other libraries

At the time of donation, you can request a receipt stating the number/type of items donated. The Library cannot assess the value of donations. Items received by the Library will be evaluated for possible inclusion in the collection. Items not added to the collection will be disposed of at the discretion of the Library - if possible, to other non-profit groups.


For more information on making a donation, contact the Library at 937/433-8091.

The Washington-Centerville Public Library Foundation is an affiliate of the Centerville-Washington Foundation.