Welcome!
Mission
The Stayton Public Library Foundation's mission is to
raise funds to improve the Stayton Public Library facilities, provide an endowment to support library operations,
and support special library programs,and service.
History
The Stayton Public Library Foundation (SPLF) was organized in 1992 and recognized as a private, not for profit 501( c )(3) organization by the IRS in 1995. The original mission was to raise funds to build an addition to the Stayton Public Library.
In July 2007, the SPLF completed a 2.9 million capital campaign to build a 7,500 sq. ft. addition onto the Stayton Public Library. Donors contributed $2.4 million for construction, plus $490,000 in estate pledges (which when received) will be placed in an endowment to support future library operations.
On July 6, 2007, the library addition was dedicated and turned over to the City of Stayton.
In October 2007, the SPLF Board of Directors adopted a new mission and set of goals for FY 2007/2008.
The library expansion project was a collaborative effort among the Stayton Public Library Foundation, the City of Stayton, the Stayton Library Board, and the Friends of Stayton Library. We thank over 500 individuals, businesses, community organizations and 26 Northwest area foundations who generously contributed to the capital campaign.
We invite you to visit the newly expanded Stayton Public Library at:
515 N. First Ave.
Stayton, OR 97383
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July 15, 2008 Library's First Birthday Party On Saturday, July 12th the Library celebrated the first year of its fabulous expanded and renovated building. Roughly 100 guests enjoyed cake and ice cream in the shady, south side of the building. Kids got their faces painted, were given balloons, and bounced all afternoon in the bouncy house. Pam Pugsley, Library Director gave tours of the library and Dave Karr, Foundation President led everyone in a boisterous rendition of "Happy Birthday". Thank you to everyone who helped us celebrate this momentous event, and especially to all the volunteers who worked so hard to make this day special.
June 4, 2008 Woman leaves $394,000 to library foundation The Stayton Library made a big impression on Marion Mossuto. So much so, that she left nearly $400,000 to the library foundation. ... Karr said the foundation plans to use the money to pay off the remaining construction costs of the new addition and to seed its endowment fund. Foundation members anticipate having about $75,000 left over for the endowment.
January 28, 2008 Community Meets Blazer Challenge The Stayton Public Library Foundation extends a big thank you to the generous donors of the Stayton area. Through donations received during the months of December and January, $10,000 was donated allowing the community to meet Blazer Industries' $10,000 challenge. A total of $20,000 was raised through these efforts. Thank you! November 2007 Challenge Grants Help Continue Library Growth
The Stayton Public Library Foundation (SPLF) received a $10,000 challenge grant from the Ford Family Foundation earlier this month. A challenge grant is given contingent upon the recipient being able to raise a matching amount of money from other donors, so the Foundation started looking for matching donors. It didn’t take long to find one, with a delightful twist. Blazer Industries, Inc. in Aumsville, jumped right in with a matching $10,000 gift and then added another $10,000 challenge to the Foundation. The Foundation now finds itself in the great position of receiving $20,000 and having another $20,000 potential if they can raise the $10,000 challenge from gifts out of the community. Dave Karr, Foundation President, said, “These gifts are a great way to kick off our 2007-2008 fundraising efforts. We plan to raise $260,000 by the end of 2008 to purchase shelving, equipment and furnishings that were outside the scope of the original project and we want to increase our Endowment as well.”
October 30, 2007 The Ford Family Foundation reviewed the Stayton Library Public Foundation's request for $20,000 for the Audio-visual equipment in the meeting room. They are interested, but only at a $10,000 amount. They indicated that when the SPLF is able to demonstrate that they have the remaining $10,000 committed that we should notify them.
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