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The fastest and easiest way to support the Lanier Library is through an immediate cash donation either using your credit card or PayPal.
ESTATE & PLANNED GIVING
As you plan for your financial future and that of your family, there are many ways to include a gift to the Lanier Library. Income from similar gifts made by earlier generations of supporters of the Lanier Library now comprise over 50% of our annual income. Your financial advisor and/or lawyer can help you find the right balance of support for Lanier Library and your long-term financial planning, tax management, and estate planning goals.
Estate and planned giving opportunities include:
Bequest gifts
Designating Lanier Library as a beneficiary of your retirement plans and/or insurance policies
Charitable remainder trusts
Donor advised funds
Endowment gifts
If you have any questions about estate and planned giving opportunities, please contact Jenny Purtill, Executive Director of the Lanier Library Association at: 828-859-9535 or thelanierlibrary@gmail.com.
IN KIND GIFTS
Books and Other Media
Gifts of new books, videos, magazine and newspaper subscriptions, and used books are gratefully accepted. All items will be considered for the collections but are subject to the Library’s gift policy. Materials which are not added to our collection may be sold to raise funds for the Library or may be donated to other worthy organizations. Because of limited space, please confine your donations to 20 items or les.
Gifts of Personal Property
Gifts of personal property, including works of art, rare books, and other items of demonstrable value may be accepted.
Please contact Executive Director Jenny Purtill for more information at 828-859-9535 or thelanierlibrary@gmail.com.
MATCHING GIFTS
Matching Gifts are an easy way to double or even triple your contribution to the Lanier Library. Many employers match a percentage of your contributions to the Lanier Library. Contact your employer’s human resources office to find out if you are eligible. If Lanier Library is not a listed organization, please let us know so that we can make an application to become a matching gift recipient organization.
If you have any questions about matching gifts, please contact Jenny Purtill, Executive Director of the Lanier Library Association at: 828-859-9535 or thelanierlibrary@gmail.com
TRIBUTE & MEMORIAL GIFTS
Gifts can be made to the Lanier Library in memory or honor of a loved one or friend and to celebrate many occasions including birthdays, holidays, and anniversaries. If you would like, we would be glad to notify the person that you are honoring in person, by telephone, or by written acknowledgement. We will also recognize the person honored and you as a donor in our Annual Report and at the Library.
When making a gift, please indicate the name of the person you are honoring and those you would like notified. You may also remain anonymous by notifying the Library of your desire.
If you have any questions about tribute or memorial, please contact Jenny Purtill, Executive Director of the Lanier Library Association at: 828-859-9535 or thelanierlibrary@gmail.com.
LANIER LIBRARY BOOK DEDICATIONS
The Lanier Library is pleased to offer a way to honor your loved ones.
Members and others may dedicate books to the special people and events in their lives. For $25 each, members may select a specific book to dedicate in honor or in memory of a loved one or to celebrate a special occasion. A beautiful book plate printed over a lovely watercolor by library member Christine Mariotti will be placed inside the front cover of the chosen book.
There are two mechanisms for members to select the specific book to dedicate:
- Select an existing book from the Library’s collection (with exceptions for books that have already been dedicated and rare/highly-collectible books)
- Select a book that has recently been chosen for acquisition by our Media Selection Committee (posted on the bulletin board in the library)
Book dedications will be recognized in the Library’s newsletter and in a separate section of the annual donor recognition list. At the request of the donor, a letter of recognition will be sent to the dedicatee. To dedicate a book, fill out the Book Dedication Form and drop it by the library.
Proceeds from Book Dedications will go to support the ongoing operations of the Lanier Library.