Hiram Halle Library Announces Plans to Renovate and Expand

The Board of Directors of the Hiram Halle Memorial Library, Marilyn Tinter, Library Director, and the Pound Ridge Library Foundation announce the launching of a $2.9 million Capital Campaign dedicated to repairing and expanding the Library’s aging building. The five-year campaign, which will seek tax-deductible contributions from individuals, foundations, and area business, will be conducted by the Pound Ridge Library Foundation. The core of the campaign will be voluntary contributions which donors can make in a single installment or with formal three or five year pledges.

$700,000 has already been raised so far. Leadership gifts and pledges of $5,000 and above have been received from one anonymous donor, Hobson Brown and Lisa MacIntyre, the Corrdry Foundation (Laura and Don Henry), Tom and Philomena Ferrara, Ari and Rebecca Fleischer, The Gage Foundation, Jerome and Helen Goodman, Miles and Barbara Hisiger, Peter and Judy Kennedy, Rayanne and Eduard Kleiner, The Bria Family, The Langham Dann Family, Hon. Vincent Leibell, The Bari Lipp Foundation (Wendy Lipp), Jim and Helen Luciano, Catherine McCandless, Edward McGettigan, Sr., Sam and Judy Ostrow, Jon Posner and Jill Ritzcovan, Pound Ridge Nurseries, Rob Powell, Jon and Ginny Powers, Cynthia Rigas, Janet Schloat, The C. F. Roe Slade Foundation, Larry and Elaine Smith, Cassandra Sweeney, Louis Weinstock and Rosa Portell-Weinstock. Over 400 other donors have also contributed to the campaign.

 The building’s renewal project has been under consideration by the Library’s Board since 2000, but the Library’s operational finances had to be improved before the project could be undertaken. The Library’s basic operations became tax-supported through a public referendum in the Fall of 2003. The Library Foundation was created that same year, to solicit voluntary, tax-deductible contributions to underwrite needs not covered in the regular budget and to cultivate all Library funding sources.  District Board members are elected by voters to 3 year terms and receive no compensation. The Library Foundation’s Board also serves voluntarily.

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Tax-Exempt contributions, grants, and other donations may be sent to:
 

THE POUND RIDGE LIBRARY FOUNDATION
PO Box 515, Pound Ridge, NY 10576

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