How You Can Help
Click Here to donate today by using our online donation form.

Call us at 410-887-4474 to make a donation by telephone using MasterCard, Visa, Discover or American Express.

Or send your gift to:
Foundation for Baltimore County Public Library
320 York Road
Towson, Maryland 21204

Make checks payable to Foundation for Baltimore County Public Library, or send your credit card number and expiration date. Don't forget to include your name and address!

Why not make a donation in honor of a special event (graduation, birthday, birth of a child, promotion, retirement, anniversary, etc) or in memory of someone special. We will send a note letting the honoree know of your generous donation in their name.

 
Gift Clubs: Library Hero $10,000 and up
President's Circle $2500-$9999
Literary Lion $1000-$2499
Scholar $500-$999
Bookworm $100-$499
Browser $1-$99
 Monthly Giving Program

Now you can divide your annual gift into easy, convenient monthly payments that are charged to your debit or credit card at the beginning of each month.

This is an image of a calendar.Monthly giving often fits more into the scheme of things for folks who budget their spending on a monthly basis.  Designating a monthly amount for charitable giving makes it easier and more convenient to contribute, and your affordable monthly payments add up to a substantial annual gift!  You decide how much you would like to give monthly, and your tax-deductible charitable donations will be charged to your American Express, Discover, Master Card, or Visa at the beginning of each month.  Give us your email address to receive email reminders each month after we have charged your gift.  There are no checks to write, and no service charges or administrative fees taken out of your donation.  100% of your gift goes to the Foundation for Baltimore County Public Library.

Call Jo Pinder, 410-887-6122, for a registration form or for more information.
Your Gifts at Work*:
$25   buys a hardback book to curl up with.
$30   pays for an audiobook to help you survive the commute.
$60   purchases three puppets for storytimes or for the children's area.
$100   provides six computer classes for beginners.
$500   funds one family arts program featuring a professional puppeteer, magician or storyteller.
$750   pays for appealing children's furniture designed just for kids.
$1200   buys two comfortable adult reading chairs to relax in.
$3000   installs one computer station with Internet access.
* Examples of typical costs.  Undesignated gifts are used at the discretion of the Foundation.
Planned Giving:

Bequests and planned gifts are a vital source of future income for the Foundation, assuring our continuing ability to support library programs for future generations.

Ways to Include the Foundation in Your Planned Giving

 This is a photograph of a father holding his young daughter.
  • Include the Foundation in your will. You can designate a specific dollar amount or a percentage of your estate.
  • Consider using assets for your charitable gift, such as stocks, bonds, CD's, real estate, art, or jewelry.
  • Name the Foundation as the beneficiary of your pension plan or Individual Retirement Account.
  • Name the Foundation as the beneficiary of a new or existing life insurance policy.
  • Remember loved ones with a memorial gift to the Foundation.
Please let us know if you have included the Foundation for Baltimore County Public Library in your estate planning so that we can honor you as a part of our Library Legacy Club.

For more information about planned giving, call Jo Pinder at 410-887-6122, email jpinder@bcpl.net, or contact your estate attorney or other financial counselor.
Volunteering Opportunities:
Development Committee If you like working with a group, have a flair for strategizing and annual planning, and enjoy networking with a variety of people, this volunteer position is for you! Currently meeting one morning per month. This committee will plan fundraising strategies and coordinate efforts to acquire new supporters, educate potential supporters, and inform current supporters about library needs.
Novel Night Committee If you like working with a group, and taking on a specific project and seeing it to an end, this volunteer job is for you! Currently meeting once per month, but may require more time as the event draws near. This committee uses the talent and creativity of volunteers to help plan, organize and run the Foundation's annual fundraising event.
For more information about becoming a Foundation volunteer, or to get a volunteer application, call Jo Pinder at 410-887-6122 or email jpinder@bcpl.net.

[Back to home page]