The Roeliff Jansen Community Library is important to so many people for so many reasons: parents bring their children for story hour; neighbors gather for programs; friends participate in workshops, concerts, reading groups AND all this happens in a safe, beautiful space. Our library depends upon the support of individual donors such as you. Less than 40% of our operating budget comes from public tax funds allocated by the towns we serve. That’s why we need YOU and your support.
MANY thanks for your contributions. You can donate to a specific campaign or you can make a general donation by scrolling down to the bottom of this page.
National Library Week (April 7-13) is a good time to reflect on the role libraries play in today’s world and consider the role of the Roeliff Jansen Community Library in our community.
The global COVID-19 pandemic accelerated a dramatic shift in how people live, learn, and work while magnifying the fault lines that already beset economies and societies. While the world is more interdependent than ever, technology has catalyzed the transformation to a digital society that allows for “remote everything” – a benefit for some, a calamity for others. These complex and uncertain times are testing the adaptability and resilience of governments, institutions, and society itself.
Amid these momentous changes, it can feel like we are overwhelmed by a nonstop tsunami of global information and disinformation. What role do libraries play in helping make sense of it all? Literacy is the most basic currency of today’s world. As Washington Post writer Linton Weeks wrote, “Librarians provide us with floaties and teach us to swim.”
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To read the entire message on National Library Week from our Board of Trustees President, Patricia Placona, please click here.
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When you make a general online donation, you will have the following four options to choose from:
1.. NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK 2024 – I would like to donate to National Library Week!
2. GENERAL DONATION – Please consider a monthly contribution. It’s an easy way to give and means a lot to the library’s operations.
3. HONOR A FRIEND OR RELATIVE – We can send an acknowledgment letter to the person you honor. You will have an opportunity to provide us with their contact information on the second screen of the check out process. Look for “Write a note (Optional)”. Also, providing your contact information will allow us to contact you if we have any questions. After clicking Donate below please use the “(Optional) – use this donation for” drop down box to tell us about your donation.
4. MEMORIALIZE SOMEONE – We can send an acknowledgment letter to the family of the person memorialized. You will have an opportunity to provide us with their contact information on the second screen of the check out process. Look for “Write a note (Optional)”. Also, providing your contact information will allow us to contact you if we have any questions. After clicking Donate below please use the “(Optional) – use this donation for” drop down box to tell us about your donation.