Look at all the ways generous donors made a difference in our libraries this year! Join us in supporting Sarasota’s amazing public libraries with a year-end gift today. Consider making a tax-smart gift of appreciated stocks or a Qualified Charitable Distribution from your IRA. Gifts like this support our libraries and can also provide valuable tax benefits to you.
We love hearing library stories like this one!
Share your library story and check out the many advocacy resources at our new Take Action site. You can email or call local elected officials to thank them for their support of libraries and let them know why you value libraries. You can also download digital graphics, send postcards, and more!
Still looking for the perfect gift?
You can celebrate the book lover in your life with a donation in their honor. Gifts to the Library Foundation help strengthen and support Sarasota County public libraries, a meaningful present for anyone who believes a love of reading is the best gift of all!
So that we can notify your loved ones in time, please make your holiday tribute donations by 12:00 pm on Friday, Dec. 22.
Our Community Advocacy Team at Work
Members of our Community Advocacy Team attended the November 14 Board of County Commissioners meeting to voice support for our libraries. If you’d like to get involved with this work, consider joining this vibrant group of library lovers as they advocate for strong public libraries in our community.
Off the Page Literary Celebration
A big thank you to our Leaders Circle donors and Community Advocacy Team who joined us at Gulf Gate Library last month to celebrate Sarasota County Libraries’ Off the Page literary celebration. It was a treat to meet best-selling authors Craig Pittman and Tamara Lush and to bring together community members, library staff, and library advocates.
Building Stronger Libraries by Investing in Library Staff
We’re very proud to support the professional development of our amazing library staff. Interested donors can also support this work by making a gift to our Library Staff Development Fund. This fund is used to provide training and professional networking opportunities to library employees and is the perfect way to let our library staff know how much you value their work in our community.
Great communities deserve great libraries.
Your tax-deductible gift helps ensure the future of our libraries as an indispensable community resource. Click on the button below to make a credit card donation, or
The Library Foundation for Sarasota County is a qualified tax exempt charity under §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and is registered with the Florida Department of Agriculture Consumer Services under §496.405, Registration No. CH35489
