Pattie’s Story: A Legacy Society Member Since 2012

One of the first things I did upon resettling in Sarasota in 1968 was to acquire a library card. Friday was our family's favorite day at the Chidsey Library where Mrs. Gerkin enchanted my two young children for an hour. I was fascinated that she could read upside down so the children could follow the pictures. I think there were only four county libraries in those years.  

After I retired, I volunteered for a committee to research potential locations for a branch library in the Newtown area. I’ve been a member of the Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Library Friends group ever since.  I also served for twelve years on Sarasota Country's Library Advisory Board and am now thrilled to be a member of the Library Foundation’s Community Advocacy Team.

Libraries are so important to me and I’ve worked to support them for years with my time.  But I also wanted to make a financial gift to help secure their future.   

My retirement income doesn't allow me to be as generous with worthy projects as I would wish so I decided to include several worthy causes in my will.  My nest egg is my house, which I expect to be sold when I die. It pleases me to think I can be generous with a portion of my estate. My children are happy at the idea of my supporting some of the organizations that have been significant in our lives.  And I’m delighted to think that a planned gift from me will help ensure that library story times will continue to be around for generations to come. 

For more information about how you can make a planned gift to help secure the future of our libraries, please contact Alisa Mitchell, Executive Director, at Alisa.Mitchell@SarasotaLibraryFoundation.org or 941-404-4985.