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In memory of Dolly 1946 – 2026 We are mourning the loss of Dolly Parton, a guiding light for so many of us. Dolly inspired us to bring her Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to Wilsonville in 2011. Dolly’s program mails books to children from birth until their 5th birthday at no cost to the parents. Since 2012 we have mailed more than 119,000 high quality age-appropriate books with the support of our generous donors. Many of us,Read More

Introducing our new President Kathryn Dessayer Whittaker Arbitrator, Retired Attorney Libraries have been a beautiful through line in my life. My earliest memories include story times while visiting my grandmother and witnessing my childhood hometown’s library move from a postal annex to a free-standing building where it thrives today. Fast forward to my collegiate days where I spent hours in the libraries on the UC Berkeley campus, and then in the stacks of the Michigan Law LibraryRead More

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you so much for making Library Giving Day a resounding success! We raised nearly $15,000, which will directly support the new mural project in the Children’s Room. We are especially grateful to MAPS Credit Union and a local family for each providing a $1,000 matching gift. Your collective support for the Wilsonville Public Library Foundation makes a significant difference for our library and the community. Best regards, Kathryn Dessayer Whittaker, President LibraryRead More

Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Wilsonville Public Library Foundation’s Library Giving Day campaign has raised $7,000 so far. Thank you to all our donors for helping us get close to our fundraising goal. A local family has generously offered to match donations up to a total of $1000. This is a “last chance” to make your contribution to Library Giving Day count double. Any donation of any amount is greatly appreciated! Best regards,  Kathryn Dessayer Whittaker, PresidentRead More

  Exciting news: You can double the impact of your donation thanks to a matching gift challenge!  “MAPS Credit Union is pleased to sponsor $1,000 for the Wilsonville Public Library Foundation. We believe this contribution strongly aligns with our core values and mission of supporting literacy and education. Thank you for thinking of MAPS and allowing us the opportunity to support such a meaningful cause.” – Jasmin Torres, Wilsonville Branch ManagerRead More

Outgoing President Bob Renfro is stepping down as President of the Wilsonville Public Library Foundation. Bob took on this leadership role in January 2022 as we were emerging from pandemic restrictions—a time when we were reassessing how best to support the library. Over the past four years, the Foundation has provided the Geochron (located next to the inside book drop), technology upgrades (including secure access to study rooms and hearing loops at all three library desks), theRead More