November 23, 2017
Thanksgiving 2017
On this Thanksgiving Day we are thankful for all who support our Library with donations to the Wilsonville Library Foundation. With your help we fund programs for all ages that Ignite a passion for reading in young children – Imagination Library Fire up the imagination of school age children – Summer Science Adventure Stimulate curiosity and lifelong learning – Curiosity Cafe, History Pub Facilitate early literacy – Outreach to children and caregivers at day care facilities WeRead More
October 20, 2017
A Toast to Imagination
Our wine tasting event was so much fun last year. Join us for a repeat on Saturday November 4. Bring your friends to wine tasting and great food in the Wilsonville Public Library after hours. Click on the EVENT INFORMATION link on the home page to find out more. Click on the BUY TICKETS button to purchase tickets online or pay for your tickets at the Library circulation desk. There will be several great raffle items.Read More
September 27, 2017
OrePac Building Products $10,000 Donation
City of Wilsonville MEDIA RELEASE OrePac Building Products Recognized for $10,000 Contribution to the Wilsonville Public Library Foundation WILSONVILLE, OR � The Wilsonvillle Public Library Foundation recognizes OrePac Building Products for support of public computing and Internet access at the Wilsonville Public Library with a $10,000 contribution. The cash donation is part of a larger five-year commitment by the company to help the Library improve opportunities for public access to computers and Internet services at theRead More
We’ve had a good year. Deborah Gitlitz, our Outreach Librarian, has been making contact throughout the City to parent groups, apartment houses, and anywhere else folks gather to take early literacy messages to families. She has been visiting a Head Start program at the Coffee Creek Correctional Facility. She’s been meeting with Hispanic parents at Boeckman Creek Primary. And she’s been an important Spanish language resource for the library, including building our Spanish language collections. This yearRead More
January 22, 2017
Support us when you shop on Amazon
The Wilsonville Public Library Foundation is now registered with Amazon. Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of eligible smile.amazon.com purchases to the charities selected by customers. Use OUR UNIQUE CHARITY LINK: https://smile.amazon.com/ch/93-1259098 When customers sign up for AmazonSmile, they’re asked to select one of over a million charities to support. When you click on our unique link, you skip this charity selection process. Instead, you’re taken to smile.amazon.com and are automatically asked if you want to supportRead More
January 11, 2017
Where does the money go?
The Wilsonville Public Library Foundation has had another successful year raising money for the Wilsonville Library in 2016. We thank our donors for their generosity. Here are the highlights of what we funded: Science Adventure – Science focused Summer Reading Program * 500 science prizes for kids completing 10 science explorations * 300 kids taking summer science classes Annual cost: $6,700 Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) – Early literacy program that provides books for preschoolers. * 710Read More
