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
January 11, 2017
Do you have plans for Valentine’s Day?
Guess who has a birthday on Valentine’s Day? The State of Oregon and the Wilsonville Public Library, and probably a few other noteworthy institutions. The Library Foundation and the Friends of the Wilsonville Library invite you to celebrate the Library’s 35th birthday. Please join us for cake and coffee on Tuesday February 14 starting at 2pm in the Library Board members from the Foundation and the Friends will be on hand to serve cake until we runRead More
December 5, 2016
Library Foundation Annual Meeting
I invite you to attend the Wilsonville Public Library Foundation Annual Meeting on Tuesday January 10, 2017 6:30pm – 8:00pm at the Wilsonville Public Library, Rose Room This is a great opportunity to meet the Board of Directors, look back on our accomplishments of 2016 and get a preview of the goals and activities for 2017. Happy Holidays and my best wishes for a peaceful and prosperous New Year! Hilly Alexander President Wilsonville Public Library FoundationRead More
March 5, 2016
Ms. Asai says Thank You
Ms. Mitsui Asai who is 83 gave a great talk on Japanese Internment during WWII at the February History Pub. She included many personal notes from her experience as a young deportee and what it was like being shunned in the Hood River area after the family’s return. She sent us the following note: “Dear Wilsonville Foundation members, Thank you for the honorarium for my slide presentation yesterday. As one of the founding members of the FriendsRead More
February 29, 2016
Does your preschooler get free books?
Jan Rippey is holding a birthday cake to celebrate the 4th Anniversary of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library in Wilsonville. There are currently about 700 Wilsonville kids signed up to receive books once a month until they turn 5 years old. Over the last 4 years nearly 500 kids have graduated from the program. The program was brought to the City by the Kiwanis Club of Wilsonville. It receives significant funding from Joe Restic of Wilsonville Orthodontics, theRead More