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ANNUAL R E PORT

2014

The purpose of The Library Foundation is to ensure the future of the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library as an indispensable community resource. We do this by helping secure financial resources to support collections, programs, services, technology and physical facilities of the library.

The Library Foundation pursues this purpose by seeking philanthropic support, providing conscientious stewardship of the assets in its care, encouraging appropriate community partnerships and advocating on behalf of the library’s mission. The Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library is the sole beneficiary of funds raised by The Library Foundation.

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The Library FOUNDATION’s PURPOSE

Your Support Makes a DifferenceWe know that our library is so much more than books. Because of tax dollars, our library is in good financial condition and for that we are grateful. Because of you, and so many supporters of our foundation, we are able to provide additional funds to not only make our library a good library, but to make it one of the best in the world.

Thanks to The Library Foundation donors, the library was able to purchase a new bookmobile which is one of the most popular methods of delivering library materials and services to the public. We provided kindergarteners their own special book and library card, and funded new exhibits at the Alice C. Sabatini Gallery to inspire, teach and entertain us. Funds were given to restore the stained glass windows from the original 1883 Library and to purchase well-crafted benches in the media area. In addition, five percent of our investments are given annually to strengthen and supplement the programs and services of the library.

We have had a great year. Our donations through the direct mail appeal more than doubled what was raised in the prior year. We received several estate gifts. Leaving an estate gift or making annual gifts helps ensure our library will continue to thrive for generations to come. We installed a new donor recognition wall in the library rotunda and plan to find new ways to recognize our future donors. We want you to be a part of the many wonderful things that are happening at our library. Just like the anticipation we enjoyed with the arrival of the Sherlock bookmobile in 2014, 2015 marks the arrival of a second bookmobile, both made possible with your support. Please join those of us who are listed in this annual report in contributing to an invaluable community resource, our public library. The library is here for all of us, whenever we need it.

We are grateful for your support and eager to hear what a difference our support makes to the services and programs of our awesome library.

Jeanne R. Slusher Nancy Lindberg2014 Board Chair Executive Director

The Sherlock Bookmobile July 16, 2014 was an exhilarating day for the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library. Driving up to the front door of the library was the brand new “Sherlock” bookmobile which was replacing a 21-year-old vehicle of the library.

The Library Foundation’s work with Capitol Federal® Foundation created a literacy partnership that is being enjoyed all over Shawnee County. Their $200,000 gift enabled the library to purchase this new vehicle. Bookmobiles have been an important part of the library since the first wheels rolled out of the parking lot on March 15, 1943. In 2014, bookmobiles saw 288,187 items checked out.

The new bookmobile wrap depicts scenes from a classic series, the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes. Holmes stands almost 8 feet tall. The wrap was designed by the library and Capitol Federal staff, and captured by award-winning photographer Alistair Tutton of Kansas City, Kansas. The design is loosely based on a Conan Doyle short story “The Final Problem”. Our story is set in Topeka, so you see scenes photographed at

the Kansas Museum of History, The Charles Curtis House & Museum and the Capitol Building from the rooftop of the Docking State Office Building. Costumed actors appearing on the bus are local talent from Topeka Civic Theater & Academy. The actors are Jeremy Barclay as Sherlock Holmes, Bill Gloy as Dr. Watson and Marc Rapp as Professor Moriarty.

“We realize how important it is to provide an extension of the library to the citizens of Topeka, especially those who are not able to visit the library on a regular basis,” John B. Dicus, Capitol Federal® Chairman said that day. “The bookmobile also is a great opportunity for introducing the adventure of reading to children, for them to discover the fun of reading for a lifetime.”

With a big thanks to our new literacy partner Capitol Federal® Foundation, the people of Shawnee County will enjoy this bookmobile for years to come. The new bookmobile is stocked with all new books, DVDs, magazines and CDs with the financial support of the Friends of the Library.

New Books, Movies & Music areaIf you visited the New Books, Movies & Music area of the library recently, you may have wanted to sit a spell while browsing this large collection. Thanks to retired Chief Justice Kay McFarland, two handcrafted benches have been donated through a gift to The Library Foundation to provide comfort and convenience to users of this well-loved area. They are located close to the audio books, a favorite area for the Justice.

While browsing, be sure and enjoy the stained glass windows that have been restored from their original home in the Topeka Public Library, 1883-1961. Returning the six windows to the library has been an ongoing project of Dr. Walt Menninger and his late wife Connie. The Menningers’ have been financially supporting the restoration of six windows: Art, History, Science, Reading Maketh a Full Man, Writing An Exact Man, and Conference A Ready Man. The History window was restored this year and hangs in the northwest window of the New Books, Movies & Music room.

We say thanks to Dr. Walter Menninger and to Chief Justice Kay McFarland for their generous gifts that will be enjoyed by library patrons.

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...............................................................................................................................................................................................................INDIVIDUALSKristen AblesPauline AdamDena AdamsDr. Marian Menninger AdamsAdrian and Mary AllenMarilyn and William AllenPhyllis AllenPat and Robert AndersonEdmee AndresMercedes AnnoAnn Marie “Trena” AnsellVicki ArnettJoan ArterburnCarol AshleyJean and John AthertonDr. and Mrs. George Athey, Jr.Richard and Betty AtheyHilary AubeyMarilyn AultMarietta BaileyRobert BaileyAnne BakerMark and Darlene BakerDr. Phillip Baker and Mrs. Betty BakerDr. Robert and Mrs. Shirley BanksRob and Jenifer BanksPhillip and Aline Cole BarrettJoyce and Kenneth BassPatricia BaumgartHellen and Warren BeaversDr. Karen BellowsMary Ann BenakaDorothy and William BernardTerry and Robert BernatisDorothy BiggsNathan BirnleyJudy BixbyGerald and Joy BlankenshipNola BlinnDr. Paul and Mrs. Shirley BoatwrightGus Bogina, Jr.John and Grace BohannonNancy Bond Bette BosslerBarbara BradleySamuel and Margaret BradshawJ. Patrick and Charlene BrazilGary and Doris BremerLawrence BrockDonna BrohaughJohn and Sally BrookeEllen and Kenneth BrownEva BrownCharles and Laura BrownRice BrownRoy and Gerry BrowningScott and Tanya BrunnerSharon and John BryanMartha BuchholzRuth BuckleyHenry BurdettePatrick and Eileen BurnauBruce and Connie BurnsR. Dean and Sherry ByerleyTerri BynumDavid and Karlun CallahanTerri and Randy CannonMeredith CantrellMartha Carithers, PhDMatthew CarithersJohn and Lynn CarlinNancy Carpenter

L. Patricia CaseyPatrick CavanaughDonald and Janet ChubbJack ClarkMelinda ClemonsDr. Ronald CobbSheldon and Virgnia CohenJudith ColeDavid ColemanCathy and Michael ConlinDavid and Victoria ConsoleDr. Dean and Mrs. Ruth CookSandy CordillDonna and Marion CoxPerry and Dolores CrabtreeKaren and Harry CraigArlene CrawfordLois CulverKathleen CummingsSusan DaffronWhitney DamronEldon DanenhauerHaley and Jason DaVeeBennie DavisDeborah DavisDiana and William DavisJoyce and James DeCourseyMarjorie and Kelly DeeterAnn DeitcherSam DelapRuth DickinsonRobert DuBoisSharon DuBoisClark and Susan DuffyGregg DuguidMyrl DuncanWilliam and Gail EliasonMartha ElkinGwendolyn ElliottTim and Jett ElmerPhilip and Darlene ElwoodCathy EstesTad and Gail EstesEllen EvansKaren and L. Richard FarrDelores FayJoseph and Claudia FeeneyMary FeighnyLois FenslerLewis and Sue FergusonBetty FogoCarol ForemanMargaret Fowler and Carlee WilsonMargaret and John FrancisRick FriedstromDiana and Jim FrownfelterByron FrySheryl FultonEdward FunstonPhyllis and Richard GarvinNanette and Adam GatewoodAnne Gearhart FreezeLinda and Wendell GeigerTerry GibsonClaudia and Jack GiesChad and Michelle GilbertJohn and Ines GilbertLarry and Elaine GillArthur and Carolyn GlassmanJohn GodfreyDavid and Karen GonzalesSusan and Terrence GoodenBonnie Gray

Charles and Son GreenRobert and Laverta GreveKathryn and Alan GroesbeckWilliam GunselmanRichard and Wanice HaasMarilyn HalseyWillhemina HammonsDick and Dotty HangerMarcia HannonBarbara HarrisCecelia and Paul HarrisDr. Russell Clay HarveyPeggy and Richard HawkinsRichard and Linda HayseJoyce HedlundAnn HedquistMarjorye HeeneySue HenkeBruce Henriksen and Saundra SnyderDiana Hentzler LauerPhyllis HerzogHobart HildyardWesley HildyardRebecca and Larry HintonRoman HiszczynskyjJames and Patricia HockettCarl and Patricia HoffmanMary HoffmanRalph HolbrookCharles and Willa HolleSusan Holm and David WexlerBecky and Terry HolmquistHarry and Virginia HolzleEllen and Walter HornSusan and Grant HouckRuth and Joseph HovorkaJohn and Deloris HowardRalph and Kay HowardSusan and Terry HowarterMarta HueyKathleen HughesMartha HuizengaPatricia HumphreyCatherine HuntJacquelyn HurstSara IceBarbara JacobsBarbara JamesDuane Johnson and Deb KirmerKirk and Cheryl JohnsonRoberta and Roger JohnsonRuth and Glenn JonesGrace and William JordanSally KahleNancy KassebaumHeather KearnsPhilip and Madeline KeeshanMarilyn KelloggJanet KerrDoris and Warren KinnettLenora and Bruce KinzieKaren KirbyNancy KirkAlice KnattDr. Judith Kooser and Mr. Nicholas GoodAlbert KosslerDr. Allen and Mrs. Beth KossoyJulia and Paul KuestersteffenElida Lamden GibbonsThelma LandrumHarriet Lange and Michael NowakBrooke LaRueMargaret LaRue

Cynthia LashRuth LawsonGlinda LeachCharles and Mary LearCathy LeonhartRuth LichtensternKent and Vikki LindemuthCarolyn LitwinGayle LolleyCatherine MaassenPatricia MaffucciKimberly and Steve MageeAnn and Michael MahoneyTimothy Marchand and Eva LandryRaymonde MarcouxAnne MarleyEugene Marley and Myla Brown MarleyAurel MarneyChristel MarquardtMichael MarshallSharon MarshallJanice MartensFrancine MartinMelissa Masoner and James ConcannonRuth MausVivian McCormickTony and Judy McCueKay McFarlandJames and Linda McHenryDr. Richard and Mrs. Barbara MeidingerFaustino and Rita MendozaDr. Walter MenningerLetha MeyerPaula and Thomas MeyerNancy and William MichenerJames MillerLisa MillerMartin MillerCatherine MinarikEvelyn MinnichDon and Judy MolerDavid Monical and Peg DunlapDoris and Larry MorelandAnn MorrisColeman MorrisRichard and Marla MorrisPhilip and Lona MorseRev. Don and Mrs. Shirley MosesPatsy MullinDr. Joe and Mrs. Suzanne MumfordCarla MummaQueena MummaTom MuthJo Ann Myers, MDCynthia and William NaegerSharon Nathan, PhDVirginia Neeley

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE TOPEKA AND SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARYThe Library Foundation gratefully acknowledges the following individuals and organizations who supported the Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library through The Library Foundation in 2014. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this listing. If there are any oversights, please contact the foundation office. Any individual or organization wishing to support The Library Foundation may visit our website foundation.tscpl.org, email foundation@tscpl.org or call (785) 580-4498.

Lavinia NelsonBeth NeuerJere and Carol NoeJames NorrisMarianna and Austin NothernJudy and Gene OlanderMaynard OliveriusBrenda OlsonMaggie OppermanKen and Marlene OrrLisa OwenSteve Page and Gwen McClainDr. Robert and Mrs. Frankie ParmanMaxine PattersonRenee and Mike PatzerDr. Robert PayneEmily PearsonValerie PeckhamStephanie PepperNancy PerihSharon PetersKenneth PetersonDennis and Patricia PettersonDr. Gianfranco Pezzino and Mrs. Laurel VogtDr. Lorne and Mrs. Norma PhillipsNancy PollockStacy and John PolzarAlton and Jane PopeElizabeth PostPaul Post and Kay KellySandy PraegerTara and Horace PridgettCarole and Neil PurdumWilliam and Joyce RabbDr. Padma and Jaya RajuDr. and Mrs. Bartlett RamseyVic RaymondJohn ReberMatt and Pamela ReebJerry and Judy ReedMary Reed SpencerH. Jane Rhys, PhDPauline and J. U. RicksCarole RiesLynn and John RobinsonJesyca RodenbergRobert and Rita RoederDr. Susan and Mr. Dennis RogersElizabeth RossCatherine and Ford RossDr. Larry and Mrs. Kathleen RotertLane RuehlenMark RustmanRichard RyanFrank and Judith SabatiniJF SalisburyJohn and Alicia SalisburyVicki SandersGeorgia and Terry SandlinJoseph and Nancy SargentDale and Diane SchaferCecilia and Dennis SchellGregg and Isabel SchiffSylvia SchillerHarlan Schlicher, Jr.Julie and Robert SchloetzerCarol and Eugene SchmidtSheryl SchwaderBarbara and Robert ScofieldJudy SeitzLaura SemlerWarren and Phillis SetchellKevin ShaughnessyDouglas Sheafor, MDMarsha and William SheahanKaren and Fred ShectmanElaine Sherrick and LJ PollyRonald and Patricia ShurtzMarlene SinnottJames SloanJeanne and Michael SlusherJoan SmithKathleen and David SmithMartha Spacek

John and Teresa StambaughGwen StanleyVirginia StarrJohn StaufferLucy SteinVirginia SticeViola and William StolteNancy StoneJudi and Rob StorkBarbara StranskyMary Elizabeth StrattonAnn StreckerJohn and Joan StricklerKenneth and Marlys StrobelRonald and Mary StrongMarjorie StroutsLisa and Tom StubbsWendy SurfaceKimberly and Josh SvatyDr. Glenn and Mrs. Claire SwoggerWarren TaylorJudy ThomasJudith and David ThompsonNell ThompsonShirley TillmanCarol TiltonNorla ToddSuzanne TomlinsonRosemary TorrezJune TruanNancy TwissOlive UbelAnn Ellen and Gaylord UkenaCharles UnderwoodRoger and Joan UnderwoodJanice and David Van MeterGayle and Alice VernonDr. Stanley and Rev. Sandra VogelDr. Craig and Mrs. Kim VosburghVicki WadeDona WalkerJoan WalrafenJames WaltersMarilyn and Howard WardMary and Norvell WashburnElizabeth WatsonSteve WatsonRobert WebbCraig and Shari WeeksMary Lou WeidenbachRebecca WempeJ. Sky WesterlundNancy and John WhiffenEthelda WilchPatricia WildAngela WileyLaShaune WileyMax WilliamsStan and Linda WilliamsCathy WillisRussell WillisTracy WillisDanny WilsonJune WindscheffelLinda WoolfJeanne WorthingtonLinda and Dale WulfkuhleAlice and Ronald WurtzMax and Carol YohoBeverley Zimmerman  FAITHFUL GIVERSOur faithful givers support the foundation by making a donation every year for 10 or more consecutive years.Mary FeighnyThad HartmanJeff ImparatoJames and Linda McHenryGina MillsapMarie PykoDeb SoutherlandGwen StanleyWarren TaylorThe John M Shapiro Charitable Trust

STAFF CONTRIBUTORSPatty AkroucheLinda ArbRob BanksSherry BestPaul BrennanDawn ButteryMary CampbellDonna CaseyBonnie CuevasCarrie CummingsJeri EckhardtShannon EddingsKathy EllisonDaniel FogtDiana FriendMartha GronnigerThad HartmanJaniece HernandezFelicia HillebertMarlana HodgkinsonBecky HofererRobert HubbardJeff ImparatoRichard KobsNancy LindbergJean MarshallKristopher MarzettaGina MillsapKyle MorelandBetty Jean NealSandra PattersonMichael PerkinsLeAnn PetrieMatthew PettitJanet PionkowskiMarie PykoValerie ReifTeresa ReuterRuth RoddenCharity RouseDarci ScottJim SerranoLynn ShirleyDeb SoutherlandLissa StaleyNancy VaughnLinda WallineTanya WalshCarolyn WardLuanne WebbSheryl WellerKerry ZimmermanJill Zinn  ORGANIZATIONSAlliance for Patient Medication SafetyAmerican Library AssociationBible TalksBlue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas Claims TeamBPC Barker Printing & Copy Services, Inc.Brennan-Mathena Funeral HomeCapitol Connection, LLCCapitol Federal FoundationChanging Lifestyles FCECoreFirst Bank & TrustDraperies By DorothyEpsilon ETA Chapter of Epsilon - Signa Alpha Chapter 2001Federal Home Loan Bank TopekaGreater HorizonHallmark Cards, Inc.Heartland ToastmastersKansas Children’s Service LeagueKansas DialogueL. M. “Bud” Cornish FundLaw Offices of Coffman, De Fries & NothernLeavenworth Business Women’s AssociationLincoln Club of TopekaM-C Industries, Inc.

Donor PanelsWhen the renovation and expansion of the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library was under construction (1996-2002), design architect Michael Graves collaborated with the late Connie Menninger, a Library Foundation trustee, on plans to recognize donors who made gifts of $1,000 or more to The Library Foundation.

An individual leaf became the identifier of each donor and was mounted in the niches of the signature Graves designed atrium at the center of the library. The campaign of “A Library to Remember” was launched to fill the nooks, and was known as “Leaves in the Atrium.”

In 2013, another renovation project, the installation of learning-scape sculptures in the Kids Library, required a change in location of the donor recognition. Today, the leaves of donors who made gifts of $1,000 or more to The Library Foundation between 2001-2013 have been incorporated into two beautiful backlit displays located in the Robert M. & Hazel F. Lingo rotunda.

Contributions are an essential source for the library’s growth, and they strengthen our ability to make a positive, significant impression in our community. It is important we take time to say thanks to all those who made gifts and to recognize those contributors. The new space is ideally located at the front of the library and provides greater visibility to those who support the library.

Plans are underway for a new donor recognition program that will include donors of the past as well as those who are currently making donations. Please contact us to find out more about Named Giving opportunities.

Just as a tree requires a continuing source of sustenance to grow, so does the library.

~ Michael Graves

Mark & Bette Morris Family FoundationMize Houser & CompanyNational League of American Pen Women - Topeka BranchNortheast Kansas Library SystemP.E.O. Chapter JGP.E.O. Kansas Chapter HWP.E.O. Chapter DFP.E.O. Chapter FJPrairie Land Depression Era Glass ClubRandolph Square Homeowner’s AssociationRedbud Foundation, Inc.Redeemer Evangelical Lutheran MissionSabatini Family FoundationSchauer Family Charitable TrustSecurity BenefitSwogger FoundationSybil N. Wiegman TrustTemple Beth SholomThe Briar FoundationThe John M Shapiro Charitable TrustThe Midland GroupThe Van Otterloo Family FoundationTopeka Community FoundationWashburn UniversityWestern Sorosis ClubWMR Family Foundation  MATCHING GIFTS ORGANIZATIONSCaterpillar FoundationConocoPhillips Volunteer Grant ProgramUS Bank  GIFTS IN-KINDAmy Miller PhotographyApplebee’sCandyopolisCici’s PizzaCold Stone CreameryCook’s American GrillGage Bowl CenterGoing Bonkers

Hazel Hill Chocolate TraditionsMcDonald’s Restaurants of TopekaSpeck’s TavernStanley Flowers  GIFTS GIVEN IN MEMORY OFSteve AndersonBarbara BarberKimberlee BaumJean BrewerMartha CarithersNancy CookDorothy DielRichard EvansAl FrentzelMary GordyRobert HarderDanny HaverkempNorma HolbrookRichard HuerterJohn JahnkeMark McLellandIrene MillerNancy ReebCharles SchneiderHoward SpitzerBernard StoneRuth WebbJanice WhitmanDouglas Zimmerman  GIFTS GIVEN IN HONOR OFSherry BestBrea BlackThad HartmanRalph HolbrookRebecca HolmquistJames A. McHenry, Jr.Marie PykoBarbara ScofieldDeb SoutherlandPatricia Wild

 

ESTATE GIFTSHonoring those who remembered The Library Foundation.Martha W. CarithersDorothy L. DiehlMary C. Gordy  WILDER SOCIETY Early benefactors, Edward and Mary Wilder, helped raise funds to build the first permanent library in Topeka. Their memorial gifts to the library created the first public art collection in the city. In 1998, The Library Foundation created the Edward and Mary Wilder Society. We give special thanks to those who are securing the future of our awesome library by including The Library Foundation in your estate plans or making an annual lifetime gift.  CHARTER MEMBERSLinda D. & Dennis BaranskiShirley J. BaxleyDorothy A. Christensen*Beulah Baldwin Cook*Floy M. Crouch*Lillian L. Dawkins*Noelle Todd Drechsel*Drs. Marjory B.* & D. Bernard* FosterHelen Green*Orpha Naomi Hathaway*Dr. J. Cotter* & Jeanne* HirschbergRobert M.* & Hazel F.* LingoJames* & Elizabeth* McHenryJames A. McHenry, Jr.Barbara A. Mertz*Esther Read* & Wilfred T.* MillerLucille S. Perkins*Dr. Bartlett & Harriette RamseyMary Jo Ramskill*Georgia Sue Reuter*Steve A. Schwarm & Lena R. DreilingIrving E. & Peggy* SheffelEldon* & Harriet* SloanGlenn Swogger, Jr. & Claire SwoggerLouise* & Walter* TorluemkeDr. Nathaniel* & Jewel* UhrVirginia Wade*Anita & Larry Wolgast  MEMBERSCarolyn A. AdamsAdrian & Mary AllenAnn Marie “Trena” AnsellLaura A. AutreyBetty R. Baker & Phillip L. Baker, MDRob & Jenifer BanksBarbara J. Barber*Clark V. Britton, Jr. & Pauline BrittonPatricia L. “Pat” Bump*Dr. Michael & Marcia N. CassidyJeffrey A. & Kristin A. ChanayAvis Chitwood*Gary K. & Margaret A. ClarkeLoretta “Lori” Class*L. M. “Bud”* & Dorothy* CornishEdythe R. Crapson*Gay V. CrawfordLaura Dalrymple & Jim HarrisDon* & Edith* DepewGlenda DuBoiseHorace Eubank*Vivian C. Everett*John E. Farley*Richard FriedstromNancy J. Garfield, PhDJanice Gartrell*Marilyn L. GeigerRoberta M. Gillespie*Mary Case Gordy* & James Van SickleFrances H. Griest*Kathy J. & Alan W. GroesbeckJohn & Rita GrunwaldMichael Hager Roy* & Mary C.* Hatke

Mary E. Heiberger*Phyllis J. Henney*Margaret E. Herynk*Chuck & Kay HollePamela G. Hollie & P. F. KlugeRebecca HolmquistJane Chandler HoltBob* & Imogene* HughesGlenn* & Catherine* HusseyTheodore* & Barbara* HusseyJeff & Martha ImparatoJan J. JaquithMyrtle Alice Jennings*Jeanne A. & Andy JohnsonJoy M. Johnson*Carol A. JoryDoris & Warren KinnettJo Ann KlemmerLillian F. Landberg*Glenda B. LeachDavid & Audrey LeamonCarolyn E. LitwinFannie MandelbaumMelissa Masoner & Jim ConcannonCraig & Robin MaxonHugh G.* & Margaret S.* McCauslandLinda H. McHenryBernice L. McPeak*Evelyn Meade*Connie* & Walt MenningerGina & Ried MillsapJeanne Christie MithenMary Mae Moffet*Donald & Shirley MosesEzequiel Muñoz GalvánJo Ann MyersBetty Jean NealJean & Emlin* NorthMarianna & Austin NothernMarg ObournElaine O’Gara & Bob ShapiroSteve Page & Gwen McClainGeorge S. ParisDave & Carol ParkerRobert D. & Frankie ParmanJohn* & Lynda ParryBetty J. PenneyNancy Ann PerihLarry Peters & Barbara Waterman-PetersHelen & John PettersonTimothy L. & Bobbie J.A. PfeiferPauline Cox Brown Pfuetze*Dick & Nancy PrattLarry & Patty PressmanKatherine Park Pyle* & son: Oliver Holmes Gilliland*Becky RichmondRoxane & Raymond RivaDr. Michael B. RobertsAlvin D. Schiesser*Julie & Robert SchloetzerMyron S. Seeley, Jr.*John M. Shapiro*Kirke & Diane SnyderPatricia M. StenderMarion D. Stevenson*Carolyn E. Stewart*Patricia L. Stinson*Bernard O. Stone*Karen C. TappanLeo & Marva C. TaylorWarren E. TaylorDr. Stephen & Joan TemperoRon & Annette ThornburghRoger & Joan UnderwoodWalt* & Marge* Van VleckDiane WaanderNancy E. WatkinsRobert G. WebbLila Weissenberg*Larry A. & Susan K. WilliamJune WindscheffelSarah WoellhofDorothy Wesley Woodson*Linda WoolfAlice M. Young*

Through a new initiative, IREAD, Lowman Hill’s kindergartners received a graduation gift that will serve them well throughout life, their first library card! Specially designed library cards were handed out to the students to encourage a love of reading. This initiative was supported by the Robert C. and Dorothy L. Harder Book Fund. For years, the Harder’s gave books to Lowman Hill students during the holidays, and Bob volunteered there as a reader.

To celebrate this milestone, the children received a book, a library logoed cardholder and their very own library card. Kindergarten students are at a point where they are reading independently, and this program encourages them to keep reading and to grow intolifelong readers.

Children’s lives are shaped by the support they receive along the way. The vision of our donors is to lay the foundation for children to grow into lifelong readers. The library plans to expand IREAD to other schools in the USD 501 school district. If you are interested in sponsoring a program for a kindergarten class contact The Library Foundation office.

Kindergarteners Get First Library Cards

* denotes deceased

2014 STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES*

In 2001, Dick and Donna Crawford made a $20,000 pledge to The Library Foundation to create an endowment providing annual scholarships for library employees. Their desire was to support library employees who exemplified the library’s high standards of public service. The Crawford scholarship has been awarded annually since it was established.

In 2014, the $1,000 scholarship was given to Natalie Moreland. Natalie is a Kids Library specialist and is pursuing her Master of Arts in Library & Information Science at the University of Missouri. Natalie attended Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of

Music in Bassoon Performance and a Bachelor of Education in Elementary Education. After teaching elementary and middle school reading for several years, she began working in the Kids Library, where she delights in spreading “bookjoy” to children of all ages. Other areas of professional interest include improving library and information access to underserved populations and using outdoor spaces to promote active lifestyles and environmental literacy.

For Natalie, scholarships like this one make the difference between dreams and reality when it comes to pursuing a Master’s degree. She took classes on technology and collection development, greatly increasing her skills as a library blogger, as well as learning more about how to maintain balanced, useful collections that meet the needs of the community.

Dick and Donna Crawford Annual Scholarship

Revenue

Expenditures

Donations $213,571

In-Kind Donations $98,590

Investment Income $308,865

Café Fees $21,000

Donated Services $33,500_____________________________________

Total $675,526

Disbursements to the Library $355,343

Investment Fees, $293,359 Operations & Fundraising ____________________________________

Total $648,702

Foundation assets as of December 31, 2014

$6,364,327

Donated Services

Investment Income

46%Donations

In-Kind Donations

32%

5% 3%

14%

CafEFees

Disbursements to Library

Youth Services Homework Central, IREAD and Kids Library

Bookmobiles Final Payment on “Sherlock” & Down Payment on “Alice”

Annual Distribution5% from Various Investment Funds

Buy a Book Club Donations

Alice C. Sabatini Art Gallery Children’s Art Program & Stained Glass Window Restoration

Other Benches, Wedding Neighborhood &VISA Reimbursement

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Revenue

61%

20%

10%

4%

3%

2%

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The Library Foundation

2014 Board of Trustees

EX OFFICIO MEMBERSDuane Johnson, Chair, Library Trustees Sherryl Longhofer, President, Friends of the Library

 STAFF EX OFFICIO MEMBERSGina Millsap, CEO, Topeka and Shawnee County Public LibrarySheryl Weller, CFO, Topeka and Shawnee County Public LibraryNancy Lindberg, Executive Director, The Library Foundation

TRUSTEE EMERITUSChuck EngelSteve Page John Salisbury

DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATECarolyn Ward

OTHER LIBRARY STAFFRob Banks, COO, Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library

2014 Library HighlightsCheckout TOTAL 2,300,865 Bookmobile 288,187 Digital downloads 212,559 Kid’s Library 638,030 Red Carpet 79,325

Kids Library Borrowers (age 4-17) 21,770

Library Visitors 797,478

Art Gallery Visitors 25,231

Program Attendance (on and offsite) 76,043

Summerfest Hours of Student Reading 72,718

New Library Cardholders 12,077

Library Cardholders 99,482

..................................................................................................Your Support Makes a Difference!

Jeanne Slusher, Chair Becky Holmquist, Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect Joel Oliver, TreasurerMark BakerGlenda DuBoise Rich Hayse

Marianna Nothern Robert ParmanJulie Schloetzer Judi StorkSteve TemperoRoger Underwood