New Ferndale Library Project

The Ferndale Branch of the Whatcom County Library System

serves 600-900 patrons each day and had over 200,000 visits by

area residents in 2009. However, community demand far exceeds

the capacity of the current facility. Inadequate space for patrons,

books and periodicals, limitations on technology capacity,

community meeting space and parking

are significant problems. Even without

the recent economic downturn, use of the

Ferndale Library has been steadily growing

for many years. The library is bursting.

EvEry Gift Counts Be a part of Ferndale history - help build a new library that serves people young, old and everyone in between.

Capital Campaign Project Fund

Why a NeW Library iN FerNdaLe?

New Ferndale Library Project

our vision To meet the library

needs of the Ferndale

community for the next

50 years or more.

Ferndale Public LibraryThe New

Q. Isn’t the current library relatively new? A. The library was built in 1992 when Ferndale’s population was 5,398. Since then the population of the City and surrounding service areas has more than doubled.

Q. How many people use the library? A. The library serves between 600-900 patrons each day, and had over 200,000 visits by area residents in 2009.

Q. How much bigger will the new library be? A. The current library is 9,300 square feet. Our new library will be 15,000 square feet by its completion and will be designed for maximum efficiency. The site of the new library also allows room for future growth if necessary.

Q. What is the Fund Raising Goal? A. Our fund raising goal is $5 million dollars.

Q. The City also has plans to build a new police station. How are these two projects related? A. When the library moves it creates a great opportunity for the City to renovate and relocate the police station. The former library site is ideally situated for adapting to this new use.

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Libraries serve and support communities, providing resources for:

> students of all ages

> people seeking employment or striving to

improve their economic situation,

> current and future small business owners,

> history buffs, and much more.

Libraries are more important now than ever. They help transform people’s lives. We have a vision of a 21st Century library for the Ferndale community, a city founded on can-do pioneer spirit - where everyone has access to the services and community resources they need to advance their personal, family, economic and civic lives.

The New Ferndale Library Project is raising funds to design and construct the best library for the future that Ferndale that the community can afford today, one that will evolve and grow with the community. The new Ferndale Library will:

Whether the answer is early childhood

education, the environment, arts and

culture, healthcare, senior services, the local

economy, animal welfare, all of the above

or another field of interest, the Whatcom

Community Foundation manages funds for

all those interest areas and more. You can

contribute to an existing fund or establish a

new fund tailored to fulfill your charitable

giving goals.

Whatcom Community Foundation exists to

connect people who care with causes that

matter in our community. As both a grant

maker and a flexible vehicle for donors to

accomplish their philanthropic dreams, we

are in an ideal position to match local needs

with work that’s important to you.

By pooling your gift with others at the

Foundation, you multiply its effects.

Which means when you choose Whatcom

Community Foundation, you’re choosing

the most powerful way to invest in Whatcom

County. That’s what we care about.

What do you care about?

Whatcom community Foundation a community resource since 1996

Thanks to an extraordinarily generous $1 million lead gift from an anonymous donor, the campaign for the New Ferndale Library is off to an excellent start. That gift combined with more than $1.5 million in additional support from the City of Ferndale and a growing number of businesses, organizations and individual donors mean the campaign is more than half way to the $5 million goal.

The New Ferndale Library Project is co-sponsored by the City of Ferndale, the Whatcom County Library System and the Whatcom Community Foundation.

your giFt to the NeW Library FuNd matters.

What is the NeW FerNdaLe Library Project?

> Combine the warmth of a traditional library with state-of-theart technology: a community living room where everyone can explore, learn and grow;

> Anchor the western end of Ferndale’s Main Street in a beautiful location with access to trails, downtown businesses and services, and views of Mt. Baker and pristine wetlands;

> Be designed to grow with Ferndale for decades to come.

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