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RANGELEY — Once again the Rangeley Pubic Library has begun its annual fund drive seeking support from local residents as well as seasonal visitors.
The library is a private, nonprofit organization, which receives some town and plantation municipal contributions, but the RPL still has the daunting task of raising, on its own, about half of what is needed just to keep the library up and running.
Throughout the year fundraisers, such as the book and bake sale, the pies and prose and plants sale, the gala, money from the sale of the local phone book and the spaghetti supper, help with this goal, but it is still the individual contributions from supporters within the community, both year-round and seasonal, that represent the bulk of the all-important fundraising dollars.
The much-needed tax-deductible contributions are not just used to cover the “extras.” They are essential components of the library’s budget, paying for heat, staff salaries, book purchases, programs, as well as the maintenance and operation of the building. Grant writing is always ongoing but increasingly competitive, and when the library is fortunate enough to receive grant funds, those dollars are usually restricted in that we are required to use them to help pay for special programs or to purchase specific equipment and technology.
Individual gifts help insure that the library continues into the future as a place to educate, read, share, talk, learn and meet with our neighbors within the community. The library could not exist without the support of its donors.
It is easy to make a donation. Checks can be mailed to Rangeley Public Library, P.O. Box 381, Rangeley, ME 049790, or through PayPal by going to www.rangeleylibrary.com, and clicking on the sixth tab on the left-hand side labeled “make a donation.”
