CHILDREN's library
Thanks to generous donations to recent Night at the Library Fund-a-Need campaigns, the
Lafayette Library and Learning Center Foundation is able to invest in one of our largest groups
of patrons - who also happen to be our smallest! Read on for details about investments in the Children's Library and Outside Deck.
children's library update
On any given day, one of the busiest areas of the Lafayette Library is the Children's section, where scores of youngsters find the resources to develop skills of inquiry, creativity and early literacy.
Generous"Fund-a-Need" contributions made at Night at the Library in 2018 and 2019 allowed to Foundation to transform this space with:
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bright paint
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reupholstered cushions in reading nooks
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child-level bookshelves
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an abundance of sturdy new furniture
The new furnishings include plenty of comfortable, ergonomic seating for children and their caregivers; vibrant area rugs for getting lost in a book or for playtime; as well as lightweight, moveable cushions and floor pads that are easy to clean.
Next up is the renovation of a spacious activity deck located directly off the Children's Library. This project will result in 200 sq. ft. of safe outdoor space for programs, classes and daily patron use. With a glass enclosure, louvred overhead trellis, and folding glass doors, the outdoor deck will meet a variety of needs.
THANKs TO the following donors
for making this project possible!
Lisa Libby Albert and Dan Albert
Ann and Peter Appert
Ann and Bart Baer
Carrie and Kelly Barlow
Rachel and Peter Berkowitz
Shiva Berman
Kathleen Bowles
Tracy and Spencer Brog
Peter Brooks
Julia Ackley and Cameron Burks
Caitlin and Lee Burrows
Anne Cain
Melinda Cervantes
Jane and Bill Collett
Daniel Collier
Michael Collier
Kristin and TJ Connelly
Jackie and Tom Courtright
Denise and Edward Del Beccaro
Patricia James and Joseph Di Prisco
Jeanne Jones and Larry Duson
Bill Eames
Phyllis Edwards
Nancy and Steven Falk
Dena Graff and Luke Fretwell
Jessica Fribley
Cathy Blake and Michael Gilson
Patty and Robert Gonser
Anne and Marshall Grodin
Suzy Pak and Mark Gundacker
Molly and Kevin Guthrie
Seth Hamalian
Pam and George Hamel
Rita Iorfida and Walter Harrower
Mary Ann Hoisington
Robin and Richard Holt
Joanne Hughes
Kathy and Jim Jakel
Catherine and Joseph Kauder
Jeni Kester
John H. Kiefer
Roxy and Steve Klein
Kathleen and David LaCross
Gwenn and John Lennox
Kaisa and Adam Lyon
Nikki Maziasz
Colleen and Patrick McCarty
Kerin Megibow
Julie and Jay Meissner
Kathy and Mike Merchant
Laurelle and Richard Miles
Anne Mitchell
Karen and Tom Mulvaney
Jodie and Mason Mulvaney
Meg Mulvaney
Beth and Aaron Needel
Patrick O'Brien
Kirsa Phillips
Susan and Uwe Reimer
Chris and Leo Schiavello
Cybille Scott
Joanne Silver
George Spivy
Carey and Frank Starn
Virginia and Tom Steuber
Daniel Stokes
Robin and Robert Strandberg
Ellen Reintjes and Don Tatzin
Kathi and Jorge Torres
Janet and David Van Etten
Molly and Kris Van Stralen
Cathy and Mark Vandenberghe
Katharine and Timothy Welch
Ellen and Craig Whittom
Christina and Christopher Winquist
Christine and Richard Wise
Nancy Yuan-Chi Yang
J.P. Morgan Charitable Giving Fund
LMK Interiors
Perloff Family Foundation