HUNTSVILLE LIBRARY FOUNDATION
POST OFFICE BOX 443, HUNTSVILLE, AL 35804 www.huntsvillelibraryfoundation.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE HUNTSVILLE LIBRARY FOUNDATION (HLF) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1986 TO ASSIST IN FUNDRAISING FOR A NEW DOWNTOWN LIBRARY TO SERVE HUNTSVILLE AND MADISON COUNTY. SINCE THAT TIME, THE HLF HAS GROWN IN BOTH SCOPE AND BOARD MEMBER SIZE. THE HLF'S PRIMARY ROLE TODAY IS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDING FOR THE HUNTSVILLE-MADISON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY, CURRENTLY CONSISTING OF 11 LOCATIONS; 5 WITHIN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, AND 6 OTHERS ACROSS MADISON COUNTY: TRIANA PUBLIC LIBRARY, MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY, MONROVIA PUBLIC LIBRARY, TILLMAN D. HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY, GURLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND ELIZABETH CARPENTER PUBLIC LIBRARY OF NEW HOPE. THE HMCPL'S MISSION STATEMENT IS: THIS IS THE PUBLIC'S LIBRARY. WE EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO CREATE THEIR OWN FUTURES, EXPLORE THE UNIVERSE OF IDEAS, AND CONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD. ALL HLF ACTIVITIES AND EFFORTS ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY'S MISSION. THEREFORE, THE HLF HAS DUAL MISSIONS: 1) TO ADVOCATE FOR THE HMCPL, AND 2) TO ACQUIRE RESOURCES THAT ENHANCE

THE HUNTSVILLE LIBRARY FOUNDATION RAISES FUNDING TO SUPPORT THE BOOKS AND MEDIA COLLECTIONS OF EACH OF THE 11 HUNTSVILLE-MADISON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY LOCATIONS. WE ALSO PROVIDE THE BULK OF THE FUNDS NEEDED TO PROVIDE E-BOOKS, AUDIOBOOKS, AND MUSIC STREAMING FOR OUR ONLINE USERS. IN ADDITION, WE PROVIDE AN ANNUAL GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR LOCATIONS AND DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE SYSTEM TO INSTITUTE NEW ACTIVITIES OR PROGRAMS THAT ARE COMMUNITY SPECIFIC. WE RAISE THE FUNDING THROUGH AN ANNUAL EVENT WELL KNOWN IN THE COMMUNITY - VIVE LE LIVRE, WHICH IS A DINNER AND BOOK TALK BY AN OUTSTANDING AND WELL-KNOWN AUTHOR. WE ALSO HOST OTHER FREQUENT EVENTS THROUGH COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS THAT MAKE OUR EXISTENCE MORE WIDELY KNOWN AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CULTURAL EXPOSURE FOR OUR COMMUNITY. ANOTHER ROLE FOR THE FOUNDATION IS THAT OF ADVOCACY. WE PROVIDE INFORMATION TO OUR COMMUNITY AT LARGE AND OUR GOVERNMENTAL LEADERS ARE FULLY AWARE OF THE FISCAL NEEDS OF THE LIBRARY'S OPERATIONS. WE ALSO SEEK DIRECT FUNDING FROM THEM. WITH FY 2020 BEING OUR 34TH YEAR OF EXISTENCE, WE HAVE A SENSE OF PRIDE AND PURPOSE IN OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LIBRARY.

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