Your Support Can Make a Difference
— Our libraries are true community centers, offering free public access to resources that
inspire, educate, and entertain. We invite you to join with us to create a funding
partnership that will make an investment in the future of our community. Through the
Foundation, you can help make the difference between a good library and a great library.
Your unrestricted gifts enable the library to survey its needs and use your contribution where it is most needed. You may also specify how you want your donation to be used, as long as that purpose is consistent with the Library's goals and policies.
There are a number of ways to give wisely through the Foundation for San Luis Obispo County Public Libraries.
Donations
— Your donations will help the San Luis Obispo County Libraries provide new books and other
library materials. Any public library's reputation is built upon the amount, currency, and
pertinency of its book/materials collection. Unfortunately, our library system spends less
than half of similar sized-public libraries in the United States on books and materials.
Please help us help others in this important effort. You have the opportunity to invest
in our county public libraries at various donor giving levels listed on the Contribution
Form available in our brochure.
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Create a Legacy — If you believe in the mission of the Foundation for San Luis Obispo County Public Libraries and its efforts to create a more literate and informed community, consider making a gift to the Foundation. Your gift will help provide resources for future generations of library users. In addition, you may receive substantial financial benefits and tax savings, such as:
- Savings in income taxes by gifts of cash or securities made during this fiscal year.
- Savings in inheritance and gift taxes by bequests, testamentary trusts or gifts, or living trusts.
- Savings in capital gains taxes when gifts of appreciated securities are made.
Be sure to check with your tax advisor or legal counsel to see whether a gift of this type
may be of advantage to you. All contributions to the Foundation are tax-deductible to the
extent allowed by law.
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Planned Giving
— You can give to the future of your community by leaving a specific dollar amount or
percentage of your assets to the Foundation for San Luis Obispo County Public Libraries
through a bequest in your will
or other planned gift. Or perhaps you want to make charitable
gifts during your lifetime which allow you to take maximum advantage of the charitable
deduction on your income tax return. Lifetime gifts can also serve to reduce the size of
your estate and allow you to see the impact of your donation on the services of the Library.
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Adopt-A-Book
— Adopt-A-Book is a rewarding and lasting way to honor a loved one or commemorate an
important occasion. Your gift is used to purchase a book or media item for any library in
the countywide system. With a minimum donation of $100, bookplates are included recognizing
the honored party and/or the donor. For more information visit your local branch library or
www.slolibrary.org
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