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Library Foundation of Newberg


The Mission of The Library Foundation of Newberg, Oregon is to build an endowment specifically for the use of Newberg Public Library that enhances its ability to provide services to area residents.



Building on a Foundation of Reading


The Mission of The Library Foundation of Newberg, Oregon is to build an endowment specifically for the use of Newberg Public Library that enhances its ability to provide services to area residents.



Building on a Foundation of Reading


The Library Foundation, founded in 1991, was formed to establish and build an endowment fund for the Newberg Public Library. Funds are provided through the interest from this endowment to purchase items needed to enhance and improve services which citizens receive from Newberg Public Library. The Foundation provides a means for library supporters to make donations that will help maintain a permanent, supplemental income source for Newberg Public Library.


Since 1997 the Foundation has made annual gifts to the library from the interest earned on the endowment. Some of these projects have included:

Funds to enhance the collections in the areas of science, geography and children's classics.
Funds to implement compact disc collections in both music and books
Annual support of a program to place a library card in the hand of every kindergarten student in the area.
Supplemental funding for technology enhancements to provide state-of-the-art services to library patrons.




Today, the Foundation continues to grow the endowment to fund programs and services such as those described above.

A new project is the expansion of the Children's Library. This project will raise $750,000 in the next few years to increase the children's area by 40% and make much needed improvements to the 25 year old building. For more information on this project, go to the Making Room to Read website below.


For more information on the Foundation, contact Leah Griffith at 503-537-1256 or leah.griffith@ci.newberg.or.us.



Donations to the Foundation are tax deductable. You may donate online (see link below) or fill out the form below and mail it to the Foundation. Thank you for your support of the Library Foundation of Newberg and the Newberg Public Library.