Thank you to all who participated in our annual Books Beers & Boos fundraiser. We have commemorative glasses for sale for $5. Contact library director Mary Beth Revels at mrevels@sjpl.lib.mo.us if you are interested in buying one.

 

The next meeting of the Foundation will be Thursday, July 10, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. at the Downtown Library

Board Members

LeeAnn Leonard, President
Alison Schieber, Vice President
Bill McMurray, Treasurer
Drew Brown, Secretary
Susan Campbell
Brian Kirk
Whitney Lanning
Nancy Nash
Bobbie Cronk
Kyla Ward

The St. Joseph Public Library Foundation is an independent, non-profit organization promoting private donations to ensure the library’s growth toward excellence. The Board meets quarterly.

Make a Donation to the St. Joseph Public Library Foundation with PayPal by clicking the Donate button below.



Help the Foundation create an endowment to:

      • Enhance library services
      • Augment library resources
      • Contribute to capital resources

Recent donations to the library include:
-Providing funding for library programs and hotspots.
– New animal and pet related books at the East Hills Library funded with Laura Hutton memorial donations.
– Donating $10,000 to the library system for the purchase of popular books.
– Paying for a $45,000 upgrade to the audiovisual equipment in the theater at the East Hills Library.
– Providing funding for the Downtown branch to become certified as the first Family Place Library™ in Missouri.

The St. Joseph Public Library serves the community as a center for information, recreation, culture and education.  From babies to retirees, students to business owners, people from all segments of the community come to the St. Joseph Public Library to find practical answers, to develop talents, to stretch the imagination and simply to enjoy the beautiful facilities.

Your Contribution makes a difference.

Your donation to the Foundation helps to provide a basis of perpetual support to the St. Joseph Public Library.  Donations will be listed here and in the library’s newsletter.  Credit card donations are accepted via PayPal on the website.  Please contact Mary Beth Revels at 816-232-7729 or mrevels@sjpl.lib.mo.us if you prefer a personal visit.

Levels of Giving:
Advocate: $1,000 +
Steward: $500 – $999
Partner: $250 – $499
Builder: $100 – $249
Hero: $25 – $99
Helper: $24 & under

Current Year Donations:
Advocate: Carol & Carlos Moya
Steward: Steve Goldring & Bob Wennersten
Partner: Jeff & LeeAnn Leonard; Mary Ann Bibens in honor of Conrad Bibens and his first book “The Best General of the Civil War”
Builder In Memory of Laura Hutton: Craig & Judith Hutton
Builder: Bill & Judy McMurray; Lorene Walker; Susanne Haynes; Nancy & Mort Nelson; Diane Delaney; Nancy Nash; Judy & Phil Mullins; Brenda & Steve Zwaschka
Hero in Memory of Laura Hutton: Dr. Sharon Kosek
Hero: Nancy Nash in memory of Anne Douglass; Kelly & Mark Tighe; Sally Tietz in memory of Gary Tietz; Jo Ann & Phillip Wan; Martha Chesney; Bobbie Cronk; Karen Foley in memory of John Foley; Donna Jean Boyer in memory of John Foley; Jerry & Sandra Mogg; Deloris Foster; Mary Jean Miljavac in memory of Geraldine Lawhon; Margaret & Daniel Vandever in memory of Wanda Weddington.
Helper: 

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