Use
Your Library, Support it Generously!
The Mark Skinner Library is an essential and vital community center
for education, enjoyment and outreach. Its mission is to serve the
life-long journey of learning by providing information and opportunities
for personal enrichment to people of all ages in our community.
The Annual Fund bridges the gap between tax-payer funding and the
full cost of providing quality services.
Annual
Fund
The Mark Skinner Library is an essential and vital community center
for education, enjoyment and outreach. Its mission is to serve the
life-long journey of learning by providing information and opportunities
for personal enrichment to people of all ages in our community.
The Annual Fund bridges the gap between tax-payer funding and the
full cost of providing quality services.
Why
Give?
The Library is the rare institution that offers opportunity for
people of all ages and all backgrounds. From finding a job to launching
a business, from researching a school report, to learning about
the world, libraries help people get started. Although most public
libraries in Vermont receive, on average 70% of their annual financial
backing through taxpayer support, the town of Manchester appropriation
accounts for less than 50% of Mark Skinner's 06-07 income. To fulfill
our mission, we must raise funds through our Annual Fund drive.
Giving Levels
| Mark
Skinner Society |
$5000+ |
| First
Edition |
$2,500
- $4,999 |
| Best
Sellers |
$1,000
- $2,499 |
| Author's
Circle |
$500
- $999 |
| Literary
Circle |
$250
- $499 |
| Reading
Room |
$100
- $249 |
| Book
Club |
Under
$100 |
Did
you Know?
Mark Skinner Library has a total circulation of over 37,000 items,
including fiction and non-fiction, children’s books audio
and video formats, magazines and large print books. The majority
(87%) of these items are adult and preschool material and are not
likely to be found in the local high school or elementary school libraries. In an average week, of
the people who visit our library, 62% borrow or use library materials,
19% come to use the public computers, 15% come to attend programs
or meetings and 4% use the library to study, pay bills or other
activities.
Volunteering
Volunteers contribute their unique talents, skills, and knowledge
to staff and customers, thus connecting people and building community.
Many volunteer opportunities are available at the Mark Skinner Library!
Stop in for an application and a list of volunteer
job descriptions.
Planned
Giving
Please contact the Library Director for information about planned
giving.
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