Donations to the Library Foundation may be sent to:
Shenandoah County Library Foundation
514 Stoney Creek Blvd.
Edinburg, VA 22824
Requests for information about making a donation can be sent to sclf@countylib.org.
Donations may also be made online via Paypal
The Foundation’s Book Endowment Fund provides revenue from the income earned for the County Library to supplement it materials budget. Donations of $500 in honor or memory of an individual or individuals guarantees that every year in perpetuity a book will be added to the collection with a bookplate designating the individual or individuals. The Foundation would like to establish as a local tradition remembering individuals who have died with a contribution to the Book Endowment Fund as an alternative to flowers. In December of 2007 1,600 shares of Shentel were donated to BEF for children’s books, and in 2009 the Library will begin receiving $1,600 each year.
The Foundation also has a Technology & Training Endowment that is primarily used to support public access. The library system maintains over 50 public access computers. Where the system relies on the County for circulation, catalog and staff computers, it relies on the Foundation to supply most of the hardware for patrons to use to access the Internet at the library. The Foundation hopes to build this endowment to a point where it can replace at least half of the public access computers over each four years.
Supporters of the Foundation now have the option of making a contribution as part of their Virginia Income Tax returns. One simply designates a portion of their Tax Return to the Foundation that is listed among the eligible recipients.