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Pierce County Library Foundation
Helping kids in low income neighborhoods discover the joy of reading. Providing valuable resources and training for job seekers, which supports our local businesses and growing economy. Engaging with our community in person and online.
Libraries are here for everyone and the Pierce County Library Foundation provides critical funding to make our libraries and our programs accessible, engaging, inclusive and free of charge!
Pierce County’s population continues to grow. So does the need for services and demands for innovative new programs. Yet tax dollars to support the library are shrinking.
That’s why the Pierce County Library Foundation matters.
The Foundation, in partnership with generous donors and local businesses, asks you to Invest in Families. Our goal is to raise a minimum of $500,000 this year to fund vital library programs and service enhancements, including:
- Early learning and youth programs: From Block Play and Prime Time Family Reading to Books to Engage Elementary Students (BEES) and STEM – Camp Code, every dollar raised helps children at the earliest stages of brain development through elementary and middle school, where academic success leads to life success.
- Resources for Adults and our community: When adults read, they model reading for kids and the community. That’s why we’ll continue to support Summer Reading for both kids and adults. We’ll also continue to support Pierce County READS, the popular one-book, one-community reading program, and a new program to reach out to seniors to assist with using ereaders and other digital devices and materials.
- Technology and access for all: Get Hired!, our online suite of resume, interview and career services, 6-Week Geek, a website and basic programming course and other digital literacy courses can jump start the job search or help people advance in their career. These programs all benefit from Foundation support.
Plans call for foundation funding to help the library expand the popular 3-D printer programs. This all-ages program expands STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) learning, which is also a vital need for our local economy.
