How does your donation get to the Palmer Public Library?

How does your donation get to the Palmer Public Library?

A Donation Journey!

When individuals, groups, organizations, or businesses donate goods or money to Palmer Public Library it's essentially like making a deposit into a bank to hold until needed by the library.

The Friends of the Palmer Public Library, Inc is a nonprofit organization of volunteers, with an IRS 501(c)(3) designation, that acts as a “bank” to support the Palmer Public Library.

When the library needs to add or purchase materials for library programs, circulation, or other needs, library staff, in effect, makes a withdrawal from the bank.

Just as a real bank doesn't govern people's deposits, the Friends don't control what or how much donors give. Nor do they dictate how the library uses donated goods or money.

The Friends of the Palmer Public Library, Inc “bank” is simply a philanthropic repository for community members who wish to give of their time and resources to support the whole community through their partnership with Palmer Public Library.