Annual Report

2011

Endowing Library Excellence for Tomorrow

DuLuTh Sa iD “Y E S!”The year 2011 turned out to be crucial for the Duluth Public Library. When state funding to the city was dramatically reduced, the fate of the West Duluth and Mt. Royal branch libraries hung in the balance. Plans to shutter them as of January 2012 were on the drawing board. The main library, which had been belt-tightening for years, was surviving on a shoestring.

The city parks were also suffering from a shortage of funding. When the city proposed a referendum asking citizens if they wanted to create a dedicated parks fund--which would also make it possible to re-designate existing general fund dollars for library operations--library advocates sprang into action.

In the fall, members of the Duluth Library Foundation, the Friends of the Library, and the Library Board pulled together. They coordinated fundraising and publicity efforts with parks advocates. Working as a team, they urged the citizens of Duluth to pass the Parks Referendum, using information tables, street theater, mailings, and fliers. The referendum passed overwhelmingly.

This was a shining moment for Duluth, a city that treasures its libraries. The Duluth Library Foundation is pleased to have supported the referendum and to have been involved in promoting the cause of the library.

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SuSTa iNiNg DONORS: iN v E STiNg iN ThE C Om muNiT YParticipants in our new Sustaining Donors program make a difference by making biweekly or monthly contributions to the Duluth Library Foundation. Jarrow and Elizabeth Wahman and their daughters, Veronica and Sasha, were among the first to include themselves in this group.

Rather than buying a movie or book and putting it on their shelf, the Wahmans donate to the Foundation so that the library can buy the movie or book and everyone can use it. “I want other people to be able to have the same opportunities that I do,” said Jarrow. “The library is the greatest thing going for the community.”

He and his family are making an investment in the future of their community. The Foundation is pleased to recognize the regular contributions of the Wahmans and other sustaining donors.

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a giFT OF gR aTiTuDEThe next time you look up a word in the Oxford English Dictionary, you might thank the Duluth Public Library. That’s because one of the freelance contributors to the OED, Alan Hartley, is also a regular customer at the library.

“I edit material and do research for three publishers: Brill, Oxford University Press, and Fanack.com. My work for Oxford involves, among other things, providing historical material for the Oxford English Dictionary,” said Alan.

Alan makes regular use of library resources, particularly the interlibrary loan program, which allows him to obtain the research materials he needs from all over the nation. “I am especially grateful to the interlibrary loan staff for all their efficient help over the years.”

Last year, Alan made a donation to the Duluth Library Foundation in appreciation for all that the library has meant to him and in the hope that the library will be equally important to others in the future. His work in

Duluth influences how people use English around the world. His generous gift to the endowment will

continue to give over time, allowing future generations to use the library, even as he does.

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Alan Hartley

PR E SiDENT ’S m E SSagE

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Greetings, Donors and Friends:

The community’s support was essential for the library’s success in 2011. Thank you for passing the Parks Referendum last fall, which enabled the library to increase its service to the community. The Duluth Library Foundation collaborated with fellow library advocates and parks people to help make it happen.

Our permanent endowment’s total assets of $765,904 at the end of 2011 reflected the difficult market weathered by the economy as a whole, but at the same time annual donations and grants increased. Each year, the Foundation returns up to 80% of the endowment’s earnings directly to the library, reinvesting the remaining 20% for future growth. For 2011, the Foundation contributed $21,790 to the library. As part of its contributions, the Foundation continued to support the “One Book, One Community” reading project.

Through the Foundation’s efforts with like-minded organizations, additional library services were positively impacted in 2011. The library’s e-reader program was launched and expanded with the support of the Duluth Library Foundation and five other local organizations. In the children’s section, dozens of new toys, dolls, games, and puzzles have replaced worn-out materials thanks to a grant from the Duluth Legacy Endowment Fund that was secured by the Foundation. The Foundation plans to continue building community partnerships to further enhance the library’s services and programs.

Above all, your donations are essential to continue to sustain the library by bolstering our permanent endowment. As you consider your charitable giving, explore our options. Become a Literary Lion or corporate/individual donor; offer an honorary gift or a gift in memoriam. New options are to become a Sustaining Donor, making a monthly donation to the Foundation that is automatically deducted from your checking account or credit card, or to join the Legacy Circle, which will allow you to designate the Foundation as a beneficiary in an estate plan or will. Your gift today will perpetuate library service for the future.

As the library evolves, the Foundation will be there to sustain it. We hope you will continue to be a partner in our efforts.

Terry Teich, President, Duluth Library Foundation Board

Terry Teich

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C Om muNiT Y Pa RTN ERSIn 2011, the Duluth Library Foundation worked with community partners for the benefit of the Library. The Foundation secured a grant from the Duluth Legacy Endowment Fund to replenish the toys, dolls, games, and puzzles for children to check out or play with at the main library.

In addition, the library’s e-reader program was funded completely by donated funds. The Friends of the Library and the Duluth Legacy Endowment Fund provided grants to launch the program. Altrusa International, Essentia Health, and the Junior League of Duluth, working with the Foundation, provided funds to expand the project. E-readers make reading easier for those who need larger print and those who find print books too heavy to lift.

These grants help keep the Library a place of equal access for all. The Library spans the digital divide by providing electronic, computer, and internet access for everyone— and it has toys, too!

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Representatives of organizations that donated funds to launch and expand the library e-reader program include Donna DeToffol, Mary Schlosser, Carla Powers (library manager), Dan Markham, and Virginia Katz. Not pictured: Sister Kathleen Hofer.

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ANDREW CARNEGIE ($10,000+)

Royal and Karen AlworthAnonymousAnonymous Friend

Designated Fund, Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation

Arthur and Mary AufderheideDoris I. Becker EstateThomas L. and Katherine J.

GibsonCharles E. HouseBernice A. Lindquist EstateElisabeth C. MasonMargaret Orlich EstateShelia PetrovichWalter and Alyce

RauschenfelsOlga Walker TrustWildey Mitchell Family

Foundation

WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ($5,000+)

AnonymousKatharine B. CoventryLeona GiffordFamily and Friends of David

Jennings HarrisonJane HeimbachHeimbach-Lachmund

FamilyJohn and Beth KellyWilliam, Rhonda, Steven

and Laura KrossnerE. C. Mason Fund, Duluth

Superior Area Community Foundation

Mark and Nancy Melhus

Tom and Kris RauschenfelsNathaniel RoweMary Schlosser and

Stewart HazelFred and Janet SchroederVera Swanson TrustLawrence and Frances Syck

JANE AUSTEN ($2,500+)AnonymousRobert and Pamela ArdisDean CaspersonCasperson Book ClubRobert and Ruth Ann EatonFriends of Robert F. EatonFriends of the Duluth

Public LibraryLouis GerardValerie GoffManley and Lillian GoldfineBetty HalversonGilbert HarriesJudy HarrisonAlan and Susan HartleyAlfred and Ann HartleyJim and Kristin JarockiJonathan KucheraBob and Ann MarsDonald V. and Nancy J.

MolineDaniel H. and Catherine L.

Mundt Charitable Fund, Duluth Superior Community Area Foundation

Tom and Joyce PegorsSandra RiordanTim and Judy SheriffThomas and Janice ShueySMDC Health System

Marie TorreanoMary C. Van EveraJarrow and Elizabeth

WahmanRichard and Mavis

WhitemanChris Zyzda and

Michael Maloney

MARK TWAIN ($1,000+)Steve AdamsAlpha Delta Kappa Iota

ChapterAltrusa International Club

of DuluthDavid and Cindy BlombergBen and Mary BooLinda BreimonBruce and Betty BuchananMary CavenMichael and Dawn ConlanMarlene DavidMary Dragich and John

PastorLester and Rose DrewesDuluth Legacy Endowment

Fund, Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation

Essentia Health Corporate Contributions Committee

Vivian GeorgesenSusan, Stan, John and

David GoltzRichard and Karen GranRichard and Jane

HeimbachDuke and Clarice HietalaJennifer JacksonBarry and Kang James

Donald JohnsonElizabeth KrauseSharon and Joel Labovitz

FoundationJohn and Carol LilyquistEsther LindenEllen MarsdenDarrell and Inge MartinFamily of Mary B. MinersMary MurphyNorthern Lights Books

and GiftsOrder of the Eastern Star,

Lakeside Chapter No. 225

Mary PulfordThomas and Wendy

RectenwaldLois ShabaturaJanet SklarisEdward and Dorothy

SlonimSt. Scholastica MonasteryMarc and Paula TsufisDon and Nancy TubesingDavid UpdegraffGeof and Gudrun WitrakLouise WoldJames, Maria and Zach WoodJanet J. Worthing

EMILY DICKINSON ($500+)

James and Beverly Anderson

AnonymousAllan ApterRuth BakkeBetty BergmanGary and Patricia Berntsen

Bryan Brown and Sara Lorbiecki-Brown

Chromaline CorporationJanice ClearyMeredith Cornett and

Ethan PerryJanet DavisStuart DickersonDuluth Public Library Youth

Services StaffDiana EngstromMark and Lisa FitzpatrickCharles, Barbara and

Jonathan GessertDorothy GordonReverend William GrahamWarren HallLaura HedlundJoan HedrickSusan HillDr. and Mrs. Glen HoltMary Ann Lucas HouxWarren Howe and

Janet KaronBob and Carol KelleyJohn and Elaine KillenJeff and Cora KnutsonKohl’s Cares for KidsKatherine KuettelLake Superior Medical

Society AllianceMatt and Addie LicariDan and Susan MareckDiane NelsonNancy NelsonKathryn NobleKaren OlesenTeresa O’TooleDavid OuseElizabeth Pearson

William PercyMary Jane PetersonFrank and Orma PitosciaAlexis PogorelskinAnita PollockSanford and Barbara

PorterDaniel ProctorJim and Helen ProsserMax and Betty RamslandSt. Luke’s HospitalJulie C. Móller SanfordJoseph SaverRobert Schnuckle and

Shirley GarlandJohn and Nancy

SedgwickTom and Julie

SeidelmannPhil and Marcia SemerauService Printers of DuluthFrank and Jan SimmonsDaniel and Rosemary

SkorichPeter and Sally SneveSteve and Kim SquillaceMichael and Jennifer

StattelmanJohn and Diane

StrongitharmEdward Swanson and

Carsten SlostadSubhash VidyarthiMaryann WeidtJane WesterWhole Foods Co-opShirley WuchterDavid and Kristin YapelRenee Zurn

LITER A RY LIONs cUmULATI v E gI v INg

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LEGACY CIRCLETerry Teich

CORPORATE DONORS4imprint

Advantage Emblem

Altrusa International Club of Duluth

Arrowhead Youth Soccer Association

Bank of America Foundation

Bon-Ton Stores Foundation

Discover PC

Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation

Duluth Legacy Endowment FundE. C. Mason FundDaniel H. and Catherine L. Mundt Charitable Fund

Duluth-Superior Trophy & Awards, Inc.

Essentia Health Corporate Contributions Committee

GFWC Twentieth Century Club

Melhus Management Company

National Bank of Commerce

Rehabilitation Department, Fairview Southdale Hospital

Service Printers of Duluth

St. Scholastica Monastery

Tesseract Friends

Whole Foods Co-op

Wildey Mitchell Family Foundation

INDIvIDUAL DONORSSteve Adams *Harold and Antoinette Allain Royal and Karen AlworthDick and Yvonne AndersonBarry and Ila AndersonJames and Beverly AndersonWilliam and Evelyn Anderson Allan Apter and Brenda Ion Arthur and Mary AufderheideTimothy Aune *Robert Ballou Richard and Jennifer BennettKurt and Linda BensonDaniel and Marjorie BergelandAnthony and Deanna BerglMelvin and Madonna BergmanBetty BergmanGary and Patricia BerntsenJill BianchetAnn Biron *David and Cindy BlombergShirley Boe Ben and Mary BooKathryn BorgMarcia BowkerSandra BoyntonJohn and Beryl BredesonLinda Breimon *Paul and Jane BrissettJohn and Stephanie BrostromBryan Brown and Sara

Lorbiecki-BrownPatrick CareyDiane Carlson Jack and Phyllis Carlson

John and Pat CarowJune Carter *Dean CaspersonMary CavenDonna ChurchillTim and Leslie ChurchillLila Connolly-KrmpotichDonald CookChristie CullitonDan and Kristina D’AllairdJanet Davis DeMaioribus FamilyKyle and Jennifer DemingJulie Dickson-Lee *Leslie DollenMargaret DonovanDaniel DotyJames and Kathy DoyleMary Dragich and John PastorJanet DraperLester and Rose Drewes Mark and Karen EasterRuth Ann EatonMartha Eberhart-GalinskiHallie EdwardsonJack and Nancy EilefsonSteph EliasGerald and Judith EngelsgjerdRon and Julie EnvallJeanne EricksonRobert and Linda Espenson Pam and Alyssa EversonStephanie FehringerJoe and Mickey FergusonEthan and Heather FisherPatty Fleege

Laura FournierBrad FoxEric FranklinRuth FrederickRobert and Marcia FultonMary FurtmanMary GabrysJim GearnsAngela GeorgeVivian GeorgesenCharles, Barbara and Jonathan

GessertNancy Gessner Greg, Cary, Amy and Hav GilbertValerie GoffSusan, Stan, John and David GoltzMark and Jane GottwaldReverend William GrahamAlex and Peter GranRichard and Karen GranJoseph GrantSteven and Cynthia GrindyWilliam and Arlene GrohsMichael Grossman *Mark Guisfredi *Enid and Elsa HagenMichael HaggeCynthia HagleyWarren HallLouise HancockRichard and Laura HansonAlan and Susan HartleyDavid and Carmen HartleyNancy HartmanRobert and Roxanne HaupertMargaret Hayes

Carol HealyClay HelbergKevin HendricksonJoyce and Robert HickmanDuke and Clarice HietalaRichard and Dawn HillSusan HillJanice HilleFritz and Nancy HinzmannNorma HoffbauerDona HollowayElsie HolmLucie Holzemer and

Wally MattsonLeAnn House and Shelley GruskinMary HouseWarren Howe and Janet KaronLeslie HughesWilliam and Lennarta HultstromMichael and Lori HuskaCharles and Susan HyndmanJennifer JacksonHoward and Elizabeth JacobsonJulie JagoShirley JamarBarry and Kang JamesKay JankofskyLois JansonJim and Kristin JarockiWayne JessweinPatricia JohnsonLucinda JohnsonDennis and Renee JohnsonMary Margaret JohnsonDonald and Deborah JohnsonElizabeth Johnson

cOR PORATE & INDI v IDUA L DONORs 2011

* Sustaining Donor

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JeRay and Susan JohnsonByron Johnson and Jocelyn PihlajaJohn Judd *Puskar KafleAlbert and Virginia KatzBob and Carol KelleyJohn and Beth KellyGeorge and Jane KilloughMr. and Mrs. David KirbyKaye Klement *Frances KnoblochJeff and Cora KnutsonNatasha KowalowskiTheodore KrakovecAnn KreagerWilliam, Rhonda, Steven

and Laura KrossnerDouglas and Meredith Jo KuehlKatherine KuettelDale and Patti KusnierekRonald KyllonenPatricia LaPlanteDonald and JoAnn LarsonPatricia LemireCharlyne LemonsLesley LenoxJames and Julie LevangCris LevenduskiMatt and Addie LicariJohn and Carol LilyquistDavid and Phyllis LindbergJim LundLouise LuryePakou Ly *Bob and Ann MacLean

Michael and Marta MaddyDiane MadsenGordon and Audrey MadsonNancy MagnusonFrances Maki *Bob and Ann Mars Dale and Marlene MellesmoenSusan MeyerVincent MichealsonHubert MikelsSari MilinovicDenis and Margaret MinersBarb MisgenPamela MittlefehldtJames Mlodozyniec *Julie Mockler *Donald V. and Nancy J. MolineMary MurphyBrian and Shelley MurphyGlorian NelsonAlan NetlandNicholas NetzelCharlene NicholsJohn and Karen NicholsKathryn NobleBrian and Renate NordlundJohn and Annette NygardRita O’ConnellJudith O’DayTeresa O’TooleNancy Odden and Douglas BrittonKaren Olesen *Glenn and Arlene OlsonJean OstenbergSteven and Karen Ostovich

Suzanne Palm *Elizabeth PearsonJean PerraultDenise PerryDuane and Donna PetersonMary Jane PetersonRobert and Betsy PetersonRichard PeterssonShelia PetrovichFrank and Orma PitosciaEric PlumbAlexis PogorelskinMark and Cynthia PoirierRod and Carla PowersRajesh PrabhuElizabeth PrestSarah Proudfit *Penny PrudhommeDiana Quinn-JereczekDennis and Kari RambergMax and Betty RamslandTom and Kris RauschenfelsBrian and Suzanne RauvolaThomas and Wendy Rectenwald Barbara RenickHugh RenierLillian RobertsSteve Robertson *Daniel and Jaci RothNathaniel RoweMark and Nancy RubinJulie C. Móller SanfordRonald and Eileen SangsterJoseph SauveVidel and Cassandra Schamber

Mary Schlosser and Stewart HazelBrad Schmugge, CPAMichael Schrage and Jennifer SmithCarolyn A. SchroederFred and Janet SchroederJohn and Nancy SedgwickTom and Julie SeidelmannPhil and Marcia Semerau *Patra SevastiadesLois ShabaturaTerrie ShannonErin SheetsDavid and Joanne SherTim and Judy Sheriff *Thomas and Janice ShueyMichael SiersMark and Sandra SignorelliFrank and Jan SimmonsBeatrice SimonsonJanet SklarisKatrina SmolkePeter and Sally SneveGerald and Barbara SolonJeffrey SpeerPeter Spooner and Jean LarsonSteve and Kim Squillace Genevieve StarkEula StevensonLawrence StockBecky StrandDeborah Strohm *Ken SunnarborgClaryce SwensenRichard and Cecile SwensonRodney Tatalovich *

Terry Teich Richard and Dorothy ThoresonBryan and Rosella ToneyKevin and Ann TreacyMarc and Paula TsufisCarole TurnerMary Van EveraDana VarlandLowell and Beverly VenbergSubhash VidyarthiJarrow and Elizabeth Wahman *Kathleen WalkowiakRobert and Julie WaltenburgScott and Lauri WaltersCandace WegersonBill and Wendy WennbergJane Wester *Flora WhaleyRichard and Mavis Whiteman Mae WicklundAnn Wilcox Galen and Margaret WilsonGeof and Gudrun WitrakLorentz and Ruth WittmersLouise WoldJanet WorthingShirley WuchterDavid and Kristin YapelAllen YoungTim and Anita ZagerThomas Zelman and

Patricia HagenMichael and Sheralyn ZlonisJacob and Mildred ZollarRenee Zurn *

COR PORATE & INDI v IDUA L DONORs 2011COR PORATE & INDI v IDUA L DONORs 2011

If we have misspelled or neglected to include a name, we apologize. Please contact us, and we will correct our records. (218) 730-4236 • duluthlibraryfoundation@gmail.com

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IN MEMORY OfHarold and Antoinette Allain in

Memory of Donna B. CrepsBarry and Ila Anderson in

Memory of Elaine BrownDick and Yvonne Anderson in

Memory of Barb JansonArrowhead Youth Soccer

Association in Memory of Donna B. Creps

Robert Ballou in Memory of Barbara Ballou

Jill Bianchet in Memory of Margaret Bianchet and Sylvia Wivell

David and Cindy Blomberg in Memory of Dorothy F. Powell

Kathryn Borg in Memory of Syla Borg

Dean Casperson in Memory of June Casperson

Mary Caven in Memory of Rosemary Frye

Kyle and Jennifer Deming in Memory of Theresia Ludwig

Mark and Karen Easter in Memory of Donna B. Creps

Ruth Ann Eaton in Memory of Robert F. Eaton

Ruth Ann Eaton in Memory of Leo and Matilda McDonnell

Jack and Nancy Eilefson in Memory of Carol Emberg

Gerald and Judith Engelsgjerd in Memory of Donna B. Creps

Ron and Julie Envall in Memory of Kelsi Envall

Jeanne Erickson in Memory of Harry Lease

Linda and Robert Espenson in Memory of Donna B. Creps

Mary Furtman in Memory of Marian Furtman

Jim Gearns in Memory of Walt EllisJim Gearns in Memory of

Dan and Maurice GearnsValerie Goff in Memory of

Joseph L. SaverSusan, Stan, John and David Goltz

in Memory of John B. DavisCynthia Hagley in Memory of

Dorothy HagleyNancy Hartman in Memory of

Viola CornieaCarol Healy in Memory of

Edward DavisKevin Hendrickson in Memory of

Phyllis HendricksonDuke and Clarice Hietala in

Memory of Rosemary FryeFritz and Nancy Hinzmann in

Memory of Jarred Aloysius Hinzmann

Lucie Holzemer and Wally Mattson in Memory of Rosemary Frye

Mary House in Memory of Norman Hill

William and Lennarta Hultstrom in Memory of Lillian Hansen

Michael and Lori Huska in Memory of Donna B. Creps

Jennifer Jackson in Memory of Hazel Lindstrom

Kay Jankofsky in Memory of Mary Jane Owens

Donald and Deborah Johnson in Memory of Rosemary Frye

John and Beth Kelly in Memory of Rosemary Frye

Theodore Krakovec in Memory of Evelyn Krakovec

Charlyne Lemons in Memory of Colett Duggan

James and Julie Levang in Memory of Donna B. Creps

Cris Levenduski in Memory of Dan and Mary Levenduski

David and Phyllis Lindberg in Memory of Gloria J. Richards

Bob and Ann Mars in Memory of Jane Heimbach

Dale and Marlene Mellesmoen in Memory of Donna B. Creps

Denis and Margaret Miners in Memory of Mary B. Miners

Steven and Karen Ostovich in Memory of Sr. Joan Brown, OSB

Jean Perrault in Memory of Donna B. Creps

Mary Jane Peterson in Memory of Mary B. Miners

Shelia Petrovich in Memory of Eugene and Mildred Johnson

Alexis Pogorelskin in Memory of Margaret G. Pogorelskin

Mark and Cynthia Poirier in Memory of Anna Shumaker

Dennis and Kari Ramberg in Memory of John Muccilli

Brian and Suzanne Rauvola in Memory of Barb Janson

Thomas and Wendy Rectenwald in Memory of Gladys Dahl

Rehabilitation Department, Fairview Southdale Hospital in Memory of Donna B. Creps

Barbara Renick in Memory of Rosemary Frye

Nathaniel Rowe in Memory of Annette Boman

Mark and Nancy Rubin in Memory of John Mark Rubin

Ronald and Eileen Sangster in Memory of Sandra Patricia Campbell

Ronald and Eileen Sangster in Memory of Gail Dahlberg

Fred and Janet Schroeder in Memory of Rosemary Frye

Patra Sevastiades in Memory of Dena Fotes

Patra Sevastiades in Memory of Matthew Jezierski

Patra Sevastiades in Memory of Fr. Philemon Sevastiades

Patra Sevastiades in Memory of Louis Solon

Lois Shabatura in Memory of Eugene H. Shabatura

Terrie Shannon in Memory of Mary Mikesell

David and Joanne Sher in Memory of Gloria R. Zachau

Tim and Judy Sheriff in Memory of Peter Garrison Schuettler

Gerald and Barbara Solon in Memory of Donna B. Creps

Eula Stevenson in Memory of Philip G. Stevenson

Tesseract Friends in Memory of Dennis Peterson

Carole Turner in Memory of Marie Douglas

Candace Wegerson in Memory of Edward and Eileen Wegerson

Shirley Wuchter in Memory of The Reverend Dr. Michael D. Wuchter

IN HONOR OfMarcia Bowker in Honor of

Mary BowkerTim and Leslie Churchill in Honor

of Jackson ChurchillDonna Churchill in Honor of Terry,

Bailey, Ben, and Jackson

Dan and Kristina D’Allaird in Honor of Angelica and Robert Fryberger, Jr.

James and Kathy Doyle in Honor of Charles House

Ethan and Heather Fisher in Honor of Pointer Sisters Beach Book Club

Greg, Cary, Amy and Hav Gilbert in Honor of Ana M. Gilbert

Joseph Grant and Stacy Achterhoff in Honor of Siiri Truckey

Warren Hall in Honor of Patricia Gayou Hall

Susan Hartley in Honor of Alan Hartley

Jennifer Jackson in Honor of Anna Hodgens

Puskar Kafle in Honor of Puja KafleNancy Magnuson in Honor of

Our GrandchildrenBob and Ann Mars in Honor of

Libby PrestSusan Meyer in Honor of

Rosemary TrippGlenn and Arlene Olson in Honor

of Marcia and Phil SemerauElizabeth Prest in Honor of

Janet SklarisJanet Sklaris in Honor of Libby PrestRichard and Cecile Swenson in

Honor of Margaret SwanbergLowell and Beverly Venberg

in Honor of Tod and Cyndi Venberg

Bill and Wendy Wennberg in Honor of Violet, Nelson, and Annika Wennberg

hONOR a ND m EmOR ia L giFTS 2011

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hONOR a ND m EmOR ia L giFTS 2011 BOARD MEMBERS 2011

Dean Casperson, PresidentJanet Davis, Vice PresidentMark Melhus, TreasurerBill Arezzo Virginia T. KatzCarol KelleyJohn KellyTerry TeichJulie Waltenburg

MEMBER EX OFFICIO

Carla Powers, Library Manager

DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

Patra Sevastiades

BOARD MEMBERS 2012

Theresa Teich, President John Kelly, Vice PresidentMark Melhus, Treasurer Bill ArezzoDean CaspersonDan D’AllairdLinda HansonVirginia T. KatzJulie Waltenburg

MEMBER EX OFFICIO

Carla Powers, Library Manager

DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT

Patra Sevastiades

FOu N DaTiON FiNa NCE S 2011REVENUE

Donations . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 54,139

Designated Grants . . . . . . . . $ 3,300

Donated Services . . . . . . . . $ 4,263

Endowment Fund Proceeds. . . $ 17,533

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 79,235

DISBURSEMENTS TO THE DULUTH PUBLIC LIBRARY

Endowment Fund Proceeds . . $ 14,026

Designated Grants to Library

Toys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,000

E-readers . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,300

Other Disbursements

One Book, One Community . . $ 2,096

Miscellaneous . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,368

TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 21,790

FOUNDATIONDULUTH LIBRARY

520 W. Superior Street • Duluth, MN 55802

Mayor Don Ness honored the founders of the Duluth Library Foundation by proclaiming June 22, 2011, Duluth Library Foundation Founders Day.

M AYOR PROCLAIMs “FOUNDERs DAY”

JUNE 22, 2011

Mayor Don Ness poses with Foundation founders Janet Schroeder, Gilbert Harries, and Beth Kelly, as well as Carla Powers and Dean Casperson.