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Sabine Library Foundation

Ways to ContributeAny donation you make to the Foundation

provides a tax benefit to you while offering

exciting possibilities for the growth of the

Sabine Parish Library system. Below are a

few ways you can help:

Become a member of the Foundation

Become a member of the Friends of the

Library and help raise funds.

Make a cash contribution in one lump sum

or send a donation in installments through

the Foundations pledge payment plan.

Donate securities, properties, or other

assets.

Include the Foundation in your will

Consider making the Foundation a

beneficiary on an insurance policy.

If you need more information, about the

Foundation membership, donations, and

endowments, please call the Sabine Parish

Librarian at 256-4150.

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Our Mission

The Sabine Library Foundation, a nonprofit

organization founded in 2005, exists to receive

private funds to provide monies for buildings,

materials, and services not otherwise available

for the Sabine Parish Library system.

In years past, public funds built, operated, and

maintained good public libraries. Today, it

requires additional funding from the private

sector to make those existing good libraries

great ones. The Sabine Library Foundation is

the vehicle to attract and receive private

contributions that can make the difference for

public libraries in Sabine Parish.

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"Libraries will get you through times of no

money better than money will get you

through times of no libraries."

Anne Herbert

"The three most important documents afree society gives are a birth certificate, apassport, and a library card."

E. L. Doctorow.

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Help Make a Difference

A great way to honor the special people in

your life is to donate to the Library Building

Fund or to establish a Named Endowment in

your honorees special area of interest.

A donation to the Library Building Fund may be

any amount you wish.

An endowment may be established:

For the full amount of $1,000 or more in

one donation

By family groups, friends, or members of

an organization who have accumulated a

total of $1,000 over a period of time.

By remembering the Library Foundation in

your will, with a gift of $1,000 or more.

When you join the foundation or make a

donation, we give you a receipt for your tax-

deductible contribution. As a member, you are

also eligible to join the Friends of the Sabine

Parish Library, the fundraising committee of the

Foundation. A public record is kept of your

Building Fund donation or your Named

Endowment, and your honoree or a family

member is notified of the gift.

Library Square Footage PER CAPITA

State average .31

Sabine Parish .18

The Facts

The Sabine Parish Library receives public

funding from a dedicated local property tax;however, the amount generated from this tax is

insufficient to build and maintain adequate

library facilities. Louisiana libraries rank below

the national average square footage per

capital, and Sabines libraries rank below the

Louisiana state average.

Our Initial Goal

The Foundations initial thrust will be the

establishment of a Building Fund with the goal

of financially assisting the Sabine ParishLibrary in its building projects. Donations made

to the Building Fund provide for the Librarys

space needs while keeping local taxes at a

minimum.

If you prefer to donate to a Named

Endowment within the Foundation, the donated

funds are held in trust with only the earned

interest spent annually. These funds are spent

only on materials and services established at

the time the endowment is created.

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