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Friends of the Corona Public Library report $125,000 in donations this year and urge city council for more funding
Summary
The Friends group told trustees it donated about $125,000 to the library this year, generates roughly $90,000–$100,000 annually from the bookshop, and plans to lobby the city for additional funding while exploring new fundraisers.
Terri Seager Jaggers, vice president of the Friends of the Corona Public Library, told trustees the Friends have donated approximately $125,000 to the library in the past year and continue to support programming and equipment needs.
"This year alone we have donated approximately $125,000 to the library," Jaggers said. She described Friends-funded purchases including round tables and chairs for the Frances L. Aldama Martinez Room, contributions to Hoopla and ZipBooks, free Santa photos and donated books for community events.
Jaggers said Friends funding is not unlimited and that the organization is lobbying city council for greater library funding. Chair Charice Leonard and trustees supported that outreach during the meeting in light of collection and program demand.
Trustees and Friends leaders said the Friends' used-book shop remains the group's primary revenue source. Jaggers and other speakers said the bookshop brings in approximately $90,000 to $100,000 a year. Because the store produces steady revenue, the Friends have decided to place some large signature fundraisers on an every-other-year schedule and test smaller or different fundraising formats for off years.
Friends members outlined plans for spring concerts, a historical-fiction author brunch and community outreach events; they said they will update the Friends website and consider smaller fundraising events to replace the revenue from occasional larger galas.
Trustees thanked the Friends for the financial and programmatic support and urged continued collaboration between the Friends and library staff.
