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Friends report $5.4 million pledged; library board unanimously authorizes partnership with Friends (Resolution 205-18)
Summary
The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library told the board it has raised $5.4 million in pledges in 2024 toward a $10 million campaign for Transforming Libraries, and the board adopted Resolution 205-18 to renew cooperative activities with the Friends by a 7-0 vote.
The St. Paul Library Board heard an update from the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library on the organization's fundraising, programming and campaign work and then unanimously adopted Resolution 205-18, authorizing certain cooperative activities between the library and the Friends.
Beth Burns, staff president of the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, told the board the organization aims to raise $10,000,000 for the Transforming Libraries campaign and reported $5.4 million in pledges secured in 2024 during the campaign's quiet phase. Burns said the Friends expect roughly $6,000,000 of the $10,000,000 in cash to support the brick-and-mortar projects, a $3,000,000 endowment to fund programming in perpetuity, and the remainder to cover campaign costs and capacity building.
"We are committed to raising $10,000,000…
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