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Library foundation: $1 million donor, 82% of children’s wing funding raised

Pembroke Chamber of Commerce information session (vocational education) · September 26, 2025
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Bob DeMarzo, president of the Pembroke Public Library Foundation, outlined a proposed 2,700 sq ft children’s‑wing addition and said 82% of the privately raised funds are in hand, including a $1,000,000 gift from Alan and Linda Peterson.

Bob DeMarzo, president of the Pembroke Public Library Foundation, used the opening portion of the evening to outline the foundation’s plan for a roughly 2,700‑square‑foot addition to the library’s children’s wing. The addition would include a large children’s reading and program room, a local-history and archives room, two private study rooms (one intended as a podcast studio), storage and…

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