Please consider contributing to our Annual Appeal

As the year winds down, we’re excited to share with you some of the developments at our
beloved library. Thanks to your support we’ve been able to expand and enrich our offerings to
the community, and have been encouraged by an enthusiastic response!

In the last 12 months we’ve had over 5,600 visits by patrons and community members to the
library, a 10% increase over last year which was a 10% increase over the year before. With a
library card our patrons are able to not only access our wonderful and current collection but
they are able to access titles from around the state and even the country. When you are looking
for a book we don't have, we will turn over every stone to help find it. In addition, we added a
Library of Things to our collection this year. You can take out a telescope, a food dehydrator, a
karaoke machine, a four-person tent among other exciting items. Come see all we have to share
at the library!

Our library is growing and participation in our programs and our offerings is up! Through the
support of our fundraising, we are able to offer more programming that fits the needs of our
community. This year we fostered community and learning through programming in our
library such as our Veterans Coffee Hour, a new Monday-night lecture series, and starting once
again the beloved tradition of Story Hour through events with local children's book authors
and illustrators.

Each year the Town of Chelsea generously supports the library by funding nearly all of our
operating costs. However, we rely on fundraising to support after-school , evening and weekend
programming to keep our library a vibrant part of our community. We hope you’ll consider a
contribution by making a tax-deductible donation to the Chelsea Public Library! You can
donate online at http://www.chelsealibrary.com, by scanning the QR code below, or mail a
check to the Chelsea Public Library using the enclosed envelope.
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Thank you! We look forward to seeing you at the library.

The Chelsea Public Library is a tax supported municipal library and is considered a governmental entity. Charitable contributions to governmental entities are generally tax deductible under Section 170 (c) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code, if made for a public purpose. Gifts to the Chelsea Public Library will be used exclusively for a public purpose. The Library's employer identification number (EIN) is 03-0278521.

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