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Create a Literary Legacy
Join the Starcatchers Society Today!

• All major and planned gifts to the Library Foundation are recognized in the Starcatchers Society (requests for anonymity are readily honored).

• This is a once in a lifetime way to show your love of reading and libraries.

• Members receive special benefits, exclusive invitations and much more.

Seven reasons to invest

• St. Louis County Library is a beloved community resource.

• More than 4.6 million people annually visit the Library.

• Taxes make good libraries; taxes plus your donations make great libraries.

• Now is the time to make a difference.

• Your gift positively impacts thousands of readers of all ages.

• Libraries bring us all together – building a true sense of community.

• The Foundation is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization; your gift is tax-deductible.

 Legacies are Easy to Create, Benefits are Priceless.

The Library Foundation offers opportunities to establish donor-named funds that provide an educational safety net for future generations. Individuals, families and businesses may create named, general purpose (unrestricted) or named, specific purpose (restricted/donor designated) endowment funds.  

Specific purpose endowments may support:

• Early childhood literacy

• Community enrichment

• Collection development/technology

• Capital improvements

You can create your own fund or add to any of the other designated endowment funds:

The Florence Lindner Children’s Education and Literacy Fund to support critical reading programs and more.

The General Endowment Fund to support literacy and educational programs for all.

The Theos Legacy Endowment Fund to enhance the Library’s collection on grieving and loss for widows.

"Never have I been so moved as when I recently witnesed the Foundation's Gift of Reading Progam."
Harry Morley, Civic Leader