Successful Library Fundraising

M. Sandra Wood, MLS, MBA, AHIP, FMLA is librarian emeritus, Penn State University Libraries. She was a librarian at Penn State's George T. Harrell Library for over 35 years, specializing in reference, educational, and database services.

M. Sandra Wood has gathered an excellent collection of articles to inspire academic and public librarians the quest to raise funds for their libraries at a time when many sources of income are shrinking. . . .this book is primarily intended for professional librarians who work in academic and public library settings and is an excellent source of creative ideas for that audience.

• List of Figures and TablesChapter 1. Fundraising for Public Libraries with Author EventsAndy KahanChapter 2. Crazy Smart: Creative Approaches to Developing Your Donor Pipeline and Increasing SupportThomas B. Hadzor and Kurt H. CumiskeyChapter 3. Selling Used Books to Generate Library FundsJane RutledgeChapter 4. Discovery Calls: Expanding Your Donor Base and Donor Pipeline for Future Library SupportDwain Posey TeagueChapter 5. The Campaign for Seattle’s Public Libraries: Buildings, Programs and EndowmentTerry R. CollingsChapter 6. Taking a Campaign Public; the Community Phase of The Campaign for Seattle’s Public LibrariesJonna WardChapter 7. Strategies for Seeking External Funding in a Health Science LibraryHannah F. Norton, Mary E. Edwards, Michele R. Tennant, and Nina Stoyan-RosenzweigChapter 8. Developing the Potential of a Library’s BoardChristina MuraccoChapter 9. Quick Wins in Planned Giving for Libraries: Documenting Simple BequestsKarlene Noel JenningsChapter 10. Special Collections and OutreachSidney BergerChapter 11. A Public Library’s Multi-Faceted Approach to FundraisingGina Millsap and LeAnn MeyerChapter 12. Digital Philanthropy and LibrariesLee PriceIndexAbout the Editor and Contributors