Tompkins County Public Library

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Library Foundation Exceeds 2013 Goal, Announces New Board Members

Tompkins County Public Library Foundation Executive Director Suzanne Smith Jablonski today announced that 2013 Foundation fundraising efforts exceeded their goal by nearly $30,000.

The Library Foundation, a privately funded organization committed to providing support for Library programs, collections and services, generated more than $229,000 in 2013.

Smith Jablonski attributed the results to public recognition of the important role the Library plays in our community and the dedicated service of Foundation board members.

“Tompkins County Public Library benefits tremendously from the individuals and organizations in our community who realize the importance of a vibrant, ever-evolving library,” Smith Jablonski said.  “We are fortunate to have a group of tireless board members who lead that charge by encouraging and modeling philanthropy for TCPL’s benefit.”

Board members Caroline Cox, Tom Colbert, Mike Riley and Pat Johnson, who have served the Foundation Board for a combined 30 years, concluded their terms in 2013.  They have unanimously agreed, however, to remain involved with the Foundation through committee work and advocacy.

New board members:  Robert Case, manager of the Commons Branch of M &T Bank, Tompkins County Historian Carol Kammen, educator and community volunteer Mickie Sanders-Jauquet and Kevin Sutherland, chief of staff, City of Ithaca, will join returning members Karin Ash, Leslie Danks Burke, Anne Kenney, Marcia Jacobsen, Enid Littman and Rochelle E. Proujansky in 2014.  Ash and Danks Burke will serve as president and vice president respectively, while Littman will serve as secretary/treasurer.

For more information or to support the Tompkins County Public Library Foundation, contact Smith Jablonski at (607) 272-4557 extension 231 or ssmithjablonski@tcpl.org.

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