MISSION OF THE GLOVERSVILLE LIBRARY FOUNDATION, INC.
To
manage the assets of the Foundation for the maximum benefit of the
Gloversville Library; pay over all dividend and interest income of such
assets (less any Foundation expenses) to the Gloversville Library on a
monthly basis; and raise funds for the Foundation so as to benefit the
Gloversville Library.
LEGACY OF PAST GENERATIONS
Our Library was established in 1880 by Judge Levi Parsons as a
subscription library. In 1888, it became a free library open to all by
virtue of the financial support of the people of Gloversville.
In 1902, Andrew Carnegie gave the Library $50,000 for a building with
the understanding that the site be furnished and the facility be
maintained by the City of Gloversville. The citizens raised $11,000.
The cornerstone was laid in July of 1904 and the current building
opened in 1905.
For more than 100 years, many generous gifts and bequests received from
the community have enabled the Library to build an endowment fund
managed by the Gloversville Library Foundation. Today this fund
generates enough income to cover 40% of the Library’s annual operating
expenses.
SECURITY FOR THE FUTURE: How can you help?
There are many ways to provide future financial support to the
Gloversville Public Library through the Gloversville Library Foundation.
Some of these include:
Direct contributions
Bequests
Charitable Remainder Trusts
Retirement Plan Assets
Life Insurance
Your attorney, accountant or financial planner can review these with
you and assist you in choosing the option which best reflects your
intent. Your gift to the endowment fund will continue to generate
income for the library perpetually while becoming part of this
community’s proud legacy.
DONATIONS CAN BE MADE TO:
The Gloversville Library Foundation
58 East Fulton Street
Gloversville, New York 12078
Foundation Donation Form
Or electronically via: 
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