Raise the Roof Campaign

$25.00 - $1,000.00

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Support Mars Area Public Library by donating to the 2018 Annual Raise the Roof Fundraising campaign.

In addition to programming, book purchasing, and general building operations, your contribution will help us to:

• Improve the library's exterior aesthetics, entrances, and parking lot
• Update our popular Children’s Room early learning/play zone
• Install a door to the family bathroom, which exists, but is not accessible to the public
• Convert unfinished backrooms into usable space​

All donations are tax-deductible.

Friends of the Library,
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We had an exciting year at Mars Area Public Library!  We are so grateful for all the support and patronage from all the communities we serve. The new BLUE roof revitalized the exterior of our building and now reflects the exciting events going on inside our doors!  We evolved and expanded to become a community learning center that serves the patrons in many capacities and of all ages.

• Our Summer Reading program expanded from 355 participants in 2017 to 587 in 2018. Nearly 1,900 people attended events during the months of June, July and August alone!
• Adult / Senior programs offered included Computer Classes, Tech Time, Book Clubs, Craft Nights, Caring for the Caregiver, Author Visits, Book Launches, a Lyme Disease Seminar, Basic American Sign Language, and Financial Planning events.​​
• We now offer monthly story time outreach visits to all day cares within our service area.​​

• The new Saturday STEAM program has served 20 to 50 students per session. Classes included Roller Coaster Engineering, Oil Spill Pollution, Bird Nests, Easter Egg Drop, Bubble Science, Optical Illusions, Balance, Bridge Engineering and Family Fun Science. 
• We renovated an existing storage room to be a 6 seat tutoring room available to reserve. MAPL is a designated “safe space” for tutoring students of all ages. We have 6+ spaces for tutoring.​​
• DVD’s are now free to the public.

We still have a number of renovations to the building that are needed to expand our services.  ​

Improve the exterior aesthetics, entrances, and parking lot.

Update our popular Children’s Room early learning/play zone.

Install a door to the family bathroom, which exists, but is not accessible to the public. ​

Convert unfinished backrooms into usable space.​

If you have been touched by the library, we would appreciate your financial support to expand our services. The Library largely depends on private donations for all programming, book purchasing, building operations, and community outreach.

All Donations are tax-deductible. 

Gratefully,
Caitlyn Boland 
Library Director, Mars Area Public Library ​​

$25.00 - $1,000.00

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