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2020 Annual Campaign

Throughout a challenging year, the Library remains a free, public resource that is now more critical than ever to provide employment resources, technology access and even help battle health issues such as depression, anxiety and developmental regressions which can occur during times of isolation.

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Throughout 2020 and the pandemic, the Library focused on:


Resources


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Even when our doors were closed, we still provided access to e-resources and virtual programs for our community.

We modified services to include ‘Contactless Book Pickup’ and ‘Book Bundles’. We reopened safely and continue to offer these services for the wellbeing and convenience of our patrons.

"Thank you to the library," said local mom, Lauren Evans, "My daughters did the summer reading challenge together. Winning the prize was a HUGE deal! They were jumping up and down and cheering!  It was something for them to get excited about this summer when so many things were cancelled!”
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Some of our Summer Reading challenge winners show off their favorite books and prizes.

Renovations


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The Library's facility improvements included a LED lighting update, a full building carpet installation, and a fresh coat of paint in the main area.

Staff, volunteers, and community members contributed to electrical modifications, restoration and updating of old furniture, and creative solutions for signage and collection arrangements.

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We also purchased bookshelves to allow for growth in our fiction collection.
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Did you know that approximately 80% of the Library’s yearly operating budget is dependent on contributions made by local municipalities and our donors? The remaining is funded primarily by the state and county. Based on those figures, ​we are asking you to help the Library raise $32,000 for our 2020 Annual Fund Drive.

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By making a donation to the Mars Area Public Library’s Annual Fund Drive, you are ensuring that our Library is able to continue to meet our community's changing needs and provide a safe place where everyone can go to learn, discover and explore.

​Thank you for your support.

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The Mars Area Public Library has been a source of pride for Mars, PA since its humble beginning in 1947. The Women’s Club of Mars used their own books to offer a small, volunteer public library for the community.

Over the past 73 years, the Mars Area Public Library has grown into its 9,000 square foot building which houses over 30,000 books and has evolved into the hub of the community by providing free resources, materials and events to approximately 22,000 collective residents of Mars Borough, Adams Township, Middlesex Township, and Valencia Borough.
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​Thank you to our 2020 Annual Campaign Donors
Diane Aiken
Kiera Anderson
Linda Anderson
Erin Angelo
Nancy Angus
David Antill
John Auld Family
Harry and Mary Ellen Austin
Mr Fritz Baehr
Maureen & Joe Baker
The Balazs Family
Janet Balentine
The Barbours
Roger & Lynne Barna
Sue and Warren Barton
David Bates
Mr. & Mrs. Guy P. Bauman
Kelly Baur
Baysek Family
Bernadette & Jeffrey Beattie
William Been
Dana Beers
Clifford Beisel
Louise A. Benjamin
Earl & Revva Benovitz
Ruth Bielo
Marcy Bogdanich
Jim Bleil
Tom Bloomfield
David Bonn
Herman & Margaret Bono
Robert and Mary Lou Bost
Carole J. Bowser
Dorothy Boyd
John and Cynthia Bracken
Joyce & Robert Brewster
John and Rosemary Brown
Marilyn Brown
Lawrence Brudy and Linda Polley
Marian & Joe Buono
Leanne Burke & Terence Burke
Agnes Buterbaugh
Donna Buterbaugh
CAASI LLC, J. R. Ellis
Armelda Cala
Greg & Lynne Campbell
Ron & Rita Campbell
Al Capani
Robert & Gretchen Cararie
Ms. Frieda Carbo
Ann Carter
Betty J. Cashdollar
Jeffrey Castello
Jill and Craig Ceasar
Ryan Celender
Lillian Cherenko
Emma Choura
Diane Cimini
Timothy K. Cindrich Jr.
Classic Automotive
Fred & Lisa Clerici
Patricia Coffield
Connie and Paul Cope
Mary Ann Craig
Joan & Bob Crawford
Rosemary Crawford
Dan & Wendy Creedon
Mary Ann & Howard Croop
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond De Santo
Dave Davidson
Tom and Ann Davis
George & Faith DeLong
Carolyn Dennler
Mallory Devich
Vince & Kim Detore
John Dickson
Bill & Bonnie Diehl
Martha L. Dodson
David and Brenda Dollhopf
Joe and Alice Dominijanni
Cathy Dorsch
Steve & Cathy Douds
Ms. Sally Doverspike
​Shirley Dowling
Kenneth Drop
Jeffrey & Maria Dudley
The Dvorak Family
Len & Pat Dybowski
Marlene Edwards
Trudy Eldredge
Chelsea Elliott
Judy and Rich Ellis
​Sandra Ellis and David Reefer
Ron & Jan Ewing
Kristen Everhart
FBC Chemical Corporation
Brian Fabish
William F. Fabrizio
William Feathers
Chris & Kathy Fenton
Irene Ferraro
Joe & Lynn Fey
Paula Fey
Sandy Fisher
Mona Fleeger
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Floyd
Martha & Tom Franceschina
Mary Rebekah Fritz
Debbie Furey
Sara Gallagher
Bill & Alice Gantzer
Ms. Rita F. Garvey
Lee and Judith Geortz
Mr. & Mrs. Charles Getze
Doris Geyer
Sharon Gibbs
Laura Jo Gold
Brenda Golembesky
Sarah Good
Dotty Goss
Janice Govan
Shawn Graham
Scott Groomes
Robert & Georgia Grant
Marian Gregory
Don and Valerie Gressang
Rosemary Grey
Marsha Haley
Jack Harby
Chris & Andrea Hartman
Gregg & Tina Hartung
Jeffrey Heiger
Gary V Herb
Elmer & Vivan Herman
Brian & Julie Himmelstein
Jeffrey R. Hitchan D.M.D.
Penny & Karl Hoak
James and Clare Hoke
Joe Holland
Paul Homison
Sara Hoormann
Barry and Susan Hootman
Randy Horn
Jeane Houston
Dennis D. and Dianne D. Howard
Donna R. Howard
Chris & Jennie Hudac
Jennifer & James Jablonowski
Nicholas and Carrie Jablunovsky
Paul & Barbara Jacoby
Carolyn Jarrett
Bill & Wendy Johnston
Allison Joseph
Reid and Beth Joyce
Vera Kalata
Sharon & Ken Kamicker
Michelle & Patrick Kane
Larry Kaufman
Cliff & Cindy Keck
Ariel D. Kelly
Karl an Nancy Kennedy
Kennihan Plumbing, Heating & Cooling
Terri & Mark Kissinger
Leslie and Jeff Kitsko
Charles & Helga Klenk
Allen Kline
Vince & Daria Knechtel
Wanda M. Kojsza
Edith Koleno
Lauren Kolovos
Carol & Mark Kopar
James W. Kopp
Kay D. Koren
William Kramer and Carolyn Lewis
Donna Kossar
Steve and Mary Kramer
Ruth Kriebel
Jay A Kriska
Christine Kwong
Kimberly Ann Lackatos​
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Mary Ann Lang
Judy Langdon
David Lapiska
James & Candace Latch
Lectromat, Inc.
Debby & Jim LeDonne
Alliene Lees
Megan Lenz
Alice Leonberg
Tara Levere
Barbara Lewis
Eileen Liberati
John & Ilene Lohr
Janet Lubbert
Joseph E. Ludwik
Denise Lyons
Erika Maddamma
Linda L. Maney
Mars Bank
Richard & Mary Martin
J.B. & S.C. Matis
Daniel Matko
Sarah Matusek
Gary and Lori Ann McCoy
Mike and Kelly McCullough
John & Ruth Ann McCraley
McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, Inc.
Richard & Susan McGeown
William D. McIlroy & Lynn Kent McIlroy
Annamary McMullen
Usha Mehta
Jean Mentzer
Donna Meyerl
Linda Millson
Donna J. Miros
Jame & Deborah Moreland
Sue Morris
John & Anita Morrison
Karen Morrow
Gabriel & Jessica Mowen
Margie & Ray Mueser
Barbara Munson
Thomas Murphy
Judith M Muska
Joseph and Nancy Mycka Foundation
The Nacey Family
Velma Neese
Dee Nelson
Jon & Michelle Nelson
Jame Nething, Jr.
Joe Newsome & Erin Moore
Keith & Tracey Nichols
Bart & Pat Niemeyer
Robin Namisnak
Ruth Novak
June Nowacki
Anne Olescyski
Michael & Sarah Olsen
Ron Osborne
Jim & Rita Ostapchenko
Carroll J. Osthoff
Susan Page
Kitty Pappa
Pawlowicz Dentistry
Louise Peaco
Alan & Diane Peck
Steve & Betsy Pedicone
Ed & Stacey Pfeifer
Pfeifer Hardware, Inc.
Joanna Polefrone
Gloria & Arthur Pollock
Giovanna Porta
Carlyn Powell
Precious People Childcare
Purvis Brothers, Inc.
Quality Gardens
Bev Rannigan
Theresa Renna
Lindsey Repine
Howard & Deborah Rhodes
Rich-Mar Rotary Club
Rich Riethmiller
Kay Rimer
Margie Rinaman
Kathy Robinson
PM Robinson
Gloria Moser Rogers
Janet Rohrman
John & Carol Roland
Ruth E. Ross
The Rushe Family
Earnie & Jill Ruzich
Mr. & Mrs. Donald J Sabo
Salon Maria
Julie Sammel
Joy Sandner
Jerome & Shelley Savoroski
David Saylor & Carol Port-Saylor
John & Eleanor Scalzo
Kim M Schuelke
Carl W Schultz
Herschel Segall
Marcia & Frank Semper
Marcia Semple
Debra A. Scelza
Barbara Scherer
Joanne K. Scherer
Joseph & Elaine Schmidt
William & Kathleen Schmidt
Joe Shak
Joan Sigmund
Doris Simich
Thomas Sims
Nancy A. Slabodnik
Carol Smith
Mary Smith
Max Smith
Jonathan & Lynette Snyder
Spectrum Insurance Services, Inc.
Denise Stack
Mary Ann Starr
Alma Staskiewicz
Thomas H. & Sandra L. Stehle
Cora Steigerwalt
Craig Stevens
Richard & Thea Stover
Norm Straka
Hilary Stroud
Mary Lou Swaney
Norma Szymanski
Barbara Tate
Bonnie Terek
Peggy Jean Tisdale
Martha Trombold
Trombold Equipment Co. Inc
Jaclyn Trombulak
Heather Turner
Susan & Tom Tutchko
Thomas Uram
Marci Ussack
Cynthia VanHorn
Suzanne Veltri
The Veneziano Family
Donald J. Vidic
Robert Vigue
Michael & Kayrl Vislay
William F. Voelp
Douglas Waltman
Martha G. Ward
Jim & Kathy Warda
Dave Wasil
Jean Wassum
Mary Watenpool
Bonnie Weaver
Eunice A. Weber
Heather Weiner
Nancy C. Werner
Amy & Larry Werner
Gary Weston
Carol Ann Wheeler
Walter & Joyce Whitfield
Nancy White
Gwen Whittaker
William J. Brown Trucking Inc.
Patricia Wills
Ruth & Jay Wilson
R. Winner
Bill & Geri Wolfe
John & Sara Woods
Marian Woodward
Gary Zeig II.
Beth Ziegler
Lori Zwigart

In Memory of . . .

Donald Aiken
Austin Anderson
Betty Antill
Ed Bielo
Adam Cianfrocco
Helen & Bob Crawford
Parker and Marion Dobson
Chester Dodson
Marguerite P. Flasher
Dorothy Ikenberg
Floyd Johnston
Charles C. Kalata
Jon Kotsza
Edward Leitz
Melanie Jane Lewis
Patricia Lightholder
Susan Ludwik
Jim McKnight
Mike Mentzer
Frances Mersky
​Jame W. Moreland
George Muska, Jr.
Kate Nelson
Charles Norton
Mrs. Louise A. Paklowicz
Raymond F. Peaco Sr.
Nancy Penney
Terry Rannigan
Toni Riethmiller
Gary Rinaman
Elijah Kiran Sachar
Robert H. Scherer
Drew Schlegel
Trisha Collins Schmittauer
Robert Semler
Stanley Stempkowski
Dr. Joseph Stolfi
Ryland Jacobs Bull-Trombold
John Wagner
Betsy Whitney
Earl R. Woodward Jr.
Kimberly Young

​In Honor of . . .

Thelma Buzard
Nick & Helen Fabish
Alicia Fenton
Mathew Good
Granddaughters Avery & Lucy Harrison
In honor of Davena Hopson
Dave & Nancy Hudac's 40th Wedding Anniversary
Emma, Ava, and Ella Niklewicz
Audrey C. Stehle
USMC
Granddaughters Maddie & Kenzie
Gratefully, Caitlyn Boland, Director, and the Library Board of Trustees: Raymond R. Abate, Mary Boburczak, Steven Chadwick, Nancy Hudac, Ed McCaul, Ida Papik, and Rob Vigue

CONTACTLESS BOOK PICK UP HOURS

Monday - Thursday: 11am-6:30pm
Friday 11am-2:30pm
Saturday 10am -3:30pm
Note* Hours are subject to change.
Holiday Closings
January 1st – New Year’s Day
January 20th – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February 17th – President’s Day
April 10th   – Good Friday
May 25th – Memorial Day
July 4th- Independence Day
September 7th – Labor Day
November 11th – Veteran’s Day
November 26th - Thanksgiving
December 24th – Christmas Eve
December 25th – Christmas Day
December 31st – New Year’s Eve
CONTACT
Phone: 724-625-9048
Fax: 724-625-2871
cboland@marslibrary.org
107 Grand Avenue
P.O. Box 415
Mars, PA 16046
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The mission of Mars Area Public Library is to inform, educate, entertain, and culturally enrich by providing books,​ library materials, facilities, and professional services for all individuals in our area.
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  • Electronic Resources
  • Annual Campaign
  • 1000 Before Kindergarten
  • Support MAPL
  • Services and Policies
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  • About Us
  • Calendar, Programs, Events