Thank you to all of our supporters. We continue to reach out to our patrons and the wider community for support, both financially and in-kind, to help with operating costs and to maintain our historic building. The town of Orford provides annual support of almost 50% of our operating expenses. Friends of the Library provides funding for enhancements (not operating expenses) to both libraries. The rest of our operating costs depend on annual donations to enhance the small trust from which we draw. As costs of everything rise over the years, we fear the original investment is dwindling and at some point will be unable to sustain or grow to our needs. Grants for improvements (solar panels, new walkway, new accessible ramp, heat pumps!) to the library are helpful, but there aren’t grants for operating expenses. Your contributions, big and small, make all the difference!
Donate New Books
We appreciate donations of new (within the past year) fiction and non-fiction books to add to our collection and to help keep our costs down.
Paypal and Venmo
We now have Paypal and Venmo accounts for donations under Orford Social Library.
Donor-Advised Funds
You can have your stock portfolio make an impactful gift by designating the Orford Social Library as a recipient of a Donor-Advised Fund. Please help us continue our good work by contributing what you can.
Annual or Monthly Donation
The Orford Social Library is a 501(c)3 and all donations are tax deductible. Consider giving a monthly or yearly contribution to help support our programs, services, collection development, and our building maintenance and utilities.
Endowment Gifts
To both support what you value and provide a solid financial foundation for the library, consider an endowment gift. Please contact the library if you would like more information.
Bequests
Invest in the long-term viability of the library by naming the Orford Social Library in your will with a bequest or include the Orford Social Library as a beneficiary in your IRA, pension plan, or life insurance. We suggest you contact a lawyer or financial advisor to discuss planned charitable gifts but below is sample language for a simple, unrestricted bequest:
“I give to the Orford Social Library, a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation duly existing under the laws of the State of New Hampshire, and located at 573 NH Rt. 10 in Orford, in said State, ____dollars ($) or _____% of my residuary estate to be used for the benefit of the Orford Social Library.”
Donations
Donations of new fiction and non-fiction books (this year or last year’s books!) and new DVDs and always appreciated to add to our collection.
Friends of the Orford Libraries
The Friends work to enhance and enrich both of Orford’s libraries. Annual fundraisers include the Memorial Day and Thanksgiving Pie sales, the March Soup Supper and the community phone book. Proceeds are shared by both libraries and help to fund annual passes to VINS, Billings Museum, Squam Lakes and the Fairbanks Museum and special projects.