H O W D O I . . . ?
Donate / Get Involved
Your contribution can fund many valuable library
resources for the people of Des Plaines to enjoy.
View some examples.
Your donation can be a special way to honor or remember a loved one, or to celebrate a special event.
Your gift is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. Your
contribution will go into the Des Plaines Public Library Fund.
There are several ways to donate:
- By Mail - Print out and mail the form to the Des Plaines Public
Library.
- Buy a brick for Library Plaza
Note: Inscribed bricks are installed on Library Plaza once a year.
- Honor or remember a loved one.
- Celebrate a special event.
- Spotlight your business or organization.
- Inscribe the brick with
- names
- dates
- quotes
- company's logo
- Print out and mail the
completed form.
- Locate a brick on Library
Plaza by inscription
- Buy an historic souvenir brick
- Bricks are from the old Des Plaines Public Library building at 841 Graceland Avenue.
- On sale at the main library at 1501 Ellinwood Street.
- A small plate engraved with the dates 1957-2000 and an image of the clock tower from the old building is mounted on each
brick.
- Purchase price is $15 for the first brick and $10 for each additional brick purchased at the same time.
- Payment is with cash or by check at the time of purchase.
- Phone 847-376-2803 for more information.
The following methods
should be discussed with your attorney or financial advisor:
- Bequest - Make the Des Plaines Public Library Fund the
recipient of part or all of your estate.
- Insurance - Designate the Des Plaines Public Library Fund as
the beneficiary of a life insurance policy.
- Stocks, mutual funds and IRA funds - The library has opened a brokerage account so interested
persons may make charitable contributions of appreciated or depreciated stocks, mutual funds or IRA funds. By making these
donations, you may receive tax advantages.
For more information on how to donate, please phone the
Administrative Office at 847-827-5551.
See also information on the Friends of the Library.
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