The Talbot County Free Library (TCFL) has been honored with a gift of $110,300 toward the expansion and renovation of its St. Michael’s branch.
This contribution from a generous library patron will fund a naming opportunity in the library. Numerous naming opportunities are available for donors to choose from to support the purchase of books, furnishings, and other resources.
“With wonderful donations like this one, the library will be able to purchase new books for patrons of all ages but especially for children and teens. With the expansion of the St. Michaels Library, there will be a new Quiet Reading Room, a Cafe space, and larger children’s and teen areas,” said TCFL Director Dana Newman. “These new spaces will need new books and furniture especially for youth. Kids need libraries more than ever now, not less. There will be fiction and non-fiction, picture books, series books like ‘The Princess in Black’ and ‘Dogman,’ chapter books, and novels.”
The St. Michaels library is a focal point of the Bay Hundred community, offering a myriad of resources, programs and activities for all ages, interests and backgrounds. Its popularity and increased usage necessitate the planned expansion, which will add new technology, welcoming spaces for youth, increased accessibility for disabled individuals and quiet areas for those wishing to read or study.
Naming opportunities that are still available for supporters to fund include book shelves (in specific non-fiction subjects or genre areas), computers, study rooms, benches, the Quiet Reading room, youth spaces, the cafe space and others.
Talbot County is fortunate to have such a wonderful local resource and a community that honors and supports it. The St. Michaels expansion is planned for completion in 2025, in time for the 100th anniversary of the library.
To be able to celebrate both simultaneously is highly anticipated and will culminate in a new library that reflects the values of our community and the library’s mission to “connect our community to ideas and information to enrich and renew lives.”
The library greatly appreciates and looks forward to honoring supporters who donate a gift that will go toward the purchase of library materials and furniture that the entire community can enjoy.
For further information about the project, or how to donate, contact [email protected] or visit tcfl.org.
About Talbot County Free Library
It is the mission of the Talbot County Free Library to enrich and renew the lives of the people it serves. There are two locations: The main library in Easton is located at 100 W. Dover St.; and the St. Michael branch is at 106 Fremont St. The Maryland Room in the Easton branch holds a voluminous collection of genealogical resources and historical documents. Services at both locations include the circulation of books, DVDs, and digital devices, as well as free Wi-Fi, public computers, exhibits, and programs for both children and adults. Many of the Talbot County Free Library’s programs are made possible by the generous support of the local community. For more information, please visit www.tcfl.org. Be sure to like the library on Facebook and follow us on Instagram @Talbotcountyfreelibrary.