Press Conference: Stetson Library Capital Campaign
Wednesday, May 10 at 1:30 pm, Stetson Library
WHAT: The New Haven Free Public Library (NHFPL) will launch Stetson Library: The Next Chapter, a community-wide fundraising effort to move the Stetson Branch Library into its new home at the reimagined Q House.
The Boards of Directors of the New Haven Free Public Library and the New Haven Free Public Library Foundation have set a $2 million goal to support the purchase of new furniture and state-of-the-art equipment and technology, expand the library’s collection of print and digital materials and grow the endowment for the entire NHFPL system.
The press conference will give an overview of the project, announce key contributions and outline opportunities for the community to get involved with the campaign.
WHERE: Stetson Library, 200 Dixwell Avenue, New Haven
Free parking available behind the plaza; the conference will be held outside the library’s main entrance, weather permitting
WHEN: Wednesday, May 10 at 1:30 PM
WHO: Speakers include:
Honorary Co-Chairs
Honorable Toni Harp, Mayor of New Haven
Dr. Peter Salovey, President of Yale University
Campaign Co-Chairs
Elsie Chapman, President of the NHFPL Foundation Board of Directors
Michael Morand, President of NHFPL Board of Directors
Althea Musgrove Norcott, Retired Educator and Community Leader
Martha L. Brogan, City Librarian
For more information, visit www.nextstetson.org or www.nhfpl.org
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About the New Haven Free Public Library
The New Haven Free Public Library welcomes more than 550,000 library patrons through its doors each year. The library system includes the Ives Memorial Library on the historic New Haven Green, 24/7 online services, the ReadMobile bringing books to early childhood learning centers, and four neighborhood libraries: Fair Haven, Mitchell, Wilson and Stetson.
The New Haven Free Public Library’s mission is to ensure all New Haven’s citizens have full and unlimited access to information and knowledge so that they may meet the needs of daily living, have opportunities for self-education, and participate successfully in self-government.
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