Donations & Support

We appreciate the generosity of our patrons in making donations. Gifts of all types support many library programs and book collections for children and adults. Contributions are tax deductible.  Listed below are the many ways you can support the library. Thank you.

Click on the donation button below to donate today using your Paypal account or a major credit card.

 

 

 

Or,  mail a check payable to Mt. Lebanon Public Library,16 Castle Shannon Blvd., Pittsburgh, PA 15228-2252.   Click here to download a printable donation form.

 

Mt. Lebanon Public Library Friends membership dues begin at $15 per person. Visit the Friends of the Library webpage for more details (click here).

 

Donate lightly used, resalable books, CDs and DVDs to the library's book store.  Located inside the library's lower level entrance, The Book Cellar offers new and used items at great prices, with all proceeds benefiting the library.  Please no magazines or VHS tapes.  Contributions are tax-deductible.  Click here for more information.

 

You can commemorate birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, graduations, retirement, holidays, and other special events, or provide a memorial for a loved one. For each gift of $25 or more, we will place an inscribed bookplate in a new book in our collection. Click here to download a printable Memorial Book form.  Click here to download a printable Honor Book form.  Or, call 412-531-1912.  Make checks payable to Mt. Lebanon Public Library.

 

Joe Wertheim Memorial Fund - click here for donation form

 

Lists of Memorial & Honor donations by year:

 

Adults: 2011 | 2010  |  2009  |  2008  |  2007  |  2006  |  2005  |  2004 |  2003

 

Children's: 2011 | 2010  |  2009  |  2008  |  2007  |  2006  |  2005  | 2004  | 2003

 

Make a donation in honor or memory of a loved one. Small bricks are $350; large bricks are $700. Bricks are placed at the walkway into the library or in the courtyard. Contact the library for information and a form for wording or get the form online by clicking here.

 

Contribute to our children's programs and book collection by selecting Donor Option #4670.  Friends of Mt. Lebanon Public Library graciously accept United Way donations on behalf of the library.
 

Choose an item on our Wish List. Costs for materials vary, depending on type, format, and so forth. Please check with the library for specific information.
     

Provide a subscription to a magazine or journal; we'll place a note on the plastic cover stating that it is a gift from you. (Average cost: $35). Click here to download and print a form or call 412-531-1912 for more information.
 

Provide funds to purchase books by particular authors or in specific genres or subjects for adults or children (e.g., James Patterson, Toni Morrison, Jack Gantos, or Patricia Reilly Giff or mysteries, reference, literary fiction, science, cookbooks, history). We will place bookplates in each title. Average cost for all adult books, including reference and nonfiction: $50; for children's books: $25. Download and print a form by clicking here or call 412-531-1912.
 

Donate for authors or subjects. We'll place a bookplate on the inside cover of each item. Average cost, including sets and series: $50; unabridged titles on CD often cost more than $100.
    

Fund one of these important early literacy activities for babies, toddlers, or preschoolers (cost per storytime: $160).
    

For nursery schools, day care centers & senior citizen facilities (cost per visit: $180).

 

Gifts to this endowment help the library prepare for the future: Finance special library improvement projects; donate a lasting gift of any size; Avoid capital gains tax on gifts of appreciated property such as stocks, bonds, & real estate; Provide lifetime income to donor and reduce estate taxes; Make a tax deductible gift that will help the library for years to come. Click here to visit the Friends of Mt. Lebanon Library Pittsburgh Foundation page.

 

If you want to send a check, please make it payable to:

Mt. Lebanon Public Library Fund
The Pittsburgh Foundation
One PPG Place, 30th Floor
Pittsburgh, PA 15222