Imagine Campaign

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Please join our Foundation Board of Directors to reach our goal of raising $30,000 in order to support the excellent programs offered by the St. Charles City-County Library District.

…the impact your gift will make in our community.

Early Literacy: Every Child Ready to Read

Current research on early literacy and brain development indicates that it is never too early to prepare children for success as readers. Parents and caregivers of newborns, toddlers and preschoolers must be informed of their critical role as their children's first teacher.

Support from the Imagine Campaign will allow us to begin working towards the goal of getting books and information into the hand of parent / caregiver in St. Charles County.  Link Here for an article about our Early Literacy Kits.  For more information on the importance of early literacy skills read this article.

Service to the Homebound: Books to You

For those individuals that aren’t able to make it to the library, we are able to bring the library to them through our Books to You Program.  This is a completely volunteer driven program that provides homebound individuals, as well as nursing homes and assisted living centers, books to enjoy. 

Volunteers are paired up with homebound individuals to bring them different selections from the library on a regular basis.  Betty, one of the program’s recipients, has macular degeneration and her failing eyesight prevents her from driving.  Every month a volunteer picks out books on CD from the Deer Run Library and brings them to her.  As Betty says, “Oh, it is just wonderful; you get books plus a visit and a chat!”

Support from the Imagine Campaign will allow us to increase and improve our outreach services to support those in need all across St. Charles County.

Imagine the Possibilities: Seed Money

Finally, we hope that funds from the Imagine Campaign will serve as seed money to help get all those program ideas that are bubbling inside the minds of the staff and customers off the ground.

We know that with just a little help, that next great idea is ready to burst into a library near you.

You can help today by giving to the Imagine Campaign.

The St. Charles City-County Library Foundation Mission: To ensure excellent library programs, services and facilities for all people by developing and encouraging community investment and participation, today and tomorrow.