McCullough Library Equity and Sustainability Fund
Ensure better access to library materials and services for all and fair compensation for library staff as they work to enrich and enhance the lives of our neighbors.
About the McCullough Library
Equity and Sustainability Fund
In early 2023, the John G McCullough Free Library embarked on a $500,000 fundraising challenge. A $1,250,000 gift from an anonymous donor established the McCullough Library Equity and Sustainability Fund with the Vermont Community Foundation.
Your gift to our $500,000 challenge goal will bring this fund to $1,750,000. All income from this fund supplements the Library's operating budget and is earmarked exclusively for library staff salaries and benefits.
The McCullough Library Equity and Sustainability Fund has already had a positive impact on our community. Recent improvements include:
-The Library is open 10 more hours each week.
-Increased staffing led to an increased capacity for partnerships with schools and other cultural organizations, resulting in a robust schedule of enthusiastically attended events.
-A dramatic increase (43%) in the number of items borrowed.
Your gift will ensure the library’s vitality well into our shared future, and is deeply appreciated.
At right is a portrait by L. F. Grant (1956) of Frances Janette Smith, who served at the McCullough Library from July 1945 to August 1955.
Increased staffing and hours have already have had an impact on how our neighbors use the McCullough Library and its resources!
Here's our 2024 statistical snapshot:
