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Donations & Endowment Fund

The Invermere Public Library is incredibly grateful for any and all donations made to help support the free, integral services we provide to the Columbia Valley community. Below are a few ways you can donate and help support us.

Donate at the Library

Cash, cheque, and card payment donations are accepted at the library anytime. Thank you for supporting the library and our community!

Donate to our Endowment Fund

This takes you to the Invermere Public Library Endowment Page on the Columbia Valley Community Foundation website.

Create a lasting legacy by donating to the Invermere Public Library Endowment Fund, created through the Columbia Valley Community Foundation.  Please visit our Endowment donation page here.

Donate online through PayPal

We accept donations through our PayPal account. Click on the button below and donate today using a major credit card or through your own PayPal account. Thank you very much for supporting the Invermere Public Library!

Takes you to the PayPal donation page.

 

 

Note: The library is charged a service fee of 1.6% plus $0.30 for donations made through PayPal.  The service fee is deducted from your donation amount.  Please consider adding this service fee onto your donation in exchange for the convenience of this service.  For example: $10=$0.46 service fee; $25=$0.70 service fee; $50=$1.10 service fee; $100=$1.90 service fee.

**If your donation is for something specific, please add a note when processing your donation through PayPal under the “Add special instructions to the seller”.**

 

Adopt a Book

A graphic with the text "Adopt a Book" and an image of an open book with stars shooting out of it.

Adopting a book is a great way to support your library, recognize a friend or loved one, and give a gift to that person who has everything. It’s simple! You can print out and fill out the form, check which collection you would like to add to, and drop it off at the library. We also have forms available at the front desk. Cash, cheque or card payment accepted. Donors will receive a tax-deductible receipt.

Click here for the Invermere Public Library Adopt a Book form.

 

Donate Used Books

The Friends of the Library have a Book Donation Centre across the street from the library. It is the grey shed next to the Invermere Courthouse at 645 4th St. There is a bin outside the shed that you can drop donations off at anytime. These donations go towards the annual BIG Book Sale and smaller sales throughout the year, hosted by the Friends of the Library. Head to the Friends of the Library page for information on all the great work they do, and how to get involved!

Please note: the Friends do not accept textbooks, Reader’s Digest, dictionaries, or encyclopaedias.

 

Donors who helped us outfit our current location:

NEW Invermere Public Library Fundraiser (est. 2017)New Library_centered

Thank you to our generous donors who contributed to our fundraising campaign to outfit the NEW Invermere Public Library.  With your support, we have now furnished the library with new shelves, seating, tables, and more.

 Shelf

  • Anonymous (5 shelves)
  • Peter Bartman & Sandi McAllister
  • Pat & Karl Conway
  • John & Eileen Fiell
  • Loreen & Gavin Jacobs
  • Helen Kipp
  • Ian Knuckey & Brenda Marsman
  • Lake Windermere District Rod & Gun Club
  • Patricia & Craig Lien
  • Kathleen O’Neill & Ben Mitchell-Banks
  • Janice & Ron Stainthorpe
  • Tom Symington
  • Bob & Virginia Walker (3 shelves)

Table

  • Sam Donald; in honour of Patricia K. Sam from the Sam Kids
  • Andi Schöni, Suzanna Woodley, Schöni Artisan Wood Oven Breads

Seating

  • John Ashby
  • Dorothy Gilbride
  • Brodie & Lisa Godlien
  • Great West Appraisal Inc
  • Heather McLeod
  • Pat & Baiba Morrow
  • Margaret Nieboer
  • Karen Seigel
  • Shelley Shoemaker
  • Terra Vista Strata Corp
  • James & Pamela Waddell

Book Plate

  • John Ashby
  • Doug Charlton
  • Heather & Seth Cherry
  • Irene Hohm
  • Colin Isted
  • Dorothy Isted
  • Euguene & Kay Kletke
  • Seth Rievaj
  • Davena Turvey

Custom Donation

  • Mike & Rosemary Bradford
  • Trish Blackstock
  • Ray Crook
  • Fairmont Bookies Book Club
  • Doug & Joyce Leibel
  • Alison Love
  • Carolyn Mackenzie
  • Norma & Robert Piche
  • Liz & Gerry Power
  • Margaret Vandonselaar

Children’s Area

  • Friends of the Invermere Public Library

Rotary Resource Centre sponsored by the Rotary Club of Invermere

Junior/Teen Section and STEAM Programming sponsored by the Panorama Foundation