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Children's Room Library Expansion

Capital Campaign

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Donate to the Children's Room

Your gift to the Friends will help us build a dedicated children's room onto the Lebanon Public Library. This long-term project will provide the Library with much-needed space to host their popular children’s programs, including Storytime, arts and crafts, STEM activities, tween and teen programs, and more.

The campaign needs to raise over $1.5 million to build the addition, and the Friends are doing their part to show community support. You can contribute to this campaign by donating to the Friends and/or purchasing items at our book sales and other fundraisers. Donations can be made online or mailed to the address below. All donations made to the Friends are tax deductible.

Friends of the Lebanon Public Library

55 Academy Street

Lebanon, Oregon 97355

Architectural rendering of the children's room addition and patio from green space between the library and the senior center.

Darcy Smith, children's librarian, dancing with a group of preschool age childen and parents waving scarves

Preschool Storytime Activities

Storytime with Lebanon Fire District

Our Contributions

Gifts to the Library

The Friends of the Library kicked off fundraising for the children's room with a check for $20,000 presented to the Library at our 70th anniversary celebration on March 4, 2023. The Friends presented another check for $20,000 to the Library on May 13, 2024. Our goal is to present a check for at least $75,000 on our 75th anniversary in March 2028.

Two woman laughing and holding a giant check for $20,000. Another woman is in the background with her back to the camera

Vandy Roadifer, president of the Friends, presented a giant check for $20,000 to Kendra Antila, library director, on March 4, 2023

Photo Credit: Sarah Brown

The Children's Room

Architectural rendering from inside the children's room addition

The new children's room provides gathering and activities space for over a hundred children and adults. It's designed to be a soundproof space that will foster a distraction free experience for all Library patrons. It also creates a new outdoor patio, a stroller storage area between the children's room and the Library, and many windows for parents to observe their children from outside.

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