EveryLibrary's Donors Have Helped Secure Over 55 Million Dollars for Libraries!

Our donors have helped libraries secure over $55 million in stable funding so far this year.

That total adds to the 3 billion dollars in stable funding for libraries that we've helped secure since we launched EveryLibrary in 2012.

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This year has reminded us of one simple truth: Libraries don't stay funded by accident.

They win because people organize. They win because communities vote. And they win because supporters like you make that work possible.

These successes didn't happen because they were easy.

They happened because local library leaders had experienced campaign professionals standing beside them every step of the way.

Your support helps keep library doors open to Americans.

EveryLibrary provided pro-bono training for trustees and staff, strategic guidance for ballot committees, voter education resources, campaign planning, messaging support, websites, and ongoing coaching through Election Day. In community after community, we helped transform concern into action and action into victory.

These wins included:

• Eugene (OR) Public Library - Passed a 5-year $4.3 million operating levy
  
• Albany (NY) Public Library - Passed a $9.7 million library tax levy
  
• Rockwell Falls (NY) Public Library - Passed an annual levy increase of $250,000 
  
• South Lake Tahoe (CA) Library - Passed Measure B to renew their operating parcel tax funding at $580,000 for 20 years, totalling approximitely $11.5 million
  
• Cuyahoga Falls (OH) Library - Passed a 2.2-mill, five-year additional property tax levy to support library operations, totalling approximitely $12.5 million
• Glencoe (IL) Public Library - Passed a $17.5 million referendum to fund a major library building project.

This work is unlike anything any other library organization does.

Public libraries face strict legal limits on political advocacy. They cannot run campaigns to support their own ballot measures. That is where EveryLibrary steps in.

We are the only national organization dedicated to helping libraries win at the ballot box and defend public investment in libraries through political advocacy.

Every victory means more than passing a levy.

• It means children keep storytime.
• Students have homework help.
• Job seekers have computers and internet access.
• Families continue to rely on trusted community spaces.
• Older adults stay connected.
• Entire communities benefit.

And we're not finished.

A monthly donation of just $5 helps us secure almost $100,000 in stable library funding. 

More library funding measures, local campaigns, and critical elections are ahead. EveryLibrary is already preparing libraries and local advocates for the next challenges, because successful campaigns begin months before voters ever receive a ballot.

Your donation today helps us provide expert campaign support, train local advocates, develop voter education materials, respond quickly when libraries face political threats, and ensure that every community has the opportunity to fight for the library it deserves.

If you've ever celebrated a library victory, defended the freedom to read, or believed that every community deserves a strong public library, this is your chance to help make the next victory possible.

Please make a gift today.

Together, we can keep libraries winning.