Port Washington Public Library

Friends of the Library - Text Only

The Friends of the Port Washington Public Library, Inc. is an independent not-for-profit organization whose mission is to support library activities, initiate special programs, and increase awareness of the library in the community. Incorporated in 1966, and governed by its own board, the Friends has a membership of over 500 families.

The Friends of the Port Washington Public Library Board Members

President, Amy G. Bass
First Vice-President, Nancy Wright
Second Vice-President, Susan Kass
Secretary, Eleanor Rybecky
Treasurer, Tinu Thakore

Directors:
Robert Drew
Joyce Fieldsteel
Beverly Halm
Carol Hiller
Sylvia Kamisher
Pamela O'Connell
Edward Sands
Bette Sue
Selma Wilner
Ellen Zimmerman

Advisory Councils - Text Only

ART ADVISORY COUNCIL
Evaluates and schedules art exhibits for the Library Gallery. Arranges for lectures, seminars and discussions about the creative arts.

Council Members
Eric Pick, Chairperson
Catchi
Barbara Fishman
Betty Gimbel
Marian P. Goodman
Kathy Graham
Mark Graham
Richard Kane
Rita Katz
Marion Klein
Reynold Ed Maher
Marion McManus
Aaron Morgan
Joan Muller
Eileen Neville
Ann Pellaton
Pamela Shaw Record
Shellie Schneider
Lynda Schwartz
Myrna Turtletaub
Kensuki Wakeshima

Jackie Kelly, Staff Liaison

CHILDREN'S ADVISORY COUNCIL
Advises the Library Director on programs for family audiences.

Council Members:
Myron Blumenfeld, Chairperson
Lorraine Campbell
Ann Coady
Mary DeNiso
Kim DeStefano
Regina Farinaccio
Alan Helman
Jean Karo
Sara Lyons
David Meoli
Rachel Fox, Staff Liaison

HEALTH ADVISORY COUNCIL
Advises the Library Director on health services and plans health programs for the general public.

MUSIC ADVISORY COUNCIL
Evaluates and schedules performances for the Library’s music program. Presents lectures, seminars and discussions about music and dance in its broadest interpretation.

Council Members:
Ruth Feingold
Nettie Jonath
Joseph Mooney
Jane Murphy
Jean Ritchie
Bernard Schneider
Thelma Sokoloff
Mary Watts
Jacqueline Wood
Jessica Ley, Staff Liaison

 

NAUTICAL ADVISORY COUNCIL
Advises the Library Director on nautical collections and services. Recommends and plans nautical programs for the public.

Council Members:
Gould (Stretch) Ryder, Chairperson
Beth Danilek
Alan Dinn
Arthur Donovan
Edward du Moulin
Charles Fertitta
Fay Fraser
David James
John Loret, PhD.
George Martin
Virginia Marshall Martus
Richard McCabe
Stephen Moore
Jerry Morea
Anthony Providenti
Lee Fertitta, Staff Liaison

SENIOR ADVISORY COUNCIL
Advises the Library Director on senior programs, collections and services.

 

Library Foundation - Text Only

In the late 1980s, the Port Washington Public Library Foundation was formed to raise money privately for the benefit of the library. Established as a 501(c)(3) organization, the Foundation received permission from New York State in 1991 to begin its fundraising and grantmaking activities.

The Foundation was established primarily to solicit, receive, and manage bequests and endowments, and thus provide funds to enhance library services at no cost to taxpayers. The Foundation provides a means whereby those wishing to make significant and enduring tax-deductible contributions to the library can do so. Donations placed in care of the Foundation are invested, and subsequent income given to the library to enhance its programs and projects. Under the Foundation's by-laws, the Port Washington Public Library is the sole beneficiary of any fundraising activity of the Foundation.

The Foundation is chartered to be a "support" organization, and as such has made numerous grants for the benefit of the library. In 1995, the Foundation gave the library funds for the space study that led up to the construction and redesign project. In 1996, the Foundation funded the production of an oral history CD-ROM documenting Long Island aviation called Flight of Memory.

In 1997, the Foundation awarded funds to the library for the development of special collections, and also provided funding for a "Community Leader's Tour," followed by a second tour early in 1998. In May 1998, the Foundation provided the library with funds to undertake mechanical studies of the proposed expansion. The Foundation is committed to giving the library a substantial grant for new programs and services to be provided in the expanded library building.

As a result of the contributions made to the Foundation, it has recently funded The Family Place Project, the Local History Center, the state of the art video projection and sound system upgrades to the Meeting Room and other building enhancements, including furnishings, solar shades and acoustical treatments. To date, the Foundation has given over $285,000 to the library.

The Port Washington Public Library Foundation's activities are guided by a 7-person Board of Directors made up of one library trustee and members of the general public. Their meetings are open to the public.

Foundation Members:
President, Edward Adler
Treasurer, Maurice Mandel
Fay Fraser
Julie Geller
Amy Hagedorn
Robert Harding
Deborah Holland
Joan G. Kent
Wanda Matthews
Edward Pakel
Aviva Shrock Pinto
Charles E. Rogers
Directors Emeritus, Patrick Foye, Amy Hagedorn
Development Officer, Marc Saffren

 

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