Event Calendar

Mar 19 2024
Preschool Storytime: County
10:30AM - 11:00AM
Mar 19 2024
Trading Card Meet-Up: County
04:30PM - 05:30PM
Mar 19 2024
Library Foundation Capital Campaign Committee (Stone House)
05:00PM - 06:00PM
Mar 20 2024
Baby Story Time: Strasburg
10:00AM - 10:30AM

The mission of the Shenandoah County Library Foundation is to mobilize support for and seek contributions to a modern library system which will give the citizens of Shenandoah County continuing access to an enlarged range of information and enjoyment, improving and enhancing their lives. This effort has helped provide for a countywide library system, a new County Library building, an upgrading of local libraries, and new and expanded services for library users.

History: The Foundation was established in 1997 by the Library Board to raise money in addition to the county and state funds that make up 90% of the funding for the County Library. The Foundation promotes and supports the Shenandoah County Library System in all activities. Through normal gifts and an Annual Giving program, funds are raised for use by the County Library and the Member Libraries in programs, services, materials, and capital expenditures.

Donations to the Library Foundation may be sent to:

Shenandoah County Library Foundation
514 Stoney Creek Blvd.
Edinburg, VA 22824

Requests for information about making a donation can be sent to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Donations may also be made online via Paypal

The Foundation's Book Endowment Fund provides revenue from the income earned for the County Library to supplement it materials budget. Donations of $500 in honor or memory of an individual or individuals guarantees that every year in perpetuity a book will be added to the collection with a bookplate designating the individual or individuals. The Foundation would like to establish as a local tradition remembering individuals who have died with a contribution to the Book Endowment Fund as an alternative to flowers. In December of 2007 1,600 shares of Shentel were donated to BEF for children's books, and in 2009 the Library will begin receiving $1,600 each year.

The Foundation also has a Technology & Training Endowment that is primarily used to support public access. The library system maintains over 50 public access computers. Where the system relies on the County for circulation, catalog and staff computers, it relies on the Foundation to supply most of the hardware for patrons to use to access the Internet at the library. The Foundation hopes to build this endowment to a point where it can replace at least half of the public access computers over each four years.

Supporters of the Foundation now have the option of making a contribution as part of their Virginia Income Tax returns. One simply designates a portion of their Tax Return to the Foundation that is listed among the eligible recipients.

Foundation Directors
President: Jean Ellen Russell
Vice President: Laurie Winklemann
Treasurer: Diane Kull
Secretary: Linda Wooten
Director: Joan Anderson
Director: Kate Grisdale
Director: Katherine Mann
Director: Jean Martin
Director: Patricia Pirtle
Director: Lori Ryan

Emeritus Director, Bruce Wallinger

Ex officio members
Richard Ryan, Chair, Library Board
Robert Whitesides, Director Shenandoah County Library

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