Scotts Valley library friends aim to raise $250K

The Scotts Valley chapter of the Friends of Santa Cruz Public Libraries has launched a capital campaign to raise $250,000 to outfit the new Scotts Valley Library.
To jumpstart the campaign, an anonymous donor has volunteered to match all donations, up to $25,000, during the first 90 days of the campaign.
Fundraising work that will run through May 2011 has already taken off.
“We are very encouraged by the support and positive response from the community in even these very early days of our efforts,” said Elizabeth Walsh, president of Scotts Valley’s library group. “Coffees, meetings and fundraisers are being scheduled. We encourage everyone to take advantage of this unique opportunity we have right now to build a library that will keep up with the 21st century and which the whole community can be proud of.”
Donations will pay for state-of-the-art computers, new reading and research materials, and furnishings for special areas for teens and children, as well as a multipurpose area.
Work on the library is expected to begin in July 2010 and to be completed next April.
A list of items that can be sponsored or bought outright for the library can be found at www.fsvpl.org. The group will also consider naming rights for some parts of the library.
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