We all know what 2020 was like and the Library kept going strong! We had to rethink how to deliver services and materials during the pandemic and our donors kept rolling with the changes. Online resources were as popular as ever and the Library buildings closed and re-opened with safe access books, materials, and computers.
Your support and charitable gifts were, and are, as important as ever as we adjusted and united. Highlights from 2020 included a pre-pandemic event: “A Conversation with Kevin Willmott and Steve Kraske,” a fundraiser to benefit Race Project KC.
Shortly after that, our gatherings went virtual and we celebrated the 1952 Society, the Foundation’s planned givers, and the Readers Circle, the donors who are the Library’s most loyal and generous donors. We took to ZOOM with special guest Dr. Schuyler Jones, a renowned explorer and retired Oxford professor.
Library Lets Loose- Virtual edition brought more brave Library lovers to a new adventure in events with 44 sponsors rallying with their support and more than 500 viewers joined in the fun online.
Throughout the summer and through the Black Lives Matter movement, Race Project KC came into the spotlight with donors making a point of supporting this program dedicated to social justice.
As the year wrapped up, our annual year-end donors came out in force and reminded the Library how much it is valued in the community. Every dollar donated to the Library benefits our community through lifelong learning resources.
We are delighted and deeply grateful for your unwavering support.