Become a Friend of the

Bethlehem Public Library

Donate online

When you donate online, you will be directed to the PayPal site and unable to return to this page.

You will receive a receipt from PayPal for your donation and an acknowledgement from the Friends of Bethlehem Public Library. 

Donate in person

Drop a check made out to Friends of Bethlehem Public Library at the Information Desk at the Library.

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Legacy giving

This can be in the form of a bequest, life insurance proceeds, a trust, an annuity, a life estate, or even a retirement fund. To discuss legacy giving or a special gift, please contact Library Director, Geoff Kirkpatrick, at 518-439-9314, ext. 3022, email.

 

Special gift

Remember or celebrate a family member, friend, neighbor, or colleague with a donation to mark a holiday, birthday, retirement or other special occasion. Mail a check to Friends of Bethlehem Library, 451 Delaware Avenue, Delmar, NY, 12054, with a note explaining the purpose of the gift.  Please include the name and address of the honoree if you'd like us to send a letter to the recipient acknowledging your generosity. To discuss legacy giving or a special gift, please contact Library Director, Geoff Kirkpatrick, at 518-439-9314, ext. 3022, email.

 

Establish a recurring gift

This type of donation can take many forms, such as with a lump-sum donation and a pledge to match up to a certain dollar of other donations to the fund each year for a specified number of years. Please contact Library Director, Geoff Kirkpatrick (518-439-9314, ext. 3022, email), to explore the possibility of a recurring gift.

Donate to the Krakower-Storch Family Technology Fund

In 2016 Joe and Naomi Storch founded the Krakower-Storch Family Technology Fund with a lump-sum donation of $1,000 and pledged to match up to $1,000 of other donations to the fund.  The Storch Fund continues to fund public-facing technology and special programs that support families in the community. 

The Fund was created in honor of Naomi’s and Joe’s parents, Judith and Stephen Krakower, Genie and Sam Storch; and their grandparents, the late Nathan and Rita Romm, the late Israel and Betty Tenenbaum, the late Minnie and Eliot Storch, Richard and Eleanor Krakower, and Sonya Rose.