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If you walk into any neighborhood library these days, If you walk into any neighborhood library these days, you will feel optimistic about our future.you will feel optimistic about our future.

Struggling young readers are tackling a book, cover to Struggling young readers are tackling a book, cover to cover, for the fi rst time. Parents are learning how to cover, for the fi rst time. Parents are learning how to guide their children toward success in school. Seniors guide their children toward success in school. Seniors and young families are getting help navigating this and young families are getting help navigating this tough economy. Those without jobs are fi nding the tough economy. Those without jobs are fi nding the one-on-one support they cannot fi nd anywhere else.one-on-one support they cannot fi nd anywhere else.

Multnomah County Library has broken national Multnomah County Library has broken national records once again. Circulation is at an all-time high, records once again. Circulation is at an all-time high, second only to New York Public Library. Librarians second only to New York Public Library. Librarians are helping people fi nd answers to questions about are helping people fi nd answers to questions about health care, mortgages, new technology and raising health care, mortgages, new technology and raising kids. Library computers have become a vital tool for those looking for a job, doing school work, and staying in touch with those they love.

Your support made a tremendous difference for thousands of people this year. This report shows all that we have accomplished together.

More than 35,000 people turn to Multnomah County

Library every day.

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Kids are reading and succeeding.When money is tight at home and parents face stressful situations, children can lose out. This past year, the library leveled the playing fi eld for thousands by bringing more books, programs and strong reading role models to children, parents and grandparents than ever before. Library experts worked in schools, shelters, libraries and across neighborhoods in an ambitious effort to reach every child in our community. Students were offered homework help around-the-clock and records were broken, once again, with a Summer Reading program that engaged more than 98,000 young readers.

Families are thriving.Parents need all the help they can get these days. Families hit hard by job loss, and those forced to economize, turned to our library once again this year. As the only widely available source of free arts, cultural and educational programs, the library offered classes, performances and storytimes that reachedmore than 325,000 children and adults. Families who could not afford symphony or theater tickets, community college classes or local workshops were able to enjoy free performances, meet well-known authors, practice a new language, and learn about car repair and growing their own food.

Every day at our library

very day at our library

very day

THE DIFFERENCEYour Support Makes

165,000 people learned from

programs made possible by

The Library Foundation.

98,000 babies, preschool and

school-age children boosted

their reading skills with

Summer Reading.

62,206 books and materials

reached children, teachers and

parents.

36,450 at-risk children and

parents made the time to read

together, at home, thanks to

Raising A Reader.

25,902 3rd – 6th grade

students in our lowest

performing schools read more

because exciting books and

high-energy booktalks were

brought to their classrooms.

12,000 high schoolers and

adults read The Other Wes

Moore and talked about issues

that matter.

9,131 senior citizens and

at-risk parents learned how

to manage their finances and

prevent fraud.

8 public school districts were

able to offer every teacher access

to books, programs and tools

to encourage student success.

Learn more at

www.libraryfoundation.org.

Our community needs a strong library, now more than ever.

VOTE YES IN MAY

People are learning things that will change their lives.Learning is one of the greatest pleasures in life, but making unexpected changes in life is not always easy. Many people in this turbulent economy are having to learn new things and remake their careers and their lives. Job prospects are daunting. Retirement accounts are not what they were. Digital and fi nancial literacy have emerged as critical community needs. Public computers at libraries are at capacity, with people sometimes having to wait more than an hour to get online. Library staff and volunteers are busier than ever answering tough questions, offering one-on-one guidance, and designing workshops that help people navigate the challenges of job seeking, foreclosures, health care options and new technology.

We are connecting with each other and the larger world.The library keeps us connected to each other and to big ideas. Students, neighbors and new acquaintances read and engage in meaningful conversations that help us better understand one another. Small business people research new opportunities. Seniors and those who cannot get to the library stay connected to our community through the more than 200,000 books and materials that are delivered right to their doors. And children learn important sustainability lessons about sharing resources and responsible borrowing.

Your support is making our library stronger.We are so grateful to the many people who supported our library’s remarkable work this year. Day-to-day library operations are paid for with the generous support of the public. The Library Foundation builds on that commitment with initiatives made possible only because of private support. 2012 is a very important year for our library. The library levy, approved by voters in 2006, expires in June 2012. Foundation staff and volunteers will continue to focus on our literacy and program priorities, but we will also dedicate ourselves to the passage of the library’s funding measure on the May 2012 ballot. Together, we will build a bright future, and secure a strong library system, for generations to come.

Gifts made July 2010 – June 2011

$25,000 AND ABOVEKristin and Truman CollinsThe Collins FoundationComcastFINRA Investor Education Foundation

JFR FoundationMeyer Memorial TrustJames F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation

Portland Children’s LevyTargetRose E. Tucker Charitable Trust

$5,000-$24,999Anonymous (1)Ash Grove Cement Charitable Foundation

Autzen FoundationAnne A. Berni FoundationBest Buy Children’s FoundationMaribeth CollinsDenison Family Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation

Henry Failing FundHoover Family FoundationJackson FoundationIan A. JonesKatherine and Gordon KeaneKeyBank FoundationThe Kinsman FoundationPenelope KnightMarie Lamfrom Charitable Foundation

McGraw Family FoundationMadeline Nelson and Jim LafkyRaymond NelsonNW NaturalQwest FoundationRegional Arts and Culture CouncilRichard and Mary Rosenberg Charitable Foundation

William D. and Ruth D. Roy Fund of The OCF

Bruce and Nancy SamsonHarold & Arlene Schnitzer CARE Foundation

Schroeder Family FundJohn and Joan ShipleySwigert FoundationTektronix FoundationAusplund Tooze Family FoundationTrust Management ServicesU.S. Bank/U.S. Bancorp FoundationUPSLawrence and Jane ViehlWells Family FoundationWessinger FoundationOCF Joseph E. Weston Public Foundation

Wiancko Charitable FoundationJuan Young Trust

$1,000-$4,999Anonymous (1)Allen Trust CompanyRobert and Meredith AmonJoseph Anthony and Heidi YorkshireJean and Ray AuelJulie and Robert BallJohn E. and Susan S. BatesDave E. and Mary C. Becker Fund of The OCF

Sara T. Behrman and FX Rosica

Broughton & Mary Bishop Family Advised Fund of The CFSW

Dr. Susan BlakeGwyneth Gamble Booth and Brian Booth

Paul and Nancy BragdonClifford and Doris Carlsen Family Fund of The OCF

Denise Carty and Roger Brown Family Fund of The OCF

Robert and Marilyn CaswellMary H. ClarkBeverly ClearyGinnie Cooper and Rick BaumanMarian and Neale CreamerKari DappPatricia DeYoung and Eugene Landreth

Nancy and Theo Downes-Le GuinColleen EnglishEdward and Marilyn EpsteinWayne and Sandra Ericksen Charitable Fund of the VCEP

Ruth and Carnett FalconburyGeorge Feldman Charitable Fund of VCEP

Ferguson Wellman Capital Management Inc.

Barbara FitzgeraldFleck Family Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation

Lori Flexer and Jeff SackettFlyfi sher FoundationMorris GalenRobert D. Geddes and Cameron G.R. Geddes Family Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation

Bobak Ghaheri and Kristi BuxtonDaniel Gibbs and Lois SeedRichard and Karen GleasonLeotta Gordon FoundationGrand Central Baking CompanyJ.J. Heldmann and McPherson BeallHewlett Packard Company Foundation

Jane and Gary HiblerKaren HinsdaleEric and Ronna Hoffman Fund of The OCF

Jerry and Ann HudsonLeonoor Ingraham-SwetsThe Johnson Family FoundationEmily Karr and Townsend HyattJane R. Kendall Family Fund of The OCF

Keller FoundationGeorge A. Kelly Jr.Neil and Helen Kimmelfi eldVirginia and Theodore KoontzEd LabinowiczColleen LackeyEllen Lairson and Michael ShinnLellah Jeannine LawrenceDrs. Dolores and Fernando LeonLeonetti-Moon Family Trust Fund of The OCF

Richelle and Douglas LutherRobert M. MageeHerman and Andi MarensteinJerry and Gayle MargerJanice McCargarThe McGeady Family FoundationMcMurchie Family Fund of The OCF

Lora and James MeyerAlan Mitchell and Lynn DavisWalt and Peggy Morey Fund of The OCF

Newcomb FoundationO’Donnell, Clark & Crew LLP

OnPoint Community Credit UnionOregon HumanitiesOrmseth Family Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation

Greg and Colleen PalmerMarilyn RichenLuwayne SammonsJon and Barbara SchleuningRichard and Lori SingerJim and Barbara SnowThe StandardJulie SterlingCornelia and William StevensStoel Rives LLPMerris SumrallTauman Family Fund of the Oregon Jewish Community Foundation

United Way of the Columbia-Willamette

David and Christine VernierRobert C. & Nani S. Warren Foundation

Norman and Louella WebbSally and George WellsWheeler FoundationCarolyn and Martin Winch Donor Advised Fund of the MRGF

Janet Wright

$250-$999Paula Abrams and David BlountKori AllenAltrusa International of Greater Gresham

GB and Cathy ArringtonElizabeth and Jeffrey AustinDan Balmer and Michelle SangLinaBeth BarberMary Louise and Thomas BartlettBecker Capital Management, Inc.Candy BertelsonClifton BlackWarren and Sarah BlandBrandon BonasErnest Bonyhadi and Shirley Gittelsohn

Warren W. Braley Jr.Ann Brayfi eld and Joseph EmersonHarlan and Judy BridenbaughKay BristowLarissa Golden BrownDr. George C. BuchanStewart Buettner and Kara AdamsCormac Burke and Christine LorenzRonald A. CarsonCraig Cedros and Martha FlottenBarbara and Brent ChalmersMr. and Mrs. Edwin ChanDennis and Renee ChangLou and John ChapmanLouise Clark and Jill GinsbergBill Clawson and Helen StricklinRonald Cobb and Laurie KilbournSonja L. ConnorLaura Cooper and Jeffrey ThomasJanet E. CormackDr. Georgia and John A. CramptonSue Bradley DavidsonJohn DaviesRoberta and Raymond DavisEmily and Joe DeCarloJ. Michael DeeneyDarcy Deibele and Taylor CorrellCharles A. DeMerrittMary and Spencer DickElisabeth and Jerry DickasonWilliam Diebold and Deborah Freedberg Fund of the TRP

Kathryn Ann Dodge

Dr. and Mrs. Leigh C. DolinNancy DonehowerDr. Marcia DunhamCarol EdelmanKaren L. EllmersAllen and Michelle ErautDean and Alison FreedRoger and Sarah FriedelGerald and Olivia FroebeLeah and Daniel FryeColleen and William GardnerAnita and Michael GarlandDavid GarrettRobert and Jean GeklerElizabeth and Thomas GeweckeStephen Gindling and Catherine Samson

Dennis M. GolikRon and Linda GreenmanAmy GreenstadtBruce GuentherMissy Vaux HallJon M. Hanifi nGail Hare and Robert McIlhattanSusan S. HaringPenny and Marv HarrisonHetherington Fund of The OCFHenry and Sharon HewittMary E. Hirsch and Yoshiaki Shimizu

Janet Hoffman and John HarlandHSI Security Systems, Inc.Susan M. HubbuchRobert and Cecelia HuntingtonIBM Corporation - Matching Grants Program

Dennis and Judy IsaacsonLynn and Scottie JohnsonJoji Kappes and Priscilla LaneDiane Karl and Matthew RiddleSusan Kass and Wayne EnglanderCarol KellyHelen Kennedy and George CarlsonKimberly and Chase KopetzPhillip and Mary KruegerCarla LangUrsula and Charles Le GuinPamela and David LelandKirsten and Christopher LeonardEsther D. LewisKiran LimayeEric and Hollie Lindauer Fund of The OCF

Peter and Sylvia LindmanThomas and Diane MackenzieBarbara and Timothy MahoneyArkady Mak and Chester ChingElaine MaloneMartha MartienMarcia MarvinRobert T. Matheson, M.D.Susan MatthiesLewis McArthurDonald and Melinda McCoyKatherine McDowell and Kenneth Lerner

James and Betty McFarlandBradley and Julie McMurchieLaura S. MeierTom MerchantAugust J. MillerBradley Miller and Susheela JayapalConstance MillerVirgil V. MillerMarjory and Mark MorfordAlice Jane Streitwieser MorganRowan MuirdenNeilsen Family Fund of The Oregon Community Foundation

Robert Nimmo and Linda Jensen

Vailey OehlkeKelly and Peter O’HanleyAndrew OkenAndrew and Polina OlsenPacifi c Power FoundationBarbara and Scott PagePankratz Family Fund - I of The Oregon Community Foundation

Barry Pelzner and Deborah PollackMark and Judy PetermanRobert PickardNancy PitneyShannon PlanchonPolk Family Charitable FundDiane Ponti and Ward GreeneJoy PretcherBarbara RazGeorge D. and Claire RivesGregory and Elizabeth RobillardBrenda J.P. RocklinDale and Owen RodabaughGlenn Rodriguez and Molly KeatingJennifer RoseKathleen and Alan RoseJudith and Laurens RubenBetsy Russell and Dennis SteinmanSusan SaffordLois J. SayreJack and Barbara SchwartzNicholas Sencer and Wendy BergerShaker Square LLCCheri and Patrick SheaThomas and Megan ShipleyBeth SkillernBarbara SloopShauna SmithCandy and Juris SolovjovsSusan M. SongerBill Space and Allen BradyJoe and Patti SpoonerBeverly SteinBurton and Barbara SteinJanet Stein and Chris RauschenbergSusan Sterne and Pete KellersDavid StoutPat and Larry StrausbaughAeylin and Thomas Summers-Hinton

Susan Matlack Jones and AssociatesJohn and Shirley SuttonCharles and Darci SwindellsRussell and Marie TaberKurt and Neisha TandanScott Teitsworth and Deborah Buchanan

William TuckerLaurel and Dayton TurnerRichard U’Ren and Annette JolinThomas VaughanEdythe Vickers and Subhuti Dharmananda

Matthew VranizanAnthony and Mary WawrukiewiczHelen F. WeberPatricia H. WheelerBenjamin and Elaine WhiteleyNola WilkenEdyth WillardJane WilsonPatricia M. WilsonAaron and Jennifer WinesDr. and Mrs. Brian WongBill Wyatt and Merri Souther Wyatt

GIFTS IN HONORIn honor of the Albina Branch staff

Katharine Heath BabadAlyx

Kristin Siess

for your support of our work.Thank youWe are grateful for your belief in the importance of a strong library.

Ruth AndersonMarsha R. Smith

Jake AnnenJohn and Joan Shipley

Renea Arnold and Nell ColburnMarian and Neale Creamer

Nan ArtmanSam Artman

David BaldwinEllen M. Yank

Ann BalzellJoe Marrone and Ann Balzell

Roma Barman’s studentsRoma Barman

Susan Wilson Berg’s birthdayBrian’s Ceramic Specialties, Inc.Joe and Jo-ann BonawitzWilliam and Tina BrownBarbara and Albert BullierWard and Lois CookCharles and Margaret CorganJim and Susan DudleyWilliam DuganDr. Tim and Jill EilersRichard and Joyce GustafsonDoris HuffHon. and Mrs. Robert JonesGail and Bob JosephGarr and Mary Jo KingSusan and Gary LeavertonNorma PaulusDr. Carl and Janice PerkinsRon and Lee RagenWilliam RutherfordDean and Mary Zehrung

Pamela BernardHilde and Michael Levine

Yvonne BiancoJoe Bianco

Phil and Fay BlankBruce Blank

Maria BoboiaPersida and John Drulea

Quinn BonasBrandon Bonas

Mildred L. BoothSally Ann Booth

Stephen, Kimberly and Hannah BownRondi and David Hurlbut

Cay BoyceJudy and Dixon Shaver

Lisa and Kåre Bozzetti-HulténLisa and Magnus Carlsson

Paul BragdonGezina Steele

Kay Bristow’s birthdayMartha and Stanley Zaklan

Ruth Solberg BrockerLori Brocker

Mary BrownNicholas Dale

Professor Richard BrowneJane A. Johnson

Jane BurnsStephana Heitkemper

Lillian and Ben ChinitzRich Schwartz and Francine

ChinitzSuey Q. Chinn

Danny ChinnConstance Clark

Elaine and Edward KempTerry and David Collier

Kimberly and Chase KopetzJustine Comte

Bernadine GilpinGloria Coodley

Marcia CoodleyLemon Curry

John SobolikVirginia Darney and Craig Johnson

Blair DarneyJoel Thomas Davis

Robert W. Davis, Ph.D. & Mary Ann Davis

Annika and Oliver DeazleyJoanne Deazley

Jean DillsBarbara Dills

Dodier familyVirginia Dodier

Jack B. DonovanCarollee Young

Lee and Carol DruckmanJeremy Shinoda

Carl DughiCarolyn C. Dughi

Frank FeltenBurton and Barbara Stein

In honor of her four children Laura Murray

Kay and Wally FritschAnn K. Armstrong

Betty FryLou Ann Tiedemann

Riley and Emery FunsethTodd and Sarah Baran

Sue GilletteDonna Campbell

T. B. GlazebrookRita Jane Glazebrook

Gold Star FamiliesAugust J. Miller

Helen GotkowitzCarrie Gotkowitz

In honor of the great teachersat Grant High School

Kathryn Ann DodgeBlake Graybill

Alana WashingtonSheilagh Griffi n and Alain Millar

Sean Griffi nAnna Grudzien

Joella Werlin and Robert AutreyRay Guggenheim

Janet GuggenheimIn honor of the birth of Nova Hamar’s son

Jamie L. June Merris Sumrall

Victoria HanawaltKathleen and Alan Rose

Victoria Hanawalt and grandson Henry

Harriet and Peter WatsonBarbara Hansen

Carrie WallanDavid W. Hardy

Paula G. CarlsonMercedes Hardy

Mr. and Mrs. Jerry FullerJustin Haskell

Nicole Haskell MartinezAmy and RJ Hayes

Donald J. HayesYvonne Hayes

Ronald and Terri MeaneyMary Heriza

Mary EilersMarian Hermann

Craig and Marilyn HermannDianne Higgens

Michelle and Patrick FranzIn honor of our human capacity to learn

Rosalind DiamondZachary A. Joy

Emily AllenPauline Karafolen

Peter and Teresa DeStefanoMarjorie Kirrie

Rowan MuirdenJennifer Susan Koontz

Virginia and Theodore KoontzVirginia and Ted Koontz

Virginia ShipmanKoota

James WilderPenelope P. Kreinberg

Bob and Penny KreinbergElizabeth Kuchmak

Thomas and Deborah MillerGlenn L. Lambert

Kathryn L. Lambert

Brynne Alexandra LarsenDan and Janet Larsen

Mary O’Malley LaughlinMary N. Laughlin

In honor of the librarians who serve us so wellPatricia Knoll

Rosa Jane Luria-SmithJohn and Joan Shipley

Grandmother LynnLaura Cooper and Jeffrey Thomas

Elisabeth LyonDon and Joanne Barney

Helen V. MageeRobert M. Magee

Edward Albert MaierGeneva A. Maier

Malarkey familyLeith Macfarlane

Evelyn MasonLynn Partin and William Holmes

Ruth and Phil MayerLynn Mayer

100th anniversary of Springbrook Farm and Ellen McClure’s birthday

John and Joan ShipleyMarna McComb

Gordon and Marzenda McCombSusan Lynne McCormick

Carolyn McCormickMary Jane McGoodwin

Marian MartinezBeverly McKinzie

Kenneth and Jeanne ChamberlainHelen McNichol and George Egan

Tim McNichol and Anne EganBetty Meadows

Robert and Joe Ann MeadowsRichard Meeker

Jill and Henry KantorSel and Elizabeth Menor

Maria MenorJanet Mersereau

Mr. and Mrs. J. William LeightonAlice Meyer

Dr. and Mrs. Victor D. MenasheMartha Meyer

Roger J. Meyer, M.D.Grace Milner

J. L. MilnerMilo

Brennan Peterson and Rebecca Hill

Dolores Sandonas MooreRobert and Dolores Moore

Suzanne MoserElizabeth and John Ehrsam

MoseyJulie Joyce

Cynthia Mosser and Ted BoudreauxBarbara Engel

Multnomah County LibraryMaurine CanarskyCharles Stewart

Judi NainigerDave Malcolm

Vailey OehlkeGinnie Cooper and Rick Bauman

Corrine Oishi and Lindley Morton’s fi rst grandchild

John and Joan ShipleyLaurell Olson

Eva M. OlsonGrace Paley

Judith ArcanaIn honor of my parents

Roger WarnerKathleen Anne Payne

Virginia and Theodore KoontzEric Lynn Pengilly

Susan LynnBill Petersen

Signe M. YoungMae Petersen

Signe M. YoungLois Peterson

Brenda J.P. Rocklin

Johnna Pimentel Emery M. Wilson

R. E. PolachekBarbara J. Polachek

Diane Ponti and Ward GreeneJock and Barbara Kimberley

Donna PriebeMadelyn G.P. Hall

Jean Viola ProudfootAndrew Oken

Martha and Robert RappDr. Leslie M. Steed

Jim Richman and Michael WoodTova Peltz

George RickerHarold and Ruth Saltzman

Gail RobinsonShauna Smith

Kathy Rose’s retirementDiane Gumz

Ronan Nathan RudichMerris Sumrall

Martine Sacks in memory of her fatherRuth and Roy CiappiniGrace GuyerCarl and Ellen Nielsen

Margaret SandersJudith Clay

Larry SaundersZella Saunders

Cary SchayeSarah Patterson

Evan P. SchneiderKristin Loebbecke

Richard and Susan SchubertStacey Schubert

Marilyn SchwartzMorton Schwartz

Anthony ScranoAnna Mae Tichy

Joan ShipleyMarianne BuchwalterThe McGeady Family Foundation

Esther ShortJoan Coates

Effi e Comstock SimmonsCarol and Ted Zell

Steven and Scotty SloopBarbara Sloop

Rebecca and Scott Sonniksen’s granddaughter

John and Joan ShipleyElizabeth Anne Stafford

John and Joan ShipleyGinny Stern

H. James RosenbergRuth Louise Stewart

Ann and Michael BecklundMary and Larry Stidham

Holly Mack-KretzlerRobert Stone

Carol StoneJustine M. and Jemé M. Sutton

John and Shirley SuttonTomiko C. Takeuchi

Don Davis and Diane TakeuchiKathleen Yorke Taylor

J. Mary TaylorIn honor of her daughters’ teachers

LeAnne JabsRachel Timmons

Gretchen and Walter TimmonsMary Toepfer

Kristin SiessRoberta Tsuboi

Elisa Dozono and Thomas TurnerRalph Vanderslice, Ph.D.

Carolyn VandersliceJohn J. Walsdorf

William and Jean GoslingBarbara Warner

Maggie HasbrouckHoward Weinstein’s new granddaughter

John and Joan ShipleyCherie Weintraub

Raymond Hogan and Emily Platt

Donald WellsJulie Lawrence and Michael Wells

David WeltmanEmily Weltman and Jake Gamage

Col. Robert L. WiesingerBetty Wiesinger

Richard H. WilburJune Wilbur

Jane WilliamsSara Mease

Homer C. WilsonKaren B. Wilson

Reuben Pike WilsonWallace and Daryl Wilson

Jane WindisaCheri and Patrick Shea

Larry WinthropRebecca Fleischman

Jean WittemyerMelaura Wittemyer and

James GocheeCharles E. Wright

Mr. and Mrs. Stanley W. RhodesEvelyn E. Young

Carolyn A. SelidSusan Youngstrom

Rebecca Youngstrom and Ronald Atwood

GIFTS IN MEMORYBertha R. Albert and Martha Brown

Barbara ColleranKaren Anderegg

William RutherfordElven “Poppie” Anderson

Britt StollerPatricia Appel

Mari HowellsSteve Armitage

Carmen and Jeremy Bernier-Grand

Maureen ColeMarian and Neale CreamerDiane FooteMary GinnaneJamie L. JuneLisa MartinLaura OrrJoyce SjobergElizabeth and Leslie StoesslEricka StorkMerris SumrallNancy TroticKarie L. Trumbo

Betty BaldwinDale Baldwin

Douglas W. BauerCynthia Bauer

Robert BissellJean and Michael Bissell

Maria and Simion BoboiaPersida and John Drulea

Dorothy BoldmanTeri and Jeff Boldman

Clare Whalen CaseyJerome D. Casey

Alvin L. CedrosCraig Cedros and Martha Flotten

Axel Willem Ingraham ChamberlainMary and Spencer DickDenise DohertyMeredith EnosKathleen GrasingLeonoor Ingraham-Swets, Ph.D.

William E. ConnorSonja L. Connor

Dorothy CrowGabriella Donnell

Virginia DanzerGeorgene S. Inaba

Charlie DavisMrs. Charles Davis

Mary Louise DeeneyJ. Michael Deeney

Wyona DenmanSharon Denman

Gordon B. DoddsMrs. Linda S. Dodds

Nancy Lighter DownesHall Downes and Nancy

Downes-Le GuinMary Downey

Norma JohansonFrank Driver

Jean DriverHana Dudley

Mr. and Mrs. William H. BishopRaif John Dupré-Kowalsky

Louise and Richard KowalskyMarilyn Farnsworth

Pamela A. FarnsworthFlippy

Deborah Redman and Donald Whittemore

Micheal FoldenSarah Lapham

Gerda GallusDedre Marriott

Albert and Edith GolikDennis M. Golik

Nancy GoodnerCarol G. Nickachos

Robert GruwellDorothy S. GuthrieWilla and Thomas Holmes

Claire Hahn-McNultyLisa Hahn-McNulty

Lewis HallmarkWinifred M. Hallmark

Gertrude HeuserSouthern New Hampshire Services

Dorothy D. HirschGreg and Carol FlakusMartha Ullman West

Tom HortonMark and Judy Peterman

Lannie HurstSylvia Breed GatesRobert and Cecelia HuntingtonBarbara and Charles RhyneRobert and Margaret WeilEthel Wheatley

Marie JacksonBurton and Barbara Stein

Phyllis “Betty” JacobsEdna PatrickSteven and Katherine Weber

Mary Chambers JonesM. Maggie Rogers

Mickey KeillorKay Bristow

Alice Koehler Paul and Nancy BragdonLeith Macfarlane

Shirley LabinowiczEd Labinowicz

Mary Catherine LambElaine Malone

Jane LammermanPatricia Chandler

Bob LaveyDr. Kenneth and Susan

Wilson Berg

Florence McCaffrey LeiherGregory Leiher

Jean A. LemkeJeffrey D. Sapiro

M.R. Malinow Marta Arias Malinow

Miriam MannMary and Steven Day

Annie Manuel and Leslie StanfordDustin Manuel

Phyllis MartienMartha Martien

Doris McCroskySheryl Fuller and Richard Liebman

Kathleen McLeanJane Glazer

Jean McNuttRohda BingmanSummerplace Variety Players

Betty McVicarMarjorie and Andy Kerr

Ellen Meyer MillerSharon BernsteinKatrina Bulkley and Guy RabnerBeth Englander and

Jon KirshbaumRobin and Jonathan FeuchtwangStefanie Hausman and

David FrostLisa Langer and Dan SiegelJulia and Steven MesulamLauren ScholnickEnie Vaisburd and

Michael Cam Williams, Jr.Mrs. William Murray

Eva M. OlsonDan Nagy

Nancy BestHelen Nahstoll

Anne LindCarol Newman

Helle NathanMary Ann Nichols

Carol EnglehartKatherine Hart

Laurie NielsenMargaret Alldredge

Mary Alice ParrGail Hare and Robert McIlhattan

Gerald PenkHelen Penk

Mary Batson RameyF. Blair BatsonJohn O. Batson III

Karl and Dorothy ReichJane Slayden

Lucille Lehman Schlak ReinikkaLou and John Chapman

Fritz RichmondCynda Herbold

Norman RicklesEva S. Rickles

Lloyd B. RosenfeldRosemarie Rosenfeld

Barbara and Bill SchlauchBoyd Smith

Edna G. SoldatiDr. Joseph Soldati

Dick B SpeightBetty Lou Speight

Louise StaveThomas and Victoria Stave

E. Phil SteinmetzJames and Betty McFarland

James E. SykesShirley A. Sykes

Mary Anne TarterCandy BertelsonLiam and Jodi DooleyRita and Vincent StrobelWilliam and Elaine Upham

John TinkerCatherine Tinker and Paul Musser

Nancy Morse TorpAnne M. BarbeyMary Jane GoethRon and Linda GreenmanWilliam and Deborah MartsonBarbara and James Rogers

Harry TurtledoveMary Anderson

Elizabeth VaughanThomas Vaughan

In memory of the victims of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan

Alan and Gwen ShustermanJoan Betty Vranizan

Matthew VranizanLarry Ward

Carolyn L. RundorffMarcia Weinstein

Molly WeinsteinBeth Wiley

Linda M. WoodOlive N. Wolf

Cynthia and Kirk WigenAaron Allen Wright

Janet WrightAlbert H. Zais

Elliot Zais

GIFTS IN KINDAnnie Bloom’s BooksArt MediaBaker & SpiceThe Bike GalleryClaim Jumper RestaurantsCoffee’s OnDark Horse ComicsDutch Bros. CoffeeEdward and Marilyn EpsteinFamily Fun Center & Bullwinkle’s Restaurant

Finnegan’s Toys & Gifts, Inc.Fred Meyer Stores, Inc.Grand Central Baking CompanyGreat Wolf LodgeGresham Skate WorldHelen Bernhard’s BakeryHollywood BowlHometown BuffetPortland Mall 205

Wilna AndersonDonald J. BarneyJames K. BattanBarbara A. BellMr. and Mrs. William BishopR. Bruce BowersPaul E. BragdonJean M. CaldwellAnn CameronDoris C. CarlsenJudy CarnahanConnie ChristopherSandra A. CoilaGinnie CooperMrs. Carol CrawshawNancy CunninghamJane DanielJonathan DolpLorel DullyGerald and Mary Ann GageDr. and Mrs. Stephen A. GlazerSteve and Lynn HanrahanHenry H. HewittC. Eugene HiehleTheodore and Joan HollingsworthMs. Arlene HolmesPenelope HummelMary Alice HutchinsBrett Hyland and Gwen Farnham Hyland

Helen KenoyerLorna KershawMaynard KesslerJanet S. KinneyColleen LackeyMr. and Mrs. John D. LambLellah Jeannine LawrenceAlan Locklear and Marie ValleroyRobert LuomaKenneth R. Margolis

Doris R. McClureJames McGilvraKirsten and Richard MeneghelloLaura Alis MundtRaymond C. NelsonAndrew and Polina OlsenMary-Margaret and David OlsonMs. Jean Blair O’NeillLaura J. OrrMarianne OttJerrold PackardBeulah ParisiJudy ProctorMs. Patricia ReynoldsRhoda RosenthalMr. and Mrs. Laurens RubenRichard M. RubinBasja SamuelsonBarbara Swanson SandersJon and Barbara SchleuningMs. Shirley M. SchwabeMolly K. SmithJoseph SoldatiWilliam E. SpaceMr. Frank StarrCleone and Alfred StoloffCory StreisingerMerris SumrallChristine E. SwansonRichard and Joan SweeJanice C. ThenellKarie L. TrumboLeona E. TylerMary Ellen WellsJoella WerlinMs. Kate WheatlandMs. Ann Marguerite WilliamsKristin WinslowLinda M. Wood

ELLA SMITH SOCIET YElla Smith’s bequest more than 100 years ago gave Multnomah County Library its

fi rst permanent home: the Stark Street Library. Special thanks to those who are securing

the future of our library by including The Library Foundation in their estate plans.

ESTATE GIFTSHonoring those who remembered The Library Foundation.

Nora Jean Abramovitz Family EstateB. Gail Blomquist Charitable FundEllen Byrnes Irrevocable Living TrustMary Clancy EstateKaren M. Froman Estate

Jo Anne Klaus EstateGerald Lubofsky EstateRobert A. Gruwell EstateDavid Robertson TrustElizabeth Sheedy Trust

Hotel MonacoHOTLIPS PizzaRoss Huffman-KerrJantzen Beach SuperCenterLaserportLearning PalaceLittle Smiles Pediatric DentistryLloyd Center Ice ChaletMio GelatoMiracle Theatre GroupMt. Hood Aquatic CenterMt. Hood LanesMy Masterpiece Art StudioNoah’s New York BagelsNorth Clackamas Aquatic ParkNorthwest Children’s Theaterand School

Oaks Amusement ParkThe Old Spaghetti FactoryOregon Children’s TheatreOregon Coast AquariumOregon Museum of Scienceand Industry

Oregon State FairThe Oregon ZooThe OregonianPapa’s Pizza ParlorPlayDate PDXPortland Children’s MuseumPortland Parks & RecreationPortland State UniversityPortland TimbersPortland Trail BlazersPortland Youth PhilharmonicSaint CupcakePete SchmidtStaccato GelatoPage W. StockwellTargetTriMetVooDoo DoughnutWallace BooksJack WalsdorfWunderland

I N R E M E M B R A N C E

In September, we lost one of our strongest

library champions. Joan Shipley was a founding

trustee, current board member and generous

supporter of our work. She was passionate about

children, reading and all things about our library.

2010-11 Statement of Activities

Support for the Library$1.85 million from The Library Foundation

Expenses *Fundraising costs were 10.6% of dollars raised and 6.7% of dollars spent.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Emily Karr, Chair

Jerry E. Hudson, Vice Chair

Lori B. Flexer, Secretary

Ed Epstein, Treasurer

Kori Allen

Stuart Allen

Eric J. Bergstrom

Craig Cedros

Kristin Collins

Lynn Johnson

Marcia L. Jory

Richelle Luther

Debbie Menashe

Lora Meyer

Vailey Oehlke, Director of Libraries

Greg Palmer

Jean Quinsey

Bruce Samson

Merris Sumrall, Chief Executive Offi cer

T R U S T E E S E M E R I T U S

Paul E. Bragdon

Thomas Vaughan

School-age literacy

St. Johns renovation Literacy, arts and culture

Outreach to seniors

4%1% 3%

OtherEducation and communications

Books1% 4%

12%

32%Program support

20%

1%

Advocacy

23 %Early literacy

8.9 %

General andadministrative

6.7 %Fundraising*

84.4 %Program services

School-age literacy

St. Johns renovation Literacy, arts and culture

Outreach to seniors

4%1% 3%

OtherEducation and communications

Books1% 4%

12%

32%Program support

20%

1%

Advocacy

23 %Early literacy

8.9 %

General andadministrative

6.7 %Fundraising*

84.4 %Program services

The Library Foundation is proud to have helped Multnomah County Library reach 165,000

people with $1.85 million in support last year. With clean audit opinions each year since

our founding in 1995, we were awarded Charity Navigator ’s highest 4-star rating for

organizational efficiency once again.

For the year ending June 30, 2011

Revenues, gains and other supportContributions and grants 1,377,605 In-kind contributions 325,911Interest and dividend income 364,944Net appreciation, investments 1,656,946Net increase, irrevocable planned gifts 37,635 Other 2,941

Total revenues, gains and other support 3,765,982

ExpensesDirect support of Multnomah County Library

Early literacy 418,063

School-age literacy 593,401

Financial literacy and outreach to seniors 53,327

Literacy, arts and culture for adults and families 10,830

Books and materials 70,121

Renovation of St. Johns Library 72,918

Community education and communications 18,566

Library staff development and other 18,126

Total cash and in-kind support 1,255,352

Program support to Multnomah County Library 376,110

Advocacy 217,240

Total program services 1,848,702

General and administrative 194,297

Fundraising 146,727

Total expenses 2,189,726

Change in net assets 1,576,256

Net assets, beginning of year 15,412,960

Net assets, end of year $16,989,216

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Thousands of people turn to our library every day for information, classes, technologyand tools to improve their lives.