2019Friday, November 1, 2019

Sponsorship Opportunities

JOIN US FOR THE 27TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF LEARNINGOn November 1, Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation will host the 27th annual Celebration of Learning. A highlight of the city’s cultural calendar, this celebrated event brings together supporters of the library’s commitment to delivering world-class, 21st century libraries across Franklin County. On behalf of the Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation Board and the 2019 Host Committee, we invite you to become a sponsor of Celebration of Learning. This year’s event will feature New York Times bestselling author, Candice Millard, whose acclaimed works center around the obscured histories of celebrated political heroes such as Theodore Roosevelt, James Garfield and Winston Churchill. The recipient of several prominent literary awards, Millard has Ohio roots, having grown up in the town of Lexington, Ohio. We are excited to welcome her to Main Library this year. This annual event also features the presentation of the Julian Sinclair Smith Award to a member of the central Ohio community who exemplifies the spirit of lifelong learning and service to others. It is an opportunity to honor someone who has dedicated themselves to improving the cultural assests and success of our community. Recent honorees include Barbara and Al Siemer, Robert J. Weiler, Sr. and Donna and Larry James. The 2019 Celebration of Learning will be a memorable event with delicious food provided by Lindey’s and great conversation among like-minded friends striving to make central Ohio a thriving community where wisdom prevails. We hope you will join the list of generous corporate and philanthropic partners who help make this event possible. We look forward to seeing you on Friday, November 1, at Main Library!

DeeDee Glimcher Co-Chair, 2019 Celebration of Learning

John Behal Co-Chair, 2019 Celebration of Learning

Lauren Bonfield

Barbara Brandt

Darci Congrove

Sue Cooper

Melanie DeAscentis

Barbara Derrow

Sandy Doyle-Ahern

Marjorie Duffy

Diane Garland

Mary Jo Green

Charlotte Kessler

Gale V. King

Patrick King

Wayne Lawson

Trip Lazarus

Vicki Linville

Victoria Losinski

Jennifer McNally

Antoinette Mongillo

Shannon Morgan

Cindy Rasmussen

Lynne Redgrave

Corde Westwater Robinson

Renée Shumate

Barbara Siemer

Sheila Smith

Benita Smoot

Catherine Strauss

Hope Wolman

Edward Yen

Ellen Yen

List as of May 15, 2019

CELEBRATION OF LEARNING HOST COMMITTEE

Stephen Smith, President

Barbara Derrow, Vice President

Jordan Miller, Treasurer

Charles Fraas, Secretary

Jeffrey Lyttle, Past President

Adam Brandt

Bob Carroll, FOL Board Representative

Katie Chatas, CML Board Representative

Melanie DeAscentis

Tim Faber

DeeDee Glimcher

Patrick Losinski, Ex-Officio

Jennifer Massanova

Kevin Reeves, CML Board Representative

Bill Remias

Corde Westwater Robinson

Renée Shumate

Barbara Siemer

Ryan Swincicki

COLUMBUS METROPOLITAN LIBRARY FOUNDATION BOARD

AN EVENING WITH AUTHOR

CANDICE MILLARDCandice Millard is the author of three books, each of which was

a New York Times bestseller and named a best book of the year

by several publications, including the New York Times and the

Washington Post.

She is the recipient of the 2017 BIO Award. Her first book, The River

of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey, was a Barnes &

Noble Discover Great New Writers selection and a Book Sense Pick,

won the William Rockhill Nelson Award and was a finalist for the

Quill Awards. It has been printed in Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese

and Korean, as well as a British edition.

Millard’s second book, Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness,

Medicine & the Murder of a President, won the Edgar Award for Best

Fact Crime, the PEN Center USA award for Research Nonfiction, the

One Book-One Lincoln Award, the Ohioana Award and the Kansas

Notable Book Award.

Her most recent book, Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring

Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill, was an Indie Next pick,

a top ten critics pick by The New York Times and named Amazon’s

number one history book of 2016.

Millard’s work has also appeared in The New York Times Book

Review, Washington Post Book World, the Guardian, National

Geographic and Time magazine. She lives in Kansas City with her

husband and three children.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 at Main Library

6:00 p.m.Cocktail Reception

7:15 p.m.Program

8:30 p.m.Dinner

9:00 p.m.Book Signing

11:00 p.m.Event Ends

Candice Millard

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YOUR CELEBRATION OF LEARNING DOLLARS MAKE A DIFFERENCE

CELEBRATE LEARNING WITH US

BUILDING 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIES

Teen Read Week reaches more than 1,000 middle and high school

students at Columbus Metropolitan Library locations throughout our

system during the nationally recognized week of October 7-13. This

year’s Teen Read Week will feature a panel of three award-winning

writers: e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, Mindy McGinnis and Justin A. Reynolds.

These Young Adult authors represent a diverse range in voices both in their

personal histories and in their works. Your generous support contributes

to helping teens across central Ohio broaden their imaginations.

Now more than ever, the library is focused on the swiftly evolving needs of the half a million

people who access its resources each year. In 2013, CML embarked on its 10-location aspirational

building program. Since then, the library has rebuilt or renovated the Driving Park, Hilliard, Martin

Luther King, Northern Lights, Northside, Parsons, Shepard and Whitehall branches, as well as made

transformational changes to the Main Library. With its opening on June 6, 2019, the new Dublin

Branch completes Phase I of the aspirational building program.

Across the board, CML’s new libraries have seen dramatic increases in customer use compared

to former buildings, and the impact of these locations has exceeded expectations. The success

of the new buildings has prompted us to look ahead to additional building and community needs

throughout our service areas. The branches identified for Phase II of the aspirational building

program are: Karl Road, Hilltop, Reynoldsburg and Gahanna.

Your sponsorship not only makes this special evening possible, it also underwrites Teen Read Week and the library’s greatest needs and highest priorities.

Gold Sponsors and above receive additional recognition on:

• Emails that feature Teen Read Week, reaching over 230,000 cardholders.

• Teen Read Week promotional materials, making over 400,000 impressions on visitors in

Columbus Metropolitan Library locations.

• Teen Read Week press release distributed to local media partners.

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BakerHostetler

Big Lots Foundation

Columbia Gas of Ohio

Friends of the Columbus Metropolitan Library

Huntington

L Brands Foundation

Lifestyle Communities

Lindey’s Catering

OCLC

The Ohio State University

Turner Construction

Vital Companies

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

GOLD

Battelle

Nationwide

PRESENTINGAmerican Electric Power Foundation

Safelite AutoGlass Siemer Family Foundation

PLATINUM

ABC 6/FOX 28/CW Columbus

Baker & Taylor

Bricker & Eckler LLP

COTA

Crane Group

Easton Community Foundation

Express

Greif

Heidelberg Distributing Co.

Ice Miller

Ingram-White Castle Foundation

Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter

Kephart Fisher LLC

KeyBank

Lasting Impressions Event Rental

Live! Technologies, LLC

Motorist Insurance Group

PNC

The Robert Weiler Company

Stifel Public Finance/ Private Client-Easton

Thompson Hine LLP

TS Tech Americas

WBNS 10TV

SILVER

Abercrombie & Fitch

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield

Buckeye Interactive

Columbus Partnership

Columbus State Community College

Corna Kokosing

Crabbe, Brown & James LLP

Deloitte

DesignGroup

DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse

Dupler Office

EMH&T

Fifth Third Bank

Fox Foundation

Fullen Financial Group

GBQ Partners

Honda

IGS Energy

Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams

Jonathan Barnes Architecture and Design

Jones Day

M/I Homes Foundation

NAI Ohio Equities

NBBJ

NetJets, Inc.

New Albany Community Foundation

OhioHealth

Piada Italian Street Food

Porter Wright Morris

& Arthur LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers

The New Albany Company

Timeless Skin Solutions

Tri-W Group

UnitedHealthCare of Ohio

Westwater Company

Worthington Industries

Xtek Partners

BRONZE

CELEBRATING OUR 2018EVENT SPONSORS

For more information or to make your gift today, please visit foundation.columbuslibrary.org or call us at 614.849.1341.

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SELECT YOUR SPONSORSHIP LEVEL

Presenting sponsorships are a category exclusive opportunity for the first committed sponsors. Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation is a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization: EIN: 31-1692775. The benefit portion of each sponsorship level is $70 per registration; the remainder of your gift may be tax-deductible.

BENEFITS PRESENTING$50,000

PLATINUM$25,000

GOLD$10,000

SILVER$5,000

BRONZE$2,500

Speaking role during keynote

Premier seats for keynote

Concierge service with premier seating

during dinner

Profile recognition on website

Verbal recognition during keynote

Logo recognition as part of keynote décor

Social media call-out

Recognition on Teen Read Week

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Recognition on slideshow

during keynoteColor Logo Color Logo

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Logo recognition on reception banners

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Recognition on website, invitation and program

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