Use the "Donate" button BELOW to make a tax-deductible donation to the Rotary of Annapolis Foundation LITTLE FREE LIBRARY (LFL)!
Please recognize that your online donation will be net of transaction fees, whereas if you donate by check, it is 100% credited to the indicated cause. The transacation fee will be deducted from your gross donation.
If donating by check, please bring to a regular Rotary meeting or mail to: Rotary Club of Annapolis, PO Box 3175, Annapolis, MD 21403
• 1 in 10 Annapolitans live in poverty (20% of Annapolis City Proper below poverty line)
• 40% (of the 1 in 10) are under 18 years of age
• 61% of low-income families have no books at all in their home for children
• 20% of kids in lower-income families don’t read books over the summer
• 14% of adults in USA (32 million) can not read
• Book readers have a 20% reduction in risk of mortality
• Adolescent exposure to books is an integral part of social practices that foster long-term cognitive competencies spanning literacy, numeracy and ICT skills
Sustainable Project
The project’s sustainability is driven by the involvement of 9 committee members, 16 librarians, funding from concession stand sales, books provided by BIG, Anne Arundel County Public Library, and an annual children's book drive. The project spans 15 locations within City of Annapolis Parks or Housing, 2 locations on County property, and the rest on private properties. The support from Rotarians in various ways further strengthens the project's foundation.
The Importance of the project (quotes)
“We are committed to bringing the joy and power of reading directly into our communities. -- Over time, the LFL Committee will provide Rotary with useful data-driven reports on the usage of the LFLs in Annapolis.”
Dona Rudderow Sturn, LFL Founding Chair
“The LFL project will be a gift in many ways to the Annapolis community. It also presents our club with our first sustainable working relationship with the City of Annapolis. What a wonderful partnership is being forged!”
Rotary Club of Annapolis LFL Founding and Past-President, Carletta Allen
“Bringing Little Free Libraries to communities in collaboration with Annapolis Rotary and the City's Department of Recreation and Parks is a great way to advance literacy across all wards of the City.”
Mayor Gavin Buckley, City of Annapolis
“The Little Free Libraries (LFL) can bring diverse people together for a common objective of reading — in relation to parks and history — and supports the Mayor’s ONE ANNAPOLIS initiative, connecting communities and geographic areas and people; bringing all Anapolitans into the fold. LFL gives access to disadvantaged youth who otherwise would not have access to books.”
Archie Trader, Director Parks & Recs City of Annapolis
c/o The Rotary Club of Parole
24/7 Drop-Off Shed
451 Defense Highway, Annapolis, MD 21401
410-757-2785