Tolland Public Library Foundation Inc

Programs

1. Funded the manufacture and installation of a Legacy Wall in the library to recognize past, present and future donors to the Tolland Public Library Foundation

   $18,000 spent
   34% of program spending

2. The Foundation continues to be the sole funding source for Hoopla, a popular streaming service for e-books and other digital material available to all library patrons

   $12,000 spent
   23% of program spending

3. Renewed the Swank Movie License, allowing the library to offer viewing of current movies on site to all patrons Renewed a premium Zoom license for the library in response to the need to offer virtual and hybrid meetings The Foundation also allocates resources to administrative functions that are vital to its role of providing generous funding to the library for many years to come- Maintain the Foundations website with the ability to make donations online, updated current content, and posted updated to social media. Continued to stay up-to-date and virus-free with our website software. Continued efforts to increase awareness of the Foundation and the material and programming it provides to the library. The Foundation website (www.TollandPublic LibraryFoundation.org) and our Facebook page are currently used for this purpose. Updated tri-fold brochures are provided to all new patrons explaining the role of the Foundation. The Foundation is planning to participate in the upcoming HarvestFest, Saturday, October 11, and hold a Kindle drawing for the public Maintain our database of Foundation donors. The board continues publicity to raise awareness of the Foundation

   $8,271 spent
   16% of program spending

4. Renewed databases and online subscriptions: Ancestry.com, JobNow, LIB Call registration service

   $2,878 spent
   5% of program spending

5. Patapas memorial bench at entrance of library

   $2,000 spent
   4% of program spending

6. Renewed annual subscription to the Library Speakers Consortium. This service provides all patrons remote access to a wide variety of author discussions and other virtual programming

   $2,000 spent
   4% of program spending

7. Purchased for the Library: Cornhole set and carrying bag Whiteboards and markers Holds bookshelf Cooking for adults program Paint-a-Pet program for adults Needle felting class for teens

   $1,530 spent
   3% of program spending

8. Purchased a gift book for each library staff member to show our appreciation to them during National Library Week Extra padding for child safety in the childrens program room Forest Park Zoo Wildlife on Wheels and Ryan San Angelo summer programs DVD cleaning machine

   $1,365 spent
   3% of program spending

9. Various shows and activities: K-5 yoga Toy bin and shelf organizer Ravioli making program Puppet show for Take your Child to the Library Day

   $995 spent
   2% of program spending

10. Renewed subscription to Universal Class, an online continuing education service, offering patrons over five hundred courses in business, health, test preparation, computer training, homeschooling and many other areas of interest

    $800 spent
    2% of program spending

11. Funded indoor play items to give toddlers a physical outlet with their families on rainy and winter days

    $600 spent
    1% of program spending

12. Provided new laptop for the reference librarian

    $600 spent
    1% of program spending

13. We are anticipating the fifteenth season of the popular Eaton-Dimock-King Author series with popular author Sportswriter Dom Amore, who recently co-authored a book with Jim Calhoun called, More Than a Game: How the UConn Dynasty Was Built on a Culture of Caring. The book looks at Calhouns relationships with a number of former UConn mens basketball players. We will host Dom on October 20

    $500 spent
    1% of program spending

14. Added an additional mobile hotspot (now currently 3 available for lending) for 1 year for the library, available to lend to patrons who may not have the necessary internet connectivity at home

    $500 spent
    1% of program spending

15. Cannoli-making event for adults put on by My Connecticut Productions

    $375 spent
    1% of program spending

16. Felting program with fiber artist Angelina Feury

    $285 spent
    1% of program spending

17. Funded a library staff members attendance at the Connecticut Library Associations annual conference

    $230 spent
    0% of program spending

18. Funded an educational egg hatching program that brought hundreds of visitors to the library, many for the first time

    $225 spent
    0% of program spending

The 18 programs described on its FY2025 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $53,154.