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Giving to America's Libraries 

A donation to the American Library Association is a gift to help strengthen public, school, academic and special libraries across the country. Through the generous support of our members and friends, ALA is able to advocate on behalf of libraries and library users, promote literacy and community outreach programs, encourage reading and continuing education in communities across America, and provide scholarships to students preparing to enter the library profession.

We encourage you to become a part of the important role libraries play in our daily lives. Please consider making the most powerful gift you can make, an unrestricted gift. The flexibility of unrestricted gifts enables ALA to respond quickly to unanticipated challenges facing all types of libraries and to act on new opportunities. In addition to unrestricted gifts ALA is seeking support for many specific initiatives that impact not only libraries but communities everywhere.
 
The Campaign for America's Libraries
ALA’s multi-year public awareness and advocacy campaign designed to convey the value of public, school, academic and special libraries as centers for information, learning, literacy and culture at the national, state, and local level.

Cultural Communities Fund

Libraries are often the first place that many people experience live music, poetry, documentary film, dance, art and literature. For Americans without proximity to cultural institutions or the financial means to access cultural events, the free library offers an essential connection to the wider world through the humanities. For that reason, ALA's Cultural Communities Fund (CCF) was established to support diverse and excellent cultural programming in all types of libraries. These programs promote cultural understanding, civic engagement and life-long learning. Through 2008, donations to CCF will be matched by a Challenge Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

ALA Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund
Libraries serve as a cornerstone for their communities, providing support and resources for everyone. To help rebuild these vital institutions, ALA is accepting donations, which will be distributed to the Gulf Coast region devastated by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

Interested donors can make an online credit card donation or download a printable version of our donation form (PDF) and mail a completed copy along with your check, payable to ALA, attention ALA Development Office at 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611.

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The American Library Association affords contributors a range of opportunities to support its mission. To learn more about these opportunities click here.

The American Library Association is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational organization. Contributions to ALA are tax-deductible to the extent provided by law.