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Ensure the library’s tomorrow!

Your gift allows Centre County Library and Historical Museum to continue serving the people of Centre County, Pennsylvania and beyond. We are a free community destination providing books, information, Internet access, and technology resources to preserve our heritage and promote a lifetime of reading and learning. This is true at each of our 4 locations, online, and wherever our librarians provide outreach in the community. Your support makes the fulfillment of this mission a reality.


Thank you to all donors who gave to CCLHM or a library friends organization during Centre Gives!

  • You helped make this our best Centre Gives year ever!

  • Centre County Library & Historical Museum attracted 173 donors, won $750 in cash prizes, and raised $28,360

  • Bellefonte Library Friends attracted 37 donors, won $250 in cash prizes, and raised $2,650

  • Friends of the Holt Memorial Library attracted 36 donors, won $100 in cash prizes, and raised $2,600

  • Partnership for Penns Valley Library Services attracted 28 donors and raised $4325

  • All together CCLHM library supporters raised $39,935 before stretch pool money is awarded!


Corporate Support

Your business can earn Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and/or sponsor specific library programs.

Fundraisers

Centre Gives

Centre Gives is the single largest annual giving event that happens in Centre County, PA. It occurs for 36 hours during the month of May. Centre County Library & Historical Museum participates in this event every year. Visit the Centre Gives website to learn more.

Annual Fund Campaign

Gifts made during the Annual Appeal of Centre County Library & Historical Museum, our largest fundraiser of the year, go towards supporting operating costs for all of our locations each year. During the Annual Fund Campaign of 2024/2025 we raised over $31,000 with the help of supporters like you. Gifts will be used to add hundreds of books, audiobooks and digital resources to our collections, help us keep pace with technology and aid in sharing a love of reading with generations of young children.

Share Your Story

Your generosity inspires others! If you’d like to share the story behind why or how you support the library, please send us an email at testimonials@centrecountylibrary.org. Your story could motivate others to take advantage of the services you care about or encourage them to support the library in new ways!

Other Ways to Give

Give via United Way

Donations to Centre County United Way that are over $100 may be designated to Centre County Library & Historical Museum. Please consider this option when giving to Centre County United Way.


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