Honor someone special and help to build the Muhlenberg Community Library collection. Your tax-deductible donation will be used to purchase items for the library. A bookplate showing your name, or dedication in memory of, or in the honor of someone special will be placed in the item.
We cannot accept requests for specific titles.
For more information, please review our Adopt-a-Book form.
The Muhlenberg Community Library Board of Trustees is looking for new members! This is an active board that furthers the mission and raises funds to support the library. Potential board members are welcomed to attend one of the board’s monthly meetings and apply for a 3-year term. Express your interest or get more information by contacting muhlenbergcl@berks.lib.pa.us.
Business Sponsorship Levels
Platinum Sponsorship--$5,000.00 or more
Sponsor’s name displayed in Donation eNewsletter, thanked on Muhlenberg Community Library Facebook page as a featured sponsor (pinned to the top of page for one month) and listed as a library sponsor on the Muhlenberg Community Library website for one year following sponsorship.
Gold Sponsorship--$2,000.00
Sponsor’s name displayed in Donation eNewsletter, thanked on Muhlenberg Community Library Facebook page as a featured sponsor (pinned to the top of page for one month).
Silver Sponsorship--$1,000.00
Sponsor’s name displayed in Donation eNewsletter, thanked on Muhlenberg Community Library Facebook page.
Bronze Sponsorship--$500.00
Sponsor’s name displayed in Donation eNewsletter.
The Muhlenberg Community Library welcomes support from businesses. To that end, the Muhlenberg Community Library has applied and been approved for the Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program (EITC). The EITC designation gives tax credits to eligible businesses contributing to the Muhlenberg Community Library, an "Educational Improvement Organization", equal to 75% of its contribution up to a maximum of $300,000 per taxable year; and can be increased to 90% of the contribution, if the business agrees to provide same amount for two consecutive tax years. For more details click on the link above.
You can shop for the library right now by going to our Wish List page on our website or go to our Amazon Wish List account. Browse through the items we need and have them shipped to the Muhlenberg Community Library or drop them off at the front desk.
You can also use your credit card to make a tax-deductible donation to the Muhlenberg Community Library through JustGiving.com. A tax receipt will be emailed to you from JustGiving.com.
Make a lasting gift to support the library's mission to meet the educational, informational, and recreational needs of the community. Bequests can be made in the form of cash or property, or a percentage of the remainder of an estate.
The following language is one way to make bequests to the Muhlenberg Community Library:
I hereby give, devise and bequeath to the Trustees of the Muhlenberg Community Library, a nonprofit corporation, organized and operating under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sum of [$___ OR the rest, residue and remainder of my estate] to be used for the general purposes of the Muhlenberg Community Library or for [a particular program of your choosing].
We would welcome the opportunity to discuss your gift.
Apply for a Redner's Reward card at the office of your Redner's and use this card every time you shop. This card will automatically calculate and print a total of non-excluded items at the bottom of the tape. Then drop the entire Redner's receipt off at Muhlenberg Community Library. Muhlenberg Community Library will receive 1% of the totals from your receipts. Please take advantage of Redner's offer to support the library.
The Muhlenberg Community Library sends out a contribution letter twice a year to a limited number of supporters. If you have been missed and wish to donate, please contact the library at (610)929-0589, and we will mail a contribution letter to you.
Muhlenberg Community Library can always use donations of water bottles, juice boxes, and individually, pre-packaged snacks, such as chips, pretzels, crackers, granola bars, and cookies. Snacks are given out to attendees of our story times and teen programs.
Donations can be brought into the library anytime we are open: Monday - Thursday, 10 AM-8 PM and Saturday, 9 AM-4 PM. Thank you!
Volunteers may find many ways to help the library, from keeping shelves orderly, to fundraising, to entering information into databases. If you are interested in giving some time to the library, please complete the Volunteer Application Form and forward it to the library.
