HOW YOUR DONATIONS ARE USED

Government funding pays only a portion of the Library's operating expenses. We depend on support from generous individuals like you to help keep our books, classes, and resources FREE for all Leonians. As ever, we are grateful for your continual support.

 

Here is how your donations made a difference for the Leonia Public Library in 2023!

  • Funding for all library programming, which saw over 8,300 total attendants in 2023

  • Additional funding for our Summer Reading activities, which expanded with nearly 500 participants and over 430,000 logged minutes of reading

  • Expansion of our ESL courses, which meets twice per week with instructor Ann Sayari

  • Acquisition of our new book truck unit in the children’s room

  • Continued efforts to preserve our Local History collection, and provide digital access via Past Perfect

  • Continued funding of our Museum Pass programs, including passes for the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim

  • Addition of 2 mobile WiFi hotspots (7 overall!) & other STEAM lending materials

You can donate online today with your PayPal account or via credit card on the link below

Thank you to our 2024 donors!

We at the Leonia Public Library deeply appreciate the incredibly generous groups and individuals who have given their support to the mission and cause of the Leonia Public Library. Thanks to your generosity, the library is able to expand in our mission to act as a gateway to knowledge, information, and community. The Leonia Public Library, and your entire community, owes you the deepest of thank yous!

 

Fellows

($2,500+)

  • Kulite

  • Anonymous Donors (1)

Founders

($1,000 - $ 2,499)

  • Anonymous Donors (1)

  • Susanna Bergtold

  • Community Chest of Leonia

  • The Ciancia Foundation

  • In Memory of Jeff McCartney

LEADERS

($500 - $999)

  • PNC Bank - Leonia

  • NVE Bank - Leonia

  • Anonymous Donors ()

  • Paul Blurton

  • Ichia Chou

  • Mohammed Riza

  • Andrew Levi

  • Joe Choi

  • The Borghi Family

  • Carolyn Sobering

  • Betty and Frank Carillo

  • Ruth Swinney

  • Andrew Choi & Susie Kim

Benefactors

($100 - $499)

  • Manor Liquors

  • Pelicana Chicken

  • Dante’s

  • Fontana Trattoria

  • Sedona Taphouse - Cliffside Park

  • Cafe Leo

  • Balthazar’s Bakery

  • Leonia Pharmacy

  • Gallery Episode

  • Leonia Wine and Spirit

  • Palisades Park Bakery

  • Jerry’s Gourmet Deli

  • Tru Acupuncture & Herbs Clinic - Fort Lee

  • Anonymous Donors (4)

  • Philip Choi

  • Raluca Coyle

  • Ronald and Suzanne Pancrazzi

  • Nancy Pivovarnik

  • Arlene Paskalian

  • Beth Robin

  • Carolee Carmello

  • Colleen Mullen and Thomas Rebich

  • Drs. Contreras

  • Gregg Edelman

  • Greg, Lauren, and Ruthie Apgar

  • Iris Coleman

  • Judy Coyle

  • Kate Clark and Richard Frankel

  • Kevin He and Michelle Ross

  • Mark Brown

  • Melanie Carp

  • Patricia Gutter

  • Rosemary McMahon

  • Sally Ko

  • Soo-Kyung Chung

  • Susan Seyffarth

  • Wendy Orlansky

  • Helene Schwartz

  • Jennifer Richards

  • Suzie Park

  • Dolores Salzig

  • Marisa Mesropian and Scott Fisher

  • Suzanne Dickerson Davis

  • The Pecht Family

  • Laura and Joseph Fratello

  • The Jonson Family

  • Catherine Al - Askari

  • Phil Salvatore

  • Brenna Mahoney

  • Claire Heimark

  • Reina and Charles Lightdale

  • Carla Healy

  • Evelyn & Carl Lee Suiter

  • Arthur and Ena Scrivani Jr.

Patrons

($25 - $99)

  • Anonymous Donors (10)

  • Reina Lightdale

  • Allen Feltman

  • Barbara Mallow

  • Deirdre O' Mara

  • Earl Kim

  • Erin Bresciani

  • Frank and Marie Carbone

  • Gail and Stephen Hutnik

  • Gregory and Mary Martire

  • Gregory Aynedjian

  • Hepperle Family

  • Jeanne Aimone

  • Joel Layman

  • Judith Pinto

  • Karen Poretzky

  • Linda and Timothy Green

  • Mr. and Mrs. Danish

  • North Peterson

  • Obstbaum Family

  • Reverend Mariano Gargiulo and Mr. William A. Borrelli

  • Shankar Ramakrishnan

  • Sherry Firestein

  • Stephanie Smirnov

  • Stephen and Gloria Arlak

  • The Muirs

  • The Virgin Family

  • Hazel Brana-Leon

  • Hassan Taylor

  • Susan Riordan

  • Diane Lembo

  • Julie Marx

  • Sydney-Ann Stern

  • Sharon Wynne

  • Mr. and Mrs. R. Alicchio

  • Tek M and Lily Chen

  • Gudrun Grywatsch

  • Erica Blumenfeld

  • Antonio Cirino

  • Ann Brown

  • Shankar Ramakrishnan

  • Tara Dalton

  • Mathew Brown

  • Joseph Bevacqua

  • Min S Chang

  • Bradley S & Noreen C. Wilds

  • Meena Shah Family Charitable Foundation

  • Marilyn C Coyne

  • Lucy Galland

  • John Fotos

Sponsors

(Under $25)

  • Anonymous Donors (1)

  • D. Arabella

  • Susan Ratti

  • Jessica and Armando Casillas

  • Mehmet Kaya

  • James and Catherine Treacy

  • Barbara A Gallone

OTHER WAYS TO DONATE

Leonia Library Gift Donation Forms

The Leonia Public Library's Memorial/Gift Fund is a wonderful way to honor a friend or loved one. Donated books or audiovisual items will be used and enjoyed by Library patrons for years to come. This is a special way of remembering or honoring someone dear.

The Leonia Public Library will accept gift donation forms at the Circulation Desk, or you may print out the donation form and mail it in with your gift to:

Leonia Public Library
227 Fort Lee Road
Leonia, NJ 07605

We will acknowledge receipt of your gift and notify the family. A gift plate will be placed on the item with an appropriate and agreed upon message.

PLANNED GIVING

Leave a legacy by supporting the Library via bequests, charitable IRA distributions, gifts from your estate and will, and more. Provide free and open access to education and opportunity for generations to come.

Gift donations Are Perfect For... 

  • Memorials 

  • Birthdays 

  • The Person Who Has Everything 

  • Graduations 

  • Holidays 

  • Book Lovers 

  • Friends Who Are Moving Away 

  • Anniversaries 

  • Thank You's

Fill out our Gift Donation Form below:

If you have any questions, please email our director, michelle malone, at malone@leonia.bccls.org or call 201-592-5770.