Inc. Our donors are building a permanent resource for the Library and helping to create a library of national caliber in our community. The Library's most valuable book, the double elephant folio of John Audubon's Birds of North America, is at the core of the Library's collection, as are the members of the Folio Society. In 1863, The Honorable Matthew P. Deady led other civic leaders in founding Portland's first library. The Stark Street Library. Since that time, many other people have chosen to include The Library Foundation in their estate plans.
Bequests often are the financial base of charitable organizations.
Anyone who loves the Library might consider including it in their will.