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About
the Foundation
The Portsmouth Public Library Foundation
was created in 1963 as a tax exempt public 501(c)(3) foundation to
raise private dollars to enhance the library system's acquisitions, innovations
and special projects beyond the capacity of the normal operating budget
provided by tax dollars from the City of Portsmouth and State of Virginia.
The Foundation intends to develop an endowment fund to help ensure a
perpetual source of funds for enriching the programs of the library
system.
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Programs funded by the Foundation |
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Local History (initiatives such as digitizing photographs, old newspaper articles
& primary documents)
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McMurran Fund (depository for the
Esther Murdaugh Wilson Room)
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Book Memorials (a popular option to honor a loved one/cause)
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