Memorial Book Fund Archives - Gardiner Public Library

Special Bookplates at Gardiner Public Library

February 14, 2022May 9, 2015 by Ann Russell, Technology Librarian

Have you ever noticed some of the amazing bookplates in our books? If you haven’t, please take a moment and check inside the front of Gardiner Public Library books. We have what I would consider some pretty special bookplates. Once you begin to notice them, you may wonder who? what? why? and or how? do we get one of these beautiful bookplates? These special bookplates were all created for endowed or memorial funds. This type of fund is set up to celebrate a life, a family event or a professional achievement. To become an endowed fund, the donated funds must …

Memorial Book Funds

February 14, 2022April 4, 2015 by Gardiner Public Library

One of Gardiner Public Library’s long standing memorial funds is the Avis Glidden Ames Fund. Avis Ames was a teacher, bookkeeper and city auditor. She was a member of the DAR and a philanthropist. Upon her death in 1952 she left monies to aid “needy & poor” children in Farmingdale as well as to the local DAR chapter. The bulk of her estate was left to the library to purchase works of a patriotic nature. The interest from this fund has enabled us to purchase many books over the ensuing years. A few recent titles include: Where is Mount Rushmore? …