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A Naming Opportunity* presents a unique chance for individuals, families, and businesses to help write the next chapter in the history of the Sharon Public Library. Become a part of the Library’s legacy for generations to come with a Naming Opportunity level gift. Click here for a printable version of this information.

Purple Designates Reserved Namings

The value assigned to each item is based on visibility or functional importance and may not reflect the actual cost.  For gifts of the following amounts, donors will be recognized for their contributions:

$350,000 Community Room B – medium room (B & A can be opened into one large community room)
$150,000 Community Room A – small room
$100,000 Adult Fiction Area
Adult Nonfiction Area
Local History Room 
Entrance Vestibule
$75,000 Reading Room 
Business Pod/Small Meeting Room
Large Meeting Room/English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Room  
Elevator
  $50,000 Children’s Activity Room
Circulation Desk 
Piano
Teen/Tween Fiction Area
Teen/Tween Nonfiction/Biography Area
Administrative Offices
$35,000 Adult Media Area
Adult New Materials Area
Large Print Area
Young Adult Fiction Area
Young Adult Nonfiction/Biography Area
$30,000 First Floor Under Stair Area
$25,000 Assistive Technology Study Room for Sight- and Hearing-Challenged
Reference Office/Area
Quiet Study Room (5)    1  Reserved   
$20,000 Community Room Kitchenette
Youth Services Office
$15,000 Children’s Picture Book Area
Career and College Guide Area 
Travel Guide Area
Media Lab – A place to create video and audio productions using specialized computer software, audio and video equipment
$10,000 Technology Hub 
Innovation Center/Maker Space
AV/Storage Room – Within Community Room B
Mural  
Drop Box
Deborah Sampson Garden
$5,000

Easy Reader Area 
Board Book Area
Children’s Audio Area
Children’s Video Area
Teen/Tween Graphic Novel Area
Copy Zone
Self-Service Check-Out
Self-Service Holds
Children’s Story Time Area 
Circulation Office

$2,500 Tables with Comfy Chairs for 2/4 People  – 1 Reserved
Lectern (2)
$1,500 Computers (25)**
$1,000 “1,000 for $1,000” Donor Plaque***
Bike Rack

Outdoor Benches (3)  –  3 (all) Reserved
$500 Community Room Tables/Chairs** – 5 Reserved
Children’s Interactive Media** – puzzles, kits, toys, play table, etc. –  1 Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plaque Guidelines

Contracts are required for Namings valued at $5,000 and above.  Namings below $5,000 require either an email, or a completed online or paper pledge form with agreed upon plaque wording.  The number of plaque characters is limited.

Namings below $5,000, with the exception of the “1,000 for $1,000” Naming, have plaques limited to:  “Gift of….”, “In honor of…”, “In memory of…”, or simply a Name as described below.

  1. Single name (John George Doe, III)
  2. Several first names, within reason (John, Mary, and George Doe) 
  3. Business or organization name (ABC Company)
  4. More than one full name, within reason (John Doe and Mary Apple)
  5. Family Name (Doe Family)

“1,000 for $1,000” plaque entries are limited to the five Name options listed above. 

Name Plate at Westwood Public Library

*Proposed names are subject to Board of Library Trustee approval.
**This opportunity will be noted on an add-a-name type plaque on a nearby wall.  Individual items cannot be reserved or named.
***Campaign for 1,000 families, individuals, businesses, or organization to donate $1,000 (or more). Donors will be listed on a plaque prominently displayed at the library.