Ways to Give
How to Donate
The Hastings Public Library greatly appreciates all the financial support we have received over the years from our dedicated patrons. Every year you show great generosity in helping us serve our shared community.
If you want to support the Hastings Public Library, donations can be made in multiple ways:
- Mail a check to us,
- Or stop by in person with cash or check.
All gifts to the Hastings Public Library are tax deductible to the extent provided by law; consult with your tax professional for assistance.
If you prefer to mail your donation, please send a check payable to "Hastings Public Library" to the Library Director at the address below. Thank you for considering the library’s needs.
Attn: Library Director
Hastings Public Library
227 East State St.
Hastings, MI 49058
269-945-4263
See the Thank You Donors page for information on past projects supported by donations to HPL.
Types of Donations
We are happy to accept donations at any time of year. You can also specify how the donation is to be used, see examples below, or let us find the best use for it. Donate once or make it recurring; it's up to you.
Sponsor an Item
Want to read a book or see a movie, but let the library then make it available to others? Sponsor the purchase of the item, something we call a Share.
When you sponsor a specific item, we will purchase it, place a book plate in it with your name, and give you the first checkout. After that, it will be available for all to enjoy.
Fill out a Share form in person at HPL or use the Pay Pal Donate button above to pay online.
Support the Local History Preservation Project
Interested in supporting our efforts to organize, preserve and digitize local history? Donate to the Local History Preservation Project to help us maintain the collection and make it available both online and to future generations.
Memorial and In Honor Of
We are happy to accept donations to honor a friend or loved one. When donating, you can specify the type(s) of materials you wish us to purchase or specific programs you want to support.
For item purchases, we will include a book plate indicating who the item was purchased for.
Sponsor a Strategy or Program
You can donate to sponsor and support specific library programs and strategies.
- Love the hotspot program and want to help us provide more to the community?
- Want to support literacy through the Summer Reading program?
- Or perhaps you love large print books and want to help us grow the collection.
Speak with the Library Director, Assistant Director or Youth Librarian to discuss your donation and how it can best be used.
Library Endowment
Your investment in the Hastings Public Library Endowment is a lasting legacy to meet the future needs of our library, citizens, and community. The Hastings Public Library endowment is administered through the Barry Community Foundation in the Paul and Rosellen Siegel Fund for the Hastings Public Library.
To make a donation to our endowment fund, go to the Barry Community Foundation.
All gifts to the Hastings Public Library Fund are tax deductible to the extent provided by law.
Sponsor a Leaf
Sponsor a leaf or plaque on the Giving Tree in our Community Room. Memorialize someone permanently on the tree and help the library provide the best services possible. These donations go into the endowment.
Consult with the Library Director for more information.
Book Sales
The Friends of Hastings Public Library hold used book sales 1-2 times annually, plus they maintain a small store with items for sale year-round. Books, DVDs and children's materials are all appreciated.
Large quantity donations are only accepted prior to a published sale; watch this site for dates.
Small quantities of recent titles in very good to new condition can be accepted at any time for the store.
Bequests
The library is grateful for those who recognize the library as a worthy of a bequest gift. If you’d like to help build the long-term financial strength of the Hastings Public Library, your solution may be a charitable bequest. Gifts to the library through your will or trust can support your personal goals of supporting the Library into the future.
Please consult with the Library Director for more information before making any bequests.
Charitable Gift Annuities and Other Trusts
Make a gift and create an annuity income for yourself or a loved one, with the Hastings Public Library as the beneficiary to receive the residual.
Please consult with the Library Director for more information before donating this way.
Life Insurance
Designate the proceeds of an insurance policy to the Hastings Public Library, or transfer ownership of the policy to the Hastings Public Library at a designated date during your lifetime.
Please consult with the Library Director for more information before donating this way.