DONATE

WAYS TO HELP THE LIBRARY

It is easy to make an online donation to VGPL using our secure form and your Visa or Master Card. Just click here.

Donate your used books and other materials to the library on the first Saturday of each month from 9:00am until Noon.  We would love to have DVDs, CDs,  Books that are ©2002 or newer, and any children's materials.  Materials we cannot use in the collection are added to our for-sale shelves to help raise money for the library.  Please save us the expense of having to dispose of magazines, textbooks, encyclopedias, law books, technical manuals, licensed software, and homemade videos and tapes.  Unfortunately we cannot use these articles in our collection and are unable to sell them.

Remember VGPL in your will or trust.
  • Leave a Legacy
  • National Committee on Planned Giving

Attend our Annual Ice Cream Social or be an Ice Cream Social sponsor.

Attend our booksale events.

Purchase books and videos from our for-sale shelves.

If you would like to make a special gift, contact our Board Development Chair [ email ] or Barbara Hagood at the library at (505) 466-READ (7323)

Plus the gift of your time is always appreciated.  Visit our Volunteer page to find out more.
 

Donor Bill of Rights
Adopted on January 15, 2008 by Vista Grande Public Library  

Philanthropy is based on voluntary action for the common good. It is a tradition of giving and sharing that is primary to the quality of life. To ensure that philanthropy merits the respect and trust of the general public, and that donors and prospective donors can have full confidence in the nonprofit organizations and causes they are asked to support, we declare that all donors have these rights:

1. To be informed of the organization’s mission, of the way the organization intends to use donated resources, and of its capacity to use donations effectively for their intended purposes.

2. To be informed of the identity of those serving on the organization’s governing board, and to expect the board to exercise prudent judgment in its stewardship responsibilities.

3. To have access to the organization’s most recent financial statements.

4. To be assured their gifts will be used for the purposes for which they were given.

5. To receive appropriate acknowledgment and recognition.

6. To be assured that information about their donation is handled with respect and with confidentiality to the extent provided by law.

7. To expect that all relationships with individuals representing organizations of interest to the donor will be professional in nature.

8. To be informed whether those seeking donations are volunteers, employees of the organization or hired solicitors.

9. To have the opportunity for their names to be deleted from mailing lists that an organization may intend to share.

10. To feel free to ask questions when making a donation and to receive prompt, truthful and forthright answers.