Salt Spring Island Public Library sincerely thanks all of our donors and partner organizations who contribute to provide the best service and resources possible to our island community.
Because of your support:
- Teens have a comfortable space in the library to connect, study and create
- A new innovative FabLab/MakerSpace is available so that all can access creative cutting edge technology
- Children can enjoy the new Reading Roost board book shelving and seating unit
- We can maintain our collection and expand collection development in BIPOC, LGBTQIA2S+, Health and Environmental titles
- We have programming for everyone including author talks, poetry open mic, bridge, youth and children’s, and reconciliation programs
- We can provide more digital resources to our patrons
- We will continue to innovate and work toward fulfilling our Strategic Initiatives and our Mission Statement “We build opportunities for everyone to learn, connect and explore”. Read more about our Strategic Plan.
Our Donors and Partners for 2022 – 2023
| Sally and Glen Rycroft Endowment Fund | Vancity Community Foundation – | Quart Family Fund | Vera Algoet |
| Phoebe Andrew | Rita and Marc Archer | Diane Armstrong | |
| Jane Armstrong | Jennifer Barrett | Maryanne Benwood | Lynn Blanche |
| Charles Breth | Seniors Bridge Club | Hannah Brown | Philip and Kumiko Bruecker |
| Nadine Buckinger | Michael Butler | John & Gladys Campbell | Blair Carley |
| Deni Cashin | Romy Chapman | Gary and Margaret Cherneff | Jennifer Coghlan |
| Lynda Cole | Phyllis Coleman | Kathleen Collins | Clayne Conings |
| Mary Lou Cuddy | Don and Arlene Dashwood | Sandra DeAthe | Joan Dickenson |
| Ron Watts and Donna Hall | Sharon Glover and Douglas Wilkins | J.P and R.M. Dupuy | Amelia J Elder |
| Susan Evans | Carole Eyles | Sharon Farquharson | Lindsay Fennell |
| Alexandra Fischer | Toby Fouks | Lynne Fraser | Mary Fraser |
| Barbara Freitas | Dale Genge | Charlotte Goelz | Randy Gray |
| Cristina Green | Hugh & Mary Greenwood | William Griffiths | Mary and Peter Grove |
| Brenda Guiled | Ken and Marian Hargrove | Ron Hawkins | Andrew Heard |
| Frances Hill | Ashley and Wendy Hilliard | Helen Hinchliff | Don Hodgins |
| M. Joy Holland | Marlyn Horsdal | Karen Hudson | Alan or Mary Hughes |
| Regan Hunt | Robyn Huntley | Peter Lamb and Jean Gelwicks | Charles Kahn |
| Elva & David Kellington | Betty Kempling | Jane Kidd | Paula Kiffner |
| John Klein | Philip Lake | Michelle Layard | Catherine Lewis |
| Daryl Logan | Jo-Anna Logan | Christine Lowther | John and Margaret Lowther |
| James and Anne MacAulay | Susan MacLeod | Garry MacPherson | Roger Mah Poy |
| Rosemary Mann | Leanne Marriot | Karen and Frederick Martin | Karen Goad and Martin Hanam |
| Colin Maskell | John Mason | Christine Mauro | Maureen McCaffferty |
| Pauline McCarthy Maughan | Cora McCrea | Celia and Karl Meade | Jeanne- Marie Herman and Michael Ableman |
| Pat Miller | Loretta Minvielle | Diana Mitchell | John Moore |
| Janellen Neil | Terrell Nelson | Thi My Dung Nguyen | Judy Norget |
| Lesley and Peter Nuk | Murray and Judy Nurse | Victoria Olchowecki | Sylvia J Ommanney |
| Wiebke Ortlepp | Patricia Parkes | Douglas Paterson | Susan Paynter |
| Andrew Peat | Jane and Lyle Petch | John Phillips | Claire Pickering |
| Premilla Pillay | Philip Porter | Fred and Nancy Powell | Ian Raffel |
| Nina Raginsky | Margaret Rajala | Craig Robinson | Christine Roome |
| Roberta Ruckle | Susan Russell | Margriet Ruurs | Arleen Sadler |
| Aisia Salo | Morgan Savin | Beryl Scott | Laura Scott |
| Rodney Scotvold | David Secord | Stanley Shapiro | Kristin Shoolbraid |
| Joanne and Jeremy Sibley | Hamish and Tricia Simpson | Gail Sjuberg | Barry & Sheila Spence |
| Gregory Spendjian | Patricia Spiers | Desmond St. Lawrence | Linda Stafford |
| Roberta Starke | Lorrie Storr | Sabine Sweirenga | Donald Taylor |
| Jacqueline Thomas | Melanie Thompson | Ida Marie Threadkell | Barbara Tipton |
| Anthony Tong | Debbi Toole | Andrea Varju | John Wakefield |
| Michael Wall | Joan Watterson | Clive Whitfield | Audrey Wild |
| W. Williams | Michael Winter | Fiona Wolfe-Milner | Susan Wood |
| Ronald Wright | Eileen Wttewaall | Anne Zeller | Gerard and Maureen Zentner |
…and many anonymous donors!
Our Supporting Organizations
- Capital Regional District
- BC Ministry of Municipal Affairs
- IslandLink Library Federation
- Salt Spring Island Foundation
- Philip and Muriel Berman Foundation
- Deux Mille Foundation
- Salt Spring Potters Guild
- Times Colonist Literacy Society
- Canadian Council of Archives – Young Canada Works
- Government of Canada – Canada Summer Jobs
- Service Canada – New Horizons for Seniors
- Courthouse Libraries of BC
- Country Grocer
- SEI Industries
- Suncor
- The Wilding Foundation
A special thanks to all of our volunteers who serve in all areas of the Library operations and our Board of Trustees who serve in Library governance. We wouldn’t be here without you!
Do you need information on how to donate or on how to volunteer?