Thank You to Our Supporters
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 2020 – 2021
| Agni Clough-Wilson | Alan and Mary Hughes | Alexandra Fischer |
| Alexandra Montgomery | Alice Friedman | Allan Horswill |
| Amelia J Elder | Andrea Varju | Andrew Heard |
| Andrew Peat | Ann Gargett | Anna Ford |
| Anne Saunders | Anthony and Wendy Kennedy | Anthony Bruce |
| Anthony Dixon | Anthony Tong | Antoni Holmes |
| April Wright | Arleen Sadler | Armgard (Nixe) Gerbitz |
| Ashley and Wendy Hilliard | Audrey Wild | Avril Kirby |
| Barbara Freitas | Barbara Haydon | Barbara Tipton |
| Barbara Vanden Bosch | Barry and Sheila Spence | Beryl Scott |
| Betty Kempling | Blair Carley | Brenda Dixon |
| Brenda Guiled | Brian Finnemore | Carol and Jim Helset |
| Carol Evans | Carole Eyles | Catherine Lewis |
| Catherine Newman | Cathy Dubois | Celia and Karl Meade |
| Charles Breth | Charles Kahn | Chelsea Forman |
| Christine Arpita | Christine Roome | Claire Pickering |
| Clayne Conings | Clive Whitfield | Conrad Koke |
| Cora McCrea | Cristina Green | Dale Genge |
| Danny Evanishen | Daryl Logan | David Deephouse and Melissa Hathaway |
| David Hicks | David Norget | David Secord |
| Debbi Toole | Deborah Campbell | Delores Devindisch |
| Denis and Susan Russell | Dennis Tiffin | Desmond St. Lawrence |
| Diana Mitchell | Diane Armstrong | Dolores Bender-Graves |
| Don and Arlene Dashwood | Don Hodgins | Donald Robertson |
| Donald Taylor | Doug Hall | Douglas Paterson |
| Edward Brazier | Eileen Wttewaall | Elaine Clark |
| Eleanor S Ramsey | Elizabeth Burridge | Elna Gravelle |
| Elva & David Kellington | Fiona Wolfe-Milner | |
| Frances Hill | Fred Powell | Gabriel LeBlanc |
| Gary Adams and Katherine Storr | Gary and Margaret Cherneff | Gerard and Maureen Zentner |
| Gillian Campbell | Gina McMahon | Gintare Morie |
| Gregory Spendjian | Gunilla Kay | Hugh and Mary Greenwood |
| Ian MacLeod | Ian and Margaret Monro | Ingrid Korner |
| J. Clark Saunders | J.P and R.M. Dupuy | Jacqueline and James Monger |
| James and Anne MacAulay | Jane and Lyle Petch | Jane Kidd |
| Jane Schweitzer | Janellen Neil | Janet Smith |
| Janice Dickie | Jeanne- Marie Herman and Michael Ableman | Jennifer Coghlan |
| Jennifer Penney | Jessica Wright | Jillian Bartle |
| Jim and Sheri Standen | Jo Logan | Joan Byrne |
| Joan Dickenson | Joan Watterson | Joanne and Jeremy Sibley |
| Johanna Hoskins | John and Gladys Campbell | John and Joyce Prothero |
| John and Margaret Lowther | John and Sylvia Andrews | John Christopher Mason |
| John Howe | John Mason | John Moore |
| John Phillips | John Wakefield | |
| Jose and Barbara Bustillo | Joy Longley | Judy Norget |
| Julia Wagner | June and Philip Mason | Karen and Frederick Martin |
| Karen Goad and Martin Hanam | Karen Hudson | Karen Munro |
| Katharine Atkins | Katherine Page | Katherine Storr |
| Kathleen Collins | Kathleen Maser | Kathy Harris |
| Ken and Marian Hargrove | Kristin Shoolbraid | Kumiko Bruecker |
| Kurt Frost | Laura Paul | Laura Scott |
| Lenka Pochyly | Lesley Nuk | Leslie Brost |
| Linda Brett | Linda Gilkeson | Linda Sangster |
| Linda Stafford | Lindsay Fennell | Loretta Minvielle |
| Lorraine Bell | Lorraine Ziola | Lynn Blanche |
| Lynne Cooper | Lynne Thorburn | M. Joy Holland |
| Marcia Burton | Margaret Benmore | Margaret Hodges |
| Margaret Munk | Margaret Rajala | Margriet Ruurs |
| Marjorie Pearcy | Marlyn Horsdal | Mary Fraser |
| Mary Grove | Mary Lou Cuddy | Mary Richardson |
| Maryanne Benwood | Mathew Good | Melanie Thompson |
| Melynda Okulitch | Meriel Galloway | Merle Box |
| Michael Butler | Michael Wall | Michael Winter |
| Micheline Francine McIninch | Mindy Heppner | Morgan and Jeff Savin |
| Murray and Judy Nurse | N.E. Lefebure | Nadine Buckinger |
| Neil Martin | Nina Raginsky | Nora Layard |
| Pamela Poetker | Pamela Thornley | Patricia Jutras |
| Patricia Massy | Patricia Spiers | Patrick Taylor |
| Paula Kiffner | Pauline McCarthy | Penelope Cavers |
| Peter and Arlene Ommundsen | Peter Freeman | Peter Lamb and Jean Gelwicks |
| Peter Levitt | Philip Lake | Phoebe Andrew |
| Phyllis Coleman | Phyllis Wakelyn | Premilla Pillay |
| Ralph and Caroline Grierson | Regan Hunt | Richard and Lynne York |
| Rita and Marc Archer | Robbyn Scott | Robert Biely |
| Robert Hoskin | Robert Keates | Roberta Ruckle |
| Roberta Starke | Robyn Huntley | Roger Mah Poy |
| Romy Chapman | Ron Hawkins | Ron Watts and Donna Hall |
| Ronald Wood | Ronald Wright | Rosalind Hope |
| Rosemary Mann | Sabine Sweirenga | Sandra DeAthe |
| SF Jones | Sharon Bond | Sharon Callahan |
| Sharon Farquharson | Sharon Glover and Douglas Wilkins | Sheila Stacey |
| Shelagh Bannister | Sheryl Taylor-Munro | Stanley Shapiro |
| Steuart Beattie | Susan Brown | Susan de Burgh |
| Susan Evans | Susan MacLeod | Susan Mouat |
| Susan Paynter | Susan Wood | Sylvia J Ommanney |
| Szakacs Zama | Teresa and Thornton Cass | Thi My Dung Nguyen |
| Toby Fouks | Tracy Teeple | Vera Algoet |
| Victoria Olchowecki | W. Williams | Walter Swing |
| Walter Walsh | Wendy Judith Cutler | Wendy Kaye |
| Wiebke Ortlepp | William and Susan Earle | William Griffiths |
| William Hogg | Sally and Glen Rycroft Endowment Fund | The estate of Willem Adriaan Blom |
| The estate of William James Page Crawford | Vancouver Foundation – The Oliver Fund | Vancity Community Foundation – Quart Family Fund |
…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
- Windsor Plywood
- 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?