Schmaling Endowment Fund

The Schmaling Memorial Public Library Endowment is an endowment fund housed with the Quad Cities Community Foundation. The library receives a yearly grant from this endowment that helps the library fund projects and pay for various needs.

In the past 10 years, endowment funds have been used for the following :

  • Circulating materials (books, audiobooks, DVDs, etc)
  • Microfilm scanner
  • Elevator upgrades
  • Window refinishing
  • Improvements to the Children’s Room
  • Technology
  • And more!

By making a donation to the Schmaling Memorial Public Library Endowment, you gift a gift that truly keeps on giving to the library year after year. And now, you can give online through the Quad City Community Foundation’s secure giving portal. Click on the image above or visit the link below:

https://qccf.fcsuite.com/erp/donate/create?funit_id=2219

Biblioboard

Today’s online resource of the day is Biblioboard! This is a FREE ebook and other digital resource project that allows unlimited simultaneous access to anyone who is physically in the state of Illinois! NO LIBRARY CARD REQUIRED. There are currently 3 “libraries” you can use, Inkie.org, RAILS for Schools which includes some great resources for kids, and Biblioboard Open Access. Check it out: https://library.biblioboard.com/modules