mission & vision

The West Linn Library Foundation promotes appreciation of and support for the West Linn Public Library by raising funds for the Library's collections, programs, and facilities.

Programs & events

foundation board members

Supporting the West Linn Public Library in West Linn, Oregon

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imagination library
The West Linn Library Foundation fundraises for West Linn's participation in the Dolly Parton Imagination Library program. This program is free for children in West Linn. Sign up here!

West Linn Library Foundation

volunteering

From volunteering in the Book Nook, to participating in special events and fundraisers, there are many ways for you to volunteer with the Foundation to show your support for the West Linn Library.

The Foundation fundraises to support the following programs and events:

Capital upgrades

Summer Reading Program

Music in the Stacks

Guest speakers & presenters

Dolly Parton Imagination Library

Book Nook bookstore

Honorary Board Members, Booker, Otto and Whiskey

Holly Grace Jones Fund - Holly Grace Jones loved to read and spent countless hours over the years at the West Linn Library. She was also a devoted member of the Library's Teen Advisory Board. This fund supports the Library's long term capital investments, like the new circulation desk in the kids/teen area of the library.

Dolly Parton Imagination Library - This international program mails a new book every month to kids between the ages of 0-5 who live in West Linn. It costs approximately $25 per child per year to sustain this program that benefits youth literacy.

Programs & Event Fund - The Library Foundation provides funding to the Library for programs like Music in the Stacks, the Summer Reading Program, and guest speakers and performers

Erin Patterson, Chair

Kirsten Wyatt, Vice Chair

Allison Reid, Secretary

Cassie Breeden, Treasurer

Nick Bertram

Anna Bradley

Janet Dalgaard

Doug Erickson

Brant Hunsaker

Tansy LeBlanc

Melanie Nelson

Tim Walker

Representative Jules Walters