WELCOME TO STOCKTON SPRINGS COMMUNITY LIBRARY
Providing a welcoming atmosphere to encourage reading for pleasure, lifelong learning, and a sense of community.
SSCL appreciates your tax-deductible donations to support our mission.
FUNDING
Stockton Springs Community Library Endowment Fund
​SSCL kicked off its first Endowment Fund Drive on November 1, 2013. SSCL Library’s patrons and friends have continued to contribute generously and it was announced in the Spring of 2015 that the library had raised enough money to create an endowment fund at the Maine Community Foundation.
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The Maine Community Foundation has been partnering with donors and nonprofits to build strong communities in Maine since 1983. More information about the community foundation can be found at www.mainecf.org or by calling 1-877-700-6800.
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Individuals may contribute directly to the Stockton Springs Community Library fund at the Maine Community Foundation. Individuals are also encouraged to consider the library in their estate planning, and you may also donate to the SSCL endowment fund in memory of a loved one.
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If you wish to discuss making a donation or bequest directly to the SSCL Endowment Fund, or are interested in knowing more about the library’s plans for the future, please call the library at 207-567-4147 or email us at stocktonstaff@stocktonsprings.lib.me.us and one of our Directors or Trustees will be happy to contact you.
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Basil's Bottles for Books
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Since its inception, the library's largest funding source, aside from the Town of Stockton Springs' annual contribution and various grants, has been the Bottles for Books campaign. Bottles for Books raises about $9,000 every year to buy library materials. Refundable bottles and cans are collected in the wagon in front of the library.
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Volunteers return the refundables to the Mt. Bottles Redemption Center in Searsport, Maine, and the cash is used to purchase materials. Donors can also take their refundables directly to Mt. Bottles at 65 Mt. Ephraim Road and ask for them to be donated to the Stockton Springs Community Library account. Stockton Springs Community Library’s Bottles for Books Drive was recently highlighted in the Natural Resources Council of Maine’s Product Stewardship publication.​​
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Local Assistance
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We are thankful that Stockton Springs residents have voted each year to give the Library a donation that helps cover some of the library’s operating expenses. The rest of the operating budget and funding for the future come from community involvement, grant writing, and volunteer fundraising efforts.
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With the exception of the part-time Library Director, every person working at the library is an unpaid volunteer, board director and/or trustee. We thank everyone who has donated their time, talents, and money.
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