Next Library Foundation meeting -- Tues. October 20, 2026 at 1:00 p.m.
at the Moorcroft Branch Library, Moorcroft, WY
at the Moorcroft Branch Library, Moorcroft, WY
The Crook County Library Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation dedicated to "encourage and administer donations, memorials and endowments for library buildings, programs and specific needs of the public libraries in Crook County."
Our Crook County libraries continue to be blessed by the generosity of our patrons and friends! In the past, we have received donations for books/audiobooks, magazine subscriptions, ILL costs, improvements to our three libraries and children’s programming.
Our endowment funds are required by law to be invested in perpetuity and only the investment income may be used. In order to protect those endowment funds from the vagaries of the stock market, the Foundation Board voted to require a "cushion" of 21 percent of the endowed funds be in place before any dispersal of endowment income. The yearly disbursement is earmarked for building projects, books, shelving, equipment and programming.
The majority of the Foundation funds are earmarked for our individual libraries. Would you please consider making a contribution to the Crook County Library Foundation which is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization? Your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Thank you for contributing to the future of our libraries!
Our endowment funds are required by law to be invested in perpetuity and only the investment income may be used. In order to protect those endowment funds from the vagaries of the stock market, the Foundation Board voted to require a "cushion" of 21 percent of the endowed funds be in place before any dispersal of endowment income. The yearly disbursement is earmarked for building projects, books, shelving, equipment and programming.
The majority of the Foundation funds are earmarked for our individual libraries. Would you please consider making a contribution to the Crook County Library Foundation which is a 501 (c)(3) charitable organization? Your donation is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.
Thank you for contributing to the future of our libraries!
Kay McKim -- retired member Jane Wilkerson -- Member Whitney Butler - Secretary Sarah Barton -- Vice President Sarah Rogers -- President Jinx Hilty -- Treasurer Library Board Liaison -- rotates Meeting dates/locations
July 14, 2026 -- Sundance October 20, 2026 -- Moorcroft January 19, 2027 -- Hulett April 20, 2027 -- Sundance |
The Library Foundation uses private donations and memorials to supplement the basic services provided through county funding. They add the "extras" that make our libraries so special! Your gifts can be earmarked in several different ways:
Wyoming Libraries Endowment Challenge
Thanks to the Wyoming Libraries Endowment Challenge, our Foundation has a permanent endowment, for the benefit of our county libraries. In March 2008, the Wyoming State Legislature passed the Wyoming Library Endowment Challenge. For every dollar that our Crook County Library Foundation raised, the state legislature matched it 3-to-1. These endowment funds are required by law to be invested for perpetuity -- the principal amount can never be touched, only the interest can be used to benefit the Library, an investment into the uncertain future. |
The Sundance StoryWalk funded by the Crook County Library Foundation and the Wyoming Community Foundation
l to r: Foundation President Kay McKim, Library Director Bonnie Stahla, Foundation Treasurer Jinx Hilty, Foundation Secretary Jane Wilkerson, Retired Library Director Jill Mackey, Sundance Branch Manager Carrie Riley.
l to r: Foundation President Kay McKim, Library Director Bonnie Stahla, Foundation Treasurer Jinx Hilty, Foundation Secretary Jane Wilkerson, Retired Library Director Jill Mackey, Sundance Branch Manager Carrie Riley.