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The Alexandria Library Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to strengthening our community through the funding of the Alexandria Library System, resulting in accessible programming, resources, services, and spaces where everyone is welcome to learn, create, and connect.
Your donations make it possible for us to ensure Alexandria Library’s ability to:
Support learners of all ages by offering exciting, free programming for children, teens, and adults.
Provide vital resources to our community including both physical and e-books, historical collections, access to updated technology for public use, and a helpful, well trained staff.
Create, rejuvenate, and maintain diverse, inclusive spaces with projects like murals, remodels, and updated furnishings.
Do you have a love of public libraries and a passion for your community? A gift to the Alexandria Library Foundation is a great way to show your support, with many ways to give and donations of all sizes accepted. Help us keep our Library’s resources, programming, and spaces accessible to all by donating today.
Print contribution form and mail your gift to:
Alexandria Library Foundation
5005 Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22304
By calling 703.212.8129.
Samuel W. Tucker Fund
In 2014, the Samuel W. Tucker Fund was established to recognize Tucker’s contribution in organizing an historic peaceful protest in 1939 at the Kate Waller Barrett Library.
Beth Patridge Fund
The Beth Patridge Fund is an endowment established in 2018 in Beth's memory which helps the Alexandria Library acquire the type of books she enjoyed.
Chartered in 1998, the Alexandria Library Foundation, Inc. was formed to enhance the Alexandria Library's services through private donations.
The Beth Patridge Fund is an endowment established in 2018 in Beth's memory which helps the Alexandria Library acquire the type of books she enjoyed.
Beth was a graduate of Penn State University and was one of the first women to be commissioned as a Navy intelligence officer via the challenging Aviation Officers Candidate School. She went on to complete a Master's Degree at the Naval Postgraduate School and serve a distinguished twenty-six year career in assignments all over the world. Books were an important part of her life. If you saw Beth there was certain to be a book - or several - close by. She took particular pride in serving as a volunteer librarian at overseas duty stations and wryly noted that most of her household goods shipping allowance was dedicated to her books. After retiring from the Navy, Beth made her home in Alexandria. Despite a busy second career she still found time for service, including helping maintain the garden at the James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library.
Donate today by selecting the Beth Patridge Fund as your donation’s designation.
In 2014, the Samuel W. Tucker Fund was established to recognize Tucker’s contribution in organizing an historic peaceful protest in 1939 at the Kate Waller Barrett Library. On August 21, 1939, five African American men were charged with civil disobedience for quietly reading books after being denied library cards. As a result of the earliest known library sit-in, the Robert Robinson Library was built to provide service to the City of Alexandria’s African American residents. The Samuel W. Tucker Fund supports Library programming and collections that center on civil rights, human rights, social freedoms and equality.
Donate today by selecting the Samuel Tucker Fund as your donation’s designation.
Giving to our Library means so much to so many. See what some of our donors have to say about what giving to the Alexandria Library Foundation means to them:
"I am happy to give to the library because it is an incredibly important community resource and helped me learn to love reading at a very young age."
"Alexandria Libraries are wonderful resources for our community- with lots of great programs and wonderful staff."
"Libraries are essential to a healthy community and a free source of information and resources every citizen deserves. I love using all the libraries, especially as a retired librarian!"
"This lovely sanctuary re-awakened me to the joys of reading. Love that Best Sellers, Newly Published -as well as the Classics --are easily accessed. Also love the other digital resources. The library, and staff, are a real treasure for our community."
"The Alexandria Library is one of the best services in the City, providing so much to everyone who uses it."
Our Board of Directors hold the ultimate responsibility for the oversight of governance, finances and strategic vision of the Alexandria Library Foundation. They give their time, treasure and talents to ensure we do our best to support our libraries and the community.
The Foundation is a tax-exempt, 501(3)(c), private, nonprofit organization (Tax ID number: 54-1875224).
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