What We Fund
Free ESL (English as a Second Language) Classes for Adults - 2024 to Present
Free Books for 3rd Graders Visiting the Library and Danbury Museum - 2024
State-of-the Art Sensory Space - 2023
MakerLab - 2022
Studio 170 – Two Audio & Video Recording Studios
September Library Card Sign-Up & Free New Books for . Kindergarten and 1st Graders
Children’s Library Renovation
Three Study Pods - One New in 2023
Tech Savvy Programs for Kids, Teens and Grown-ups
Summer Reading Programs for Juniors, Teens and Adults
New Circulation Desk - Main Floor
Outdoor Musical Instrument Garden - 2025
Annual Community Baby Shower - 2023 to Present
Savor Danbury Community Cookbook - 2022
Seed Money for E-Books
Free Danbury Museum Passes Available in the Junior Department
DVDs and CDs
Speakers, Programs & Author Presentations for Adults
Books & Refreshments for “Book Talk,” Library’s Monday Evening Book Club
Books & Refreshments for Book Discussion Groups: Children and Teens
Pre-school Science Classes
Listed Below is Just a Sampling of the Many Programs We Fund:
Outdoor Musical Instrument Garden on the Library's Plaza
"Take Your Child to the Library" and Get a Free Book
CONGRATULATIONS DANBURY LIBRARY ON BEING SELECTED AS ONE OF SIX LIBRARIES IN THE STATE TO WIN AWARDS FOR EXCELLENCE IN THE FIRST ANNUAL CONNECTICUT STATE LIBRARY AWARDS PROGRAM!!!
DANBURY LIBRARY WAS SELECTED FOR THE AWARD OF "ACCESSIBILITY & INCLUSION" FOR ITS EXCEPTIONAL AND INNOVATIVE SENSORY ROOM DESIGNED FOR PATRONS WITH AUTISM AND OTHER SENSORY PROCESSING NEEDS.
THE SENSORY SPACE IS ONE OF THE MANY LIBRARY PROGRAMS PROUDLY FUNDED BY THE FRIENDS OF THE DANBURY LIBRARY
Every Donation helps us to fund programs and projects sponsored by the Danbury Library.
All Donations can be made easily and securely with a Credit/Debit Card or PayPal through our PayPal account.
GENERAL FUND DONATION: To Donate Money Only click on DONATE just below.
Ways To Donate
BECOME A MEMBER: If you wish to join us as a MEMBER, please click on link below and complete the Application Form with Payment.
LEAVE A LEGACY or CELEBRATORY CONTRIBUTION: Scroll down to the bottom of this Page and click on the Type of Donation you wish to contribute and complete the Application Form with Payment.
How can you create a legacy? Simply include a charitable bequest to the FRIENDS of the Danbury Library in your will,or ask that friends and relatives to give in your memory upon your passing.
There are also many other ways in which you can also leave a legacy such as a Living Trust and Donor-Advised Fund or gifts of Retirement Plan Assets and Life Insurance. Check with your attorney or estate planner for guidance.
To make an online donation in someone's memory, please click on the link below. Or print out the donation form and mail it to us with your gift:
Gifts the FRIENDS can be made to honor a loved friend, relative, or someone important to you or your organization.
A congratulatory gift to celebrate a special event such as a birthday, retirement, graduation, or the birth of a child.
To make a celebratory donation in someone's honor, please print out the form below and mail it to us with your donation:
LEGACY DONATIONS
CELEBRATORY DONATIONS
SMALL DONATIONS OF BOOKS IN GOOD CONDITION - UP TO ABOUT 8-10 BOXES - CAN BE LEFT IN OUR GRAY BIN AT ANY TIME.
FOR LARGER DONATIONS, YOU CAN DROP-OFF DURING BOOK STORE HOURS: THURSDAY, FRIDAY & SATURDAY FROM 10am to 3pm (See "Currently Happening" on our Home Page for any Notices of Special Closures.
PLEASE CALL FOR A SPECIAL DROP-OFF APPOINTMENT AT (203)794-7477 IF ANY OF THE ABOVE IS NOT CONVENIENT.
In addition to Books, CDs, DVDs & Records are accepted.
We do not take: Encyclopedias, Reader’s Digest, National Geographic, VCRs or Audio Cassettes. Thank you!
