Dear Friends,

Mark Twain once said, “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” In 2017, our Memphis Public Libraries are more alive than ever. Ten years ago, our libraries offered about 1,800 programs and activities to nearly 44,000 people. Today, there are over 5,500 programs and activities with 96,000+ participants!

In the past year, our libraries have expanded hours and added staff. A new library branch is being built in Raleigh, the Cossitt Library downtown is slated for renovation, and smaller enhancements are underway at Crenshaw, Randolph, North, and Parkway Village. We’ve hosted seed swaps, performances, and ukulele classes. WYPL, our 24 hour radio station is now streaming live around the world. Customers are downloading e-books, checking out laptops, recording music, and learning foreign languages.

All of this would not be possible without private support. The Memphis Public Libraries is nationally recognized for its innovative programs and services, but operates on a significantly lower per capita budget than nearly all its peer cities, including Nashville, Birmingham, and St. Louis. The Memphis Library Foundation fills critical public funding gaps to enhance our libraries and provide an experience beyond the basics.

Please help us keep the momentum going by making a donation to the Memphis Library Foundation before the end of 2017.

Thank you for your support!

Diane Jalfon Ron Coleman EXECUT IVE D IRECTOR CHAIRMAN MEMPHIS L IBRARY FOUNDAT ION BOARD OF D IRECTORS

LEADING the way

MLF Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORDiane Jalfon

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEERonald L. Coleman, CHAIR

Lawson Arney, TREASURER

Herman Morris, SECRETARY

Leslie S. Dale

Karen C. Matthews, PhD

Margaret McLean

Board MembersDunbar Abston

Cynthia Allen

Jack A. Belz

Lorri Cordelli

Kate Duignan

Reginald Eskridge

Michelle Fowlkes

Heather Grosvenor

John Paul Jones

Christine Munson

Herb O’Mell

Honey Scheidt

Stuart Thomas

Pallas Pidgeon Zanone

Board LiaisonsJacqueline Wallace, FR IENDS OF THE MEMPHIS PUBL IC L IBRARIES PRES IDENT

Dr. Lemoyne Robinson, MEMPHIS PUBL IC L IBRARIES BOARD OF TRUSTEES PRES IDENT

3030 Poplar Avenue | Memphis, TN 38111901-415-2831

memphislibraryfoundation.org

Mission: to enhance the Memphis Public Libraries through private support.

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“It is great to provide the children with storytime like this, to get them interacting with other babies. Plus the children are exposed to the new words, new songs. Thank you for providing this for them!” – GRANDMOTHER OF A CHILD, VISITING A DISCOVERREAD SPACE

IMPACTINGChildren

In addition to funding hundreds of childrens programs throughout the libraries, the Foundation helped create 8 new DiscoverREAD centers, our new interactive learning spaces for families. They are now open at: Central, Crenshaw, Gaston Park, and Parkway Village. They are in progress at: Frayser, Hollywood, Levi, and South.

The centers are designed to help children build early literacy skills and enter kindergarten ready to succeed.

Music was in the air as the Foundation helped present 5 Fridays of Jazz at the Central Library this past spring. More than 3,000 people attended the free and festive live jazz concerts and a great time was had by all. This fall, the Front Porch Music Series was launched in partnership with the Levitt Shell. The free concerts take place at the Central Library on the second Tuesday of every month, allowing visitors to experience a wide variety of musical genres.

INSPIRINGAdults

A new series of programs for seniors recently began, which

includes sessions on money management, elder care,

financial fraud, and estate planning. Some of our most

popular programs for seniors continue, including free tax assistance, art classes, and

“Techy Seniors.”

“I wanted to let you know that Moesha really enjoyed the AutoZone STEM Camp and her team also won the points challenge. She is now back at home and is still talking about her experience.” - MOTHER OF SUMMER CAMP PARTICIPANT

For the twelfth year in a row, the Foundation secured funding to provide free youth summer camps. A new addition this year was the popular Tween Tech Camp. Our libraries hosted 12 free summer camps at 4 different branches, serving more than 250 students between the ages of 10 and 18. Subjects ranged from robotics and coding, to music and art.

ENGAGINGTeens Tweens

EMPOWERINGSeniors

“A couple from Hughes, AR came to the Library to inquire about filing their taxes. They arrived late in the day, and our tax helpers already had many people waiting. Knowing how far they had come, I spoke with the lead tax consultant, who said she couldn’t see another person. I explained the distance they had driven, and she told me to send them over. I escorted the couple to her, and during our conversation, the husband was very appreciative and told me he was a dignitary in his town and gave me his phone number, saying if I ever came through, to stop for a bite or to go fishing! They were such an enjoyable couple and made my day! We’d like to think we made theirs too.” - LINC 2-1-1, COMMUNITY RESOURCE ROOM MANAGER

CLOUD901 teen Emi Otsuki and her friend Summer Knowles created a video for the national Toyota Video Challenge competition. Theirs was the winning entry, earning them a $15,000 prize plus the opportunity to work with a Discovery Channel film crew to transform their PSA video into a TV-ready commercial. Their video entry was filmed and edited in the video lab at CLOUD901.

“We’re proud of these creative young film makers, and our CLOUD901 staff for guiding them,” said Memphis Library Foundation Executive Director Diane Jalfon. “Emi is sharp and focused, and I believe the things she’s involved with are just the beginning of so much more to come,” said Shelley Thomas, also with the Memphis Library Foundation.

Emi said that she values the access to technology and expertise at CLOUD901, along with the opportunity to network with other teens.

Check out the PSA video they submitted at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ug1CWUBATNg, and keep an eye out for the final commercial.

Summer Knowles and Emi Otsuki, winners of the Toyota Video Challenge.

For more of our generous donors, and ways you can give, visit: memphislibraryfoundation.org.

For other ways to give, please visit:

memphislibraryfoundation.org

$50,000 and aboveThe Kresge Foundation Memphis Music InitiativeUnited Way of the Mid-South

$25,000 - $49,999The Annie E. Casey Foundation Friends of the Memphis Public Libraries

$10,000 - $24,999Baptist Memorial Health CareBelz FoundationRon and Jan ColemanCommunity Foundation of Greater MemphisFedExGeorgia-Pacific Cellulose - MemphisMethodist HealthcareRichard OlcottThe Urban Child InstituteWomen’s Foundation for a Greater Memphis

$5,000 - $9,999AutoZoneAZOCarol and Bert BarnettBest Buy FoundationThe Brinkley FoundationDollar General Literacy FoundationSociety for Information Management

$1,000 - $4,9995FridaysofFREEJazz guest donations ArtsMemphis Vincent AstorRoy and Lydia Bors-KoefoedJ.W. and Kathy Buckman GibsonSuki and John CarsonCarol ColettaComcastDiversified TrustDowntown Memphis CommissionDiana DuncanEnSafe, Inc.Friends of the Bartlett Public LibraryHeather and Henry GrosvenorDean HestermannIndia HicksJames HumphreysInternational Paper CompanyDiane JalfonThomas JonesKappa Kappa GammaKeenon McCloyMichael McKennaMargaret and Alec McLeanThe Memphis Garden ClubChristine and Glenn MunsonOrion Federal Credit UnionOtolaryngology Associates of the MidSouthPenguin Random House FoundationThe Scheidt Family FoundationSedgwick CMSShelby County GovernmentRatan and Vicki SinghSouthernSun Asset Management, LLCSt. JudePaul Tudor and Sonia JonesWatkins Uiberall, PLLCErlene West and Michael West Jr.Gordon YukonPhillip Zanone and Pallas Pidgeon Zanone

$500 - $999AccredoLawson ArneyThe Commercial AppealRebecca Courtney and Bobby RogersLisa DanielDelBrocco & AssociatesDilettantesFriends of George’s Inc. (Darrell Troutt)James GreerNicole HeckmanHopeWorksMasanori IgarashiLauren LemerKaren and John MatthewsMalcolm and Ann McRaeThe Memphis Coin Club, Inc.Memphis CMSAAlan NadelCarl OlsenScott Robinson and Elizabeth SherThe ServiceMaster CompanyThomas Shelton and Kay JacksonWilliam and Katherine SmytheStaples FoundationElla ThompsonTriumph BankValeroBen Wheeler

IN MEMORY OF Ann Brewer

Keith BrownLora LeonardMonica Montgomery

Ann BrownJohn ColvettJudy Leggitt

Cham Canon Hazel Canon

Mrs. Carolyn Dorsett CrumJennifer BardsleyBarbara CarrRonald EdmondsHillery Efkeman

Marilyn CurleJohn PetersonScott Robinson and Elizabeth SherPatricia Amanda Weir

Anne DeForestMargaret BartonJames Cole and Suzanne HenleyMinetry and Everett CrowleyNancy DowlingLisa DurkanElizabeth FerringKeith HollinsLoeb Properties, IncHerman MarkellChristine and Carol ToddClinton Wells, Jr.Kelly and Henry Wetter

David GambrellElla Thompson

Judy KoronesJohn and Sandy Friedlander

Julia Mills Ronald Crum

Val Olcott Richard Olcott

Betty SchramRichard and Susan Taylor

Mrs. Thelma SlaterGeoff Bakewell

Donald StricklandPatricia LaPointe and Jack McFarland

Luther Edwin WhiteCarol and Bert BarnettBillie CockeEmily and Louis CodemoRichard and Martha DozierJohn and Barbara OsierErlene West and Michael West Jr.

IN HONOR OF Ron and Jan Coleman

Delta Asset Management Company

Linda DinwiddieKevin and Shannon Langellier

Judith Drescher William Gotten

Wayne Dowdy Larry Nance

Diane Jalfon Bonnie and David Thornton

Riggs Markham Ben Wheeler

Chris Marszalek Diana Duncan

Keenon McCloy Diana Duncan Wendell and Donna Lindsey Tenn-Share

Richard Raines and Paul Barnett Rachel Barnett

Maxine Rosenberg Schiffman Frank and Kay Rosenberg

Deborah Tipton Heather Grosvenor

$100 - $499James AbernathyScott AndersonJose AndradeSusan ArneyCharles Askew and Sissy JonesAvonDorren and Jessica BallScotty BarnesDebra Bartelli and John KaltnerLeo and Joy BearmanToni Boland EvansRuth and Casey BowlinPamela and Andrew BranhamFrances BrewerIrene BrownlonGeorge BurnsJohn and Ann BuxtonDodi CalilEmily CallahanKaren CleggMike and Suzi CodyRonda Kay CoopMary Lee CoppLorri CordelliLeslie DaleWill DeupreeSharon DieoratoCurtis DillihuntDipJar donationsF. Curtis Dohan and Jean RittmuellerKate Duignan and Chris PeckJanice EarheartEskridge & Eskridge Law FirmLawrence EvansFirst Regional LibraryMichelle FowlkesNicole GarrardMarcia GarrisonTrow and Elizabeth GillespiElizabeth GillilandPaige GodatJerrold and Martha GraberLauryce Graves-McIverE Dianne GreenhillBrenda and Freddy GrinderSammy GullettKen Hall

Edward HankinsShawn HaydenKerry HayesLaurie HollandBruce HopkinsEllen and Jon HornyakBernice (Buzzy) HusseyPenelope HustonIIDA MemphisAdrienne JohnsonAtlene JohnsonMary Zanone JohnsonJohn and Emelyn JoynerJonathan JudakenAnne KeeneyThomas KeeseeJames and Penny KerasRoger and Ann KnoxNancy KopaldKrogerWight Boggs LaminackAfshan Latif KirkGaylon and Lisa LawrenceYorke LawsonShea and Karie LeathermanBarry LichtermanMichael and Shirley LupferCaroline MacQueenNancy Manire and Will LeathermanChris MarszalekDon McClureJulia and Douglas McDonaldLewis McKeeMerckNorman Meyer M.D.Stephen MorrowPhillip MossJenny MunnDot Neale and Doug FerrisHenry NelsonCharles NewmanHerb O’MellChristean OutlawJames PattersonFrank PierceLeigh Powell and Kathy AkePriority Insurance Agency, Inc.

Jim and Julia RainesMary Helen RandallBen and Jennifer ReddickStephanie RichardsJudy and Neil RingelHalloe and Lillie RobinsonDr. Lemoyne RobinsonJoseph RoyerSuzanne Satterfield and John PickensJonathan ScharffLynda SheaBilly SightsRon SklarBruce SmedleyDeborah SmithW. Hamilton Smythe Jr.Cynthia SpanglerDennis and Pamela StokesKathleen SullivanWilliam SundquistDr. Linda TharpGlen and Shelley ThomasTN Beta Unit/National Association

of ParliamentariansTruistTuesday Study ClubDan TurleyHenry and Lynne TurleyBob and Shirley TurnerUnited HealthcareWilson WallerChristy WashingtonCatharine WebbKatherine and Christopher WebbSteven WenerAndy WilliamsBarbara WilliamsDavid WilliamsBarbara WilliamsonJudson WillifordArchie WillisStephen A. Wilson Revocable TrustLucy WoodsonAlvin Wunderlich

YEAR ENDING JUNE 30 , 2017

THANK YOUDonors

GIFTSTHE MEMPHIS L IBRARY FOUNDAT ION F INANCIALS FY2017 ( JULY 1 , 2016 – JUNE 30 , 2017)

Total Revenue

$1,260,931

Total Expenses $759,355

The City of Memphis annual budget covers facilities and staffing, with a small allocation for materials.

MLF, a 501(c)(3) entity, raises private funds to fill the gap and provide critical library enhancements.

REVENUEContributions & grants $656,14952%

Investment-related income $544,272

43.2%

Special Events $44,976

3.6%

Other Income $15,534

1.2%

EXPENSES

Library programs & services $581,64776.6%

Administrative $91,562

12.1%

Fundraising $86,146

11.3%

Increase in net assets $501,576

Library Program surveys showThanks to your support, the foundation provides an average of $750,000 annually in funding for MPL enhancements, including:

PROGRAMS such as Real Men Read, iPads for Seniors, Explore Memphis, and LINC 2-1-1.

COLLECTION MATERIALS such as books, e-books, chess games, exercise, and activity kits.

TECHNOLOGY including laptops, video equipment, 3D printers, live-stream broadcast radio (WYPL FM 89.3), online training via Lynda.com, and more!

SPECIAL INITIATIVES such as DiscoverREAD early learning centers, 5 Fridays of Jazz music series, a Seed Library, and free summer camps for tweens and teens.

2,054,963

VISITORS

1,392,997

ITEMS CHECKED OUT311,515

E-DOWNLOADS

648,839LIBRARY COMPUTERS USED

467,982CARD HOLDERS

26,930NEW CARD HOLDERS IN FY 17

150+ OPEN HOURS PER WEEK ADDED MAY 30, 2017

EARLY CHILDHOOD LITERACY improves early literacy and learning skills to prepare children ages 0-5 to succeed in school.

JOB SKILLS SERVICES & PROGRAMS improves skills needed to find/apply for jobs and advance careers.

EDUCATION/LIFELONG LEARNING imparted new knowledge and skills, improved academic performance, and engaged in a variety of leisure learning activities.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT improved business start-up and development skills.

ENHANCINGOur Community

Equitable access to knowledge.Every day. Every neighborhood.

MEMPHIS LIBRARY FOUNDATION FY2017 ANNUAL REPORT

5,780

LIBRARY PROGRAMS96,012

IN ATTENDANCE

25,934 YOUTH & 48,644 ADULTSPARTICIPATED IN EXPLORE MEMPHIS SUMMER PROGRAMS AND/OR USED THEIR LIBRARY CARDS