Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation Annual Report and ...

Better Building, Better ServiceIn 2012, the Iowa City Public Library began a campaign to raise $250,000 for the Iowa City Public Library’s Better Building, BetterService renovation project. This two-year project reorganized space to make the Library more accessible and easier to use,improved phone and desk service, and will add a new Children’s Technology Center and Teen Space.Thank you to the individuals and organizations who supported this project with pledges and contributions to the Better Building,Better Service fund, by crafting for and shopping at the Arts & Crafts Bazaar, and by teeing up for the Library Links Golf Classic!Arts and Crafts BazaarLocal crafters knitted, sewed, crochetted, glued, beaded, and created for the Iowa City Public Library’sfirst annual Arts and Crafts Bazaar, held on December 8, 2013. Proceeds from the more than 1,000donated craft items raised nearly $4,500 for the Better Building, Better Service project at the Iowa CityPublic Library.Library Links Golf ClassicFore! On June 14, 2013, the Iowa City Public Library Friends Foundation hosted another new eventto benefit the Better Building, Better Service project. Dozens of golfers teed up at Finkbine GolfCourse to support the Library -- and the Library is proud to be the only Golf Classic where a greatputt can win you a book! Thank you to the golfers and businesses who participated in this fun event!Co-ChairsJean KnepperRoger ReillySponsorship CommitteeTracy Adams, Co-ChairScott Enyart, Co-ChairNick ArnoldOtis BunningMike FinlaysonBrian McConnellKelly Ann RyanThe Iowa City Public Library’s first ever Library Links GolfClassic raised nearly $6,000 for the Library’s Better Building,Better Service project.Thank You to Our SponsorsA. W. Welt Ambrisco Insurance, Inc.Brix Cheese Shop and Wine BarEwer’s Mens StoreWaterfront Hy-VeePremier Cleaning of Iowa CityQuality Care, The Nature Care CompanyRevivalSheraton Iowa City HotelVeridian Credit UnionZ’Mariks Noodle Cafe