Literary Legacy

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The Rancho Mirage Public Library is a cultural center for our City and far beyond. It has been carefully constructed for
the comfort and intellectual support of our residents and the entire Coachella Valley. The Library staff is welcoming
and devoted to lifelong learning. The Library has been called a “House of Ideas,” where discoveries are frequent,
where research is ever present, and where the Library is open for lifelong learning 300 days each year. Over 800 of
your neighbors visit and enjoy the Rancho Mirage Public Library daily. Our Library is one of California’s busiest
and most popular. The Library’s patrons range from newborns to seniors, with interests and needs as varied as the
Library’s remarkable resources.

The Library is well-funded for daily operations and services by a very supportive City Council. The objective of the
Library Foundation is to add additional support from appreciative donors who value the intellectual vitality the
Library adds to community life. Gifts to the Foundation are used solely to purchase books and media, to fund the
full calendar of programming for all ages, and to support the Summer Reading Club for children.

With the CREATE YOUR LITERARY LEGACY program, the Library Foundation recognizes that you may

want to make a lasting gift, giving your name or a loved one’s name a permanent place in this outstanding Library.
You may choose to name a book, a favorite subject area, or a series of events. You might consider naming a Library
chair, a public space, a collection, or something special for children in the Library.

Please contact Library Director David Bryant at 760-341-7323, ext. 700 with any questions about the Foundation’s

CREATE YOUR LITERARY LEGACY program. The Foundation is excited about this path that embraces

current and long-term fiscal needs while inviting you to become part of the Library’s LITERARY LEGACY.

Thank you,

Diane Sagan, Chair
Rancho Mirage Public Library Foundation

CREATE YOUR LITERARY LEGACY

BOOK OR MEDIA COLLECTIONS

Naming a collection is a gift that grows, as books or media are added to the Library on an ongoing basis. When
funds are contributed, the donor’s name or the name of the person being honored will be mounted to the Library’s
book case end panels and placed as a bookplate on every volume in the named collection. If films or music are your
passion, similar naming opportunities for subject areas of DVDs, music genres on CD, and audio books are also
available. A named collection is an enduring presence in the Library. It can be YOUR LITERARY LEGACY.

Books

One Book — $50
Three Books — $150
Multi-Volume Set — $500
Specific Subject Area — $5,000

DVDs, CDs, and audio books are at the
same contribution levels

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LIBRARY PROGRAMS

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CONCERTS

The Library offers a world class calendar of performances by outstanding solo performers, chamber groups,
orchestras — even the Air Force Band. With many genres of music — jazz, classical, big band, contemporary, opera
and more — the Library has become one of our Valley’s most popular cultural venues. Sponsoring a concert or
series fills our Community Room with beautiful music and appreciative concertgoers. Concerts are at gift levels
ranging from $500 – $5,000. Concerts offer very special naming opportunities and are a wonderful way to CREATE
YOUR LITERARY LEGACY.

Concerts

Contemporary Music • Concerts for Children • Opera • Jazz • Big Band • Classical Recitals

LECTURES

The Library’s season includes lectures in a broad range of topics. Our talks by experts in many fields have been
described as “graduate-level talks in a library setting.” Our stage has welcomed presenters speaking about art,
economics, history, natural science, and much more. Naming a lecture or series of talks ranges from $350 – $5,000.
Sponsoring lectures is a significant gift to our audiences and an exciting way to CREATE YOUR LITERARY LEGACY.
Please call Library Director David Bryant at 760-341-7323 ext. 700 to discuss gift levels for sponsoring lectures.

Lecture Topics

Economics • Desert Life • Current Affairs • Art • Jazz • Author Talks • History • Science

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LIBRARY PROGRAMS

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FILM SCREENINGS

The Library has established a stable of knowledgeable and highly respected film presenters who provide lively,
in-depth analysis and history that places each movie in its genre and its era, and gives each the significance it
deserves. Our audiences enjoy film screenings in series, whether it is Women in Film, Film Noir, Musicals, Science
Fiction, Foreign, or film genres yet to be featured. Our Community Room screen has been described as “the best
screen in the Inland Empire.” Film screenings are at gift levels ranging from $500 – $5,000. With a new production
and projection booth for screenings in 2017, film will become an ever bigger part of the Library’s programming.
Sponsoring a film series is a wonderful way to CREATE YOUR LITERARY LEGACY.

Film Screenings

Films by Genre
Films by Era
Films by Director
Films by Actor(s)
Foreign Films
Award Winning Films
Documentaries
Silent Films (with live music and sound effects)

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CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING AND MUCH MORE

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FOR CHILDREN TO ENJOY

The Library serves hundreds of children and their families. Storytelling, crafts, book discussion groups for kids,
and programming for families are all directed to “raising readers.” The Children’s Room is the place where lifelong
learning through reading begins. There are many naming opportunities in the Children’s Room: collections, chairs,
interior spaces, programming, and more. The award-winning Children’s Summer Reading Club offers a significant
naming opportunity as children’s programming becomes even more important for families during summer recess.
Adding a tile to the wall of the Children’s Storytime Theater puts a child’s name in that permanent location and
makes a unique gift to the Library in honor of that child, family member or neighbor. There are many ways to
benefit children and families when you contribute to YOUR LITERARY LEGACY.

Books Children’s Room Features

One Book — $50 Children’s Room chairs — $250 each
Three Books — $150 Wall tile for the Children’s Storytime Theater — $250 each
Multi-Volume Set — $500 Bookcases throughout the Children’s Room — $2,500 each
Specific Subject Area — $5,000 Children’s Storybook wall — $10,000
Children’s Theater — $25,000
Programs Book Worm Sculpture at Library entry — $25,000

For children and families
$500 – $5,000

Storytimes
Lego Club
Book Club
Maker Space Events
Craft Programming

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CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING AND MUCH MORE

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CHILDREN’S SUMMER READING CLUB

All summer activities in the Children’s Room, June – August, each year
For eight weeks each year, late June through mid-August, the Rancho Mirage Public Library’s Children’s Room and
the Summer Reading Club is the place in the Desert for kids and families. More than 1,000 children from a wide
portion of our Valley sign up and commit to reading, reading, and more reading! They even boast about how many
books they enjoy each summer as Club members. They compete for prizes and have fun while learning. The Library
offers events every day covering all interests and reading levels. Discussion groups for kids and programming for
families are all directed toward “raising readers.” The award-winning Children’s Summer Reading Club offers
a significant naming opportunity as children’s programming fills a big schedule while providing crafts, stories,
concerts, magicians, animal visits, and much more. If you make a gift of $15,000 sponsoring the Summer Reading
Club, you are helping hundreds of children and families make learning the best part of their summer recess! This
can be YOUR LITERARY LEGACY with lasting results.

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BUILDING

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Library space planning has been at the center of many improvements in the Library building in 2016 and 2017. Som
the Literary Legacy you will create. With each visit, and within the daily life of this busy and much loved library, a
area, both beautiful and welcoming. When a building space is so named, it is in perpetuity, and is an enduring an

THE COMMUNITY ROOM

The Library Community Room is at the very center of the Library’s cultural mission, so it is the location of concerts,
lectures, film screenings, community forums, and much more. The Community Room is a leading Valley venue for
audiences of 350, with video streaming to the Library’s Annenberg Reading Room giving a total audience capacity
of 600. The naming opportunity for the Community Room is at a gift level of $500,000, and is a gift for audiences
in perpetuity that becomes YOUR LITERARY LEGACY.

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G SPACES

ITERARY LEGACY

me of these changes give us new naming opportunities. Naming a Library space has a permanence that speaks to
a named space or feature may become a destination, the site of a program, a comfortable seating or contemplative
nd important gift that becomes YOUR LITERARY LEGACY.

THE SPECIAL COLLECTIONS ROOM

The Library Special Collections Room is significant in many ways, all of them tied to our mission of “lifelong
learning.” The Special Collections Room is home to the President Gerald R. Ford and Mrs. Betty Ford Collection, a
gift from the Ford family to the Rancho Mirage Public Library. A portion of the Fords’ personal Library is on display
with some titles available for loan from the special shelving that displays it. The comfortable new space is home
to the Joe and Gigi Roberson Mineral Collection, an exhibit of forty significant mineral samples from around the
world. This collection of rare specimens was sought after by mineralogical museums. The Robersons chose to make
their gift to our Library because Rancho Mirage is their home and their Library has 300 days annually for this display
to be enjoyed by all ages. The naming opportunity for the Special Collections Room is at a gift level of $100,000. This
gift honors the Fords, the Robersons and their love of Rancho Mirage. Naming the Special Collections Room, our
newest and most comfortable space, can become YOUR LITERARY LEGACY.

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BUILDING SPACES

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THE WRITERS FESTIVAL CONCOURSE

This location is a brand new naming opportunity. It connects the Library lobby to the Library Café and the Library
Foundation’s book store, the “Book Nook.” It is a major pathway through our vibrant Library, where there are so
many choices for visitors: relaxing, reading, grabbing lunch, or browsing a fully-stocked book store. The Concourse
is lined with framed prints from earlier Writers Festivals, our annual January event where as many as one thousand
readers meet as many as fifty authors. The Writers Festival Concourse is at a gift level of $75,000. The Writers
Festival Concourse is undergoing lighting and other changes and is a beautiful, useful, and busy space that can
become YOUR LITERARY LEGACY.

THE ANGELS WALL OF FAME

The Rancho Mirage Writers Festival, an annual January program, is the biggest celebration of books and authors in
any public library in America. Nearly two hundred “Angels” contribute to the Festival each year. An etched copper
name plate on the Concourse Wall with a gift of $5,000 can be YOUR LITERARY LEGACY.

THE LIBRARY CAFÉ

The Library Café is unusual, not found in most public libraries. The cafe offers a meeting place for lunch or a
quiet conversation with friends, and a menu that is just right for so many Library patrons. The Library Café
includes a bakery with fresh breads to take home or muffins for a late morning snack. The naming
opportunity for the Library Café is at a gift level of $25,000. This feature is part of what makes the
Library so comfortable for so many visitors. A gift for our patrons can become
YOUR LITERARY LEGACY.

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BUILDING SPACES

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THE CHECK-OUT DESK

At the very heart of the Library is the check-out desk, where patrons of all ages use their library cards to borrow
books, audio books, DVDs, music CDs, large print books, magazines, and more. This is the location where our very
friendly staff makes signing up for a library card or taking home a stack of picture books for children a pleasant
experience. For first-time visitors or long-term patrons, new residents or seasonal “snowbirds,” the check-out
desk offers our best example of customer service. Our staff gives a relaxed and friendly “welcome to the Library”
that makes the Rancho Mirage Public Library the very best in the Coachella Valley and places it in the top tier of
California’s libraries.
This naming opportunity is a gift for all patrons who register for Library cards, who borrow some of our 100,000
books, or who simply stop by to say, “Hi.” Naming the check-out desk at a gift level of $25,000 can become YOUR
LITERARY LEGACY.

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THE INFORMATION DESK

The Rancho Mirage Public Library is widely known for the research skills of its professional librarians. This is a staff of
smart, dedicated people with much experience in finding the answers to all sorts of questions from our patrons. Each
year, the Library staff fields 75,000 questions. Our librarians are equipped with searching skills and databases to dig for
data and dig for facts. From daily questions of “Do you have this book?” to more complex queries in science, history, the
arts, business or topics that challenge our skills with new areas of research, our librarians are eager to serve. All of this
intellectual inquiry and homework support for students of all ages occurs at the Library’s information desk. This service
center is at the very heart of our Library, fondly known as a “House of Ideas.” Naming the information desk at a gift level
of $25,000 can become YOUR LITERARY LEGACY.

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BUILDING SPACES

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THE READING ALCOVES

There is a great American image, which has been used by Hollywood, of readers “curled
up with a good book.” Though we do not have a cat, a fireplace or other details of this
picture, we do have comfortable chairs and good light, framed by an abundance of
new and classic books to make our reading alcoves classic reading areas. These are
two very special retreats in a world that too often seems frenetic and noisy. The
comfort these areas and their furnishings provide make them welcoming spaces in
our busy Library. Naming each reading alcove at a gift level of $10,000 can become
YOUR LITERARY LEGACY.

THE MOVIE WALL

The Rancho Mirage Public Library is known for the quality of its collections in many
formats, matching varied interests and personal schedules. The Library’s movie
collection is large and offers many feature films as well as documentaries. The movie
wall, containing over 14,000 DVDs, is the most heavily browsed location in the Library.
Funding this wall gives a donor an opportunity to support a very popular location in
our busy Library. Naming the movie wall is at a gift level of $10,000 and can become

YOUR LITERARY LEGACY.

THE ART EXHIBIT WALL 11

There is art throughout the Library. The art exhibit wall is now the focus for our ever-
changing exhibitions of paintings, photography, and other media. Most Library
visitors stop to enjoy current exhibitions and the visual energy they bring to the
busy Library. One objective for all exhibitions is to bring new work by local artists
to this high-visibility exhibit space. Naming the art exhibit wall at a gift level of
$10,000 can become YOUR LITERARY LEGACY.

LIBRARY FURNISHINGS

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LIBRARY FURNISHINGS

The Rancho Mirage Public Library is a destination. People enjoy spending time at the Library, whether to attend a
program, to study, to write, to work on projects in small groups, or simply to find a good book, settle in and read. Seating
options and comfort are important to our atmosphere and to every visitor’s enjoyment of the Library. Throughout the
Library, seating and other furnishings may be named. Consider creating your YOUR LITERARY LEGACY while adding
to the daily comfort of Library patrons.

Chairs Benches

Community Room Chair — $250 Three are available at the west entry — $1,000 each

Reference Room/ Bookcases

Quiet Study Room Chair — $250 Throughout the Library — $2,500 each
Leather/Upholstered Chair — $500
Study Carrels

Six are available in the Annenberg Reading Room — $5,000 each

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BUILDING SPACES

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NEW FEATURES FOR NAMING

Through an ongoing space-planning effort, the Library has changed some locations. The Library Foundation has
designated new locations for naming opportunities. The Library building is now ten years old and maturing, getting
better, being adapted to more digital content while remaining a point of great pride in Rancho Mirage as a cultural
center for the Coachella Valley.
The naming opportunities below are newly added, allowing you to create YOUR LITERARY LEGACY while adding
to the daily convenience and aesthetics of the Library for our many volunteers.

Rear garden near staff/volunteer entry — $5,000
Library drive-up book return — $5,000
Volunteer/Staff Collection Management Center — $10,000

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‘‘WITHOUT LIBRARIES

WHAT HAVE WE?
WE HAVE NO PAST
AND NO FUTURE.

—RAY BRADBURY

RANCHO MIRAGE
PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION

71-100 HIGHWAY 111
RANCHO MIRAGE, CA, 92270

ranchomiragelibrary.org
760-341-7323

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organization as defined by IRS Section 501(c)(3), to which gifts and

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