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Donate Gently-Used Books
We can accept donations of used books and other materials at any of our KCPL locations. Though we cannot appraise the value of your donation, we will provide a receipt. Please refrain from donating textbooks, encyclopedias, magazines, or VHS tapes.
Title Adoption Program
Commemorate a person, group, occasion, or milestone by adding a title to the library’s collection for $25—the average cost of a hardback book. We will purchase specific titles, authors, or subjects as requested. Book plates can be placed in most materials to identify your gift.
Additional information and application available for download.
Marsha Albert
Ruffner and Betty Alexander
Sunya Anderson
Dr. and Mrs. Steven A. Artz
Bridget Bailey and Richard Shaffer
Charles and Margaret Bailey
Victor C. Bastron
Elizabeth L. Beury
Robert N. Beury, Jr.
Douglas E. Binau
Dolores Blackwell
Joyce Broglio
Matthew W. Brown
David Bungard
Kevin Cade
Jack Campbell
Kurtis Canterbury
Nancy and Mike Chaney
Charleston Catholic High School-Class of 1962
Andrew R. Ceperley
Thomas S. Cook
Breandrea Danaluk
Bryan and Deborah Eads
Rosalie Earle
Helen Epps
Joseph Ertl
Denise Ferris
Peyton and Anna Forbes
Sheela Francis
Samme L. Gee
Keith A. George
Janet R. Gerwig
Mr. and Mrs. Michael R. Graney
Larry Groce
Stephanie and Edward Haden
Hedda Haning
Richard H. Hess
Thomas A. Heywood and Melody A. Simpson
Tom and Julia Hurney
Betty S. Ireland
Mary B. and Grey Jenkins
Douglas and Linda Johnson
Angela Jones
Sara Joseph
Susan M. Haupt
Kathryn J. Kay
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas N. Kellam
Virginia L. King
R.J. Knopf
J. Thomas Lane
Jack Levin and Louisa Swift
Derrick Lockhart
James and Elizabeth Lord
Sally M. Love
Mr. and Mrs. Robert G. Lynn
Sally Mann
Ellen Maxwell-Hoffman
Paula McCoy
Callen McJunkin
Donna McNeely
Carol Mollohan
Greg Moore and Dawn Miller
Julia Morton and Mary Leslie Morton
Nelle Ratrie Chilton Charitable Trust
Bob and Ann Orders
PayPal Giving Fund
Judge Ronald G. Pearson and Ms. Elizabeth High
Lea Anne Pinney
Ray and Mary Ratliff
Mrs. John L. Ray
Reed Robinson
R. Terrance Rodgers and Karen Speidel Rodgers
Frances M. Rollins
Rotary Club of Charleston
David and Gale Rubrecht
Francis Saldanha, M.D.
Karen Scherr
Dan Schuda
Michael R. Shafer
Kathleen Simpson
Deborah A. Sink
Brett Smith
Kari Smolder
Mildred Snyder
Spiral Financial, Inc.
Kathryn Stone
Ken and Debra Sullivan
Mary C. Summey
Elizabeth Summitt and Aaron Allred
Heidi Talmage
Francine Thalheimer
Bonnie G. Tincher
Janet and Michael Victorson
Richard B. Walker
Gregory and Jean Wallace
Ken Ward, Jr. and Elizabeth Wehner
Susan Watkins
Steve and Laura Wehrle
Jim and Ann Weimer
Sue Westfall
Dee Ann White
Steve and Linda Wilson
Chris and Ann Winton
Beverly Wright
Todd and Maureen Wright
Carol A. Casto
Kelly R. Curry
Jennie O. Ferretti
Georganna J. Francke
Susan B. Haddad
Pamela M. Harvit
Elizabeth S. Johnson
Ruth K. Joseck
Sallie McClaugherty
Dina M. Mohler
Patricia M. Moyers
Danita Nellhaus
Barbara P. Nolan
Julia W. Robinson
Jane B. Shepherd
Anne R. Silbernagel
Anne R. Silbernagel, in memory of Lakin Ray Cook
Jo Ellen Yeary
Michael Angelillo, in memory of David Schau
Lewis Bailey, in honor of Elizabeth Fraser
Katharine Becker, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Bill and Susan Brewer, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Butler Snow LLP, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Susan Churchill, in memory of Don Churchill
Hanley and Holly Clark, in memory of Jean Dickey Cook
Patricia D. Clark, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Coolidge Wall, in memory of Estelle Nason
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew B. Cooke, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Candace Carter Crosby, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
James Davis, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Kim DeCamp, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Mary Clare Eros, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Peyton and Anna Forbes, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Rebecca Gillispie, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Carole “Cookie” Glasser, in honor of Matthew W. Brown
Cookie Glasser, in loving memory of Elizabeth “Libby” Beury
Dr. and Mrs. C. Gordon Gussler, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Martha M. Hall, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Jane Ray Halpin, in memory of John Lakin Ray and Lakin Ray Cook
Pat Harris, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Tom Heywood and Melody Simpson, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
David and Susan Hill, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
John and Sara Hoblitzell, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Kim Huynh, in memory of Estelle Nason
Richard Leiby, in memory of Estelle Nason
Lester Raines, in memory of Estelle Nason
Rebecca Bik Lin Leung, in memory of Estelle Nason
Neva Lusk and Stephen Chambers, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Ruth Vanderwilt McVey, in memory of Mr. and Mrs. C.J. Vanderwilt and Mary Ellen Vanderwilt
Karen H. Miller, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Sandy Murphy and Charlie Loeb, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Karon R. Myers, in memory of David Schau
Tim and Suzanne Nelson, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Robert and Susan O’Neil, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Pamela and Gerald Levy Giving Fund, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Mrs. John L. Ray, in memory of Stevenson L. Pugh
Susan Robinson, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Camden P. and Sydney C. Siegrist, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Robert R. Simpson, Jr., in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Deborah A. Sink and Robert G. McLusky, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Samuel P. Sommerville, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Sarah G. Sullivan, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Andy Tanner and Dewayne Duncan, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Stephanie D. Thacker, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Thomas Giving Fund, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Ben and Meredith Thomas, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
John and Mary Thomas, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Penelope Thomas, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Jane Trumbo, in memory of Sandra Davis Thomas
Mary Beth Wafer, in memory of Helen F. Smith
Adrienne Worthy, in memory of Estelle Nason
CAMB Fund
F.M. Davis Family Fund
Lejeune-Farley Fund
Mr. and Mrs. Eric Nelson Fund
Richard C. Rashid, M.D.
Robert Lawson Fund
Branch libraries located in unincorporated areas of Kanawha County are asked to raise a portion of their operating expenses. Our THANKS to the following donors who directed their Annual Fund contribution to these branch libraries:
AmazonSmile Foundation
Geraldine T. Foy
Nelle Ratrie Chilton Charitable Trust
Michael R. Shafer
Bill and Faith Bragg
Dennis and Marilyn Byrnside
City National Bank
Rose M. Cooley
Cross Lanes Branch Book Group, in memory of Regina Boston
Melba Farley
Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Fischer
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Fleek
George J. Freebersyser
Paul and Barbara Gebhard
Martin W. Grimm
Brandon Huffman
Jack and Norma Justice
John A. & Lucille S. Pianfetti Foundation, Inc.
John and Linda Lacaria
Janet S. Lawson
Lois A. Ludwig
Lisa A. Mazzei and Phillip C. Prince, in memory of Charmaine Mazzei
The Mazzei Family, in memory of Charmaine Mazzei
Jack and Joyce McClanahan
Mr. and Mrs. J. Mark McCormick
Jennifer and John Meeks
Walter and Hollie Mitchell
Nelle Ratrie Chilton Charitable Trust
Ann Neidlinger
Linda Nicholson
Sandi Orr
William R. Peckol
Ronald and Janet Raether
Michael and Wanda Rogier
Mary Sansom
Frances Shropshire
Frank and Sally Snyder
Barbara J. Schell
Minerva Sneed
Jo Ann Stapleton
Lois Thompson
Kathy Vogelaar
Betty J. Watson
Mr. and Mrs. Gary D. Williams
Drs. Nancy and Robert Wilson
Robin J. Woodson
Anonymous
Oliver W. Arbohast
Dr. and Mrs. Kenneth R. Bailey
Kenneth Bailey
Elizabeth Belcher
Rose Campbell
Mildred M. Carper
Dee Cavender
Nina Darnell
Jo Ellen Dean-Wagner
Beth Elmore
Richard Fauss and Debra Basham
Dorothea Fuqua
David Gouveia, in memory of Gae Anderson
Robert Hiser
Susan L. Hooper
Murrel Hoover
Nida L. Keller
Teresa Koon
Alan and Carol Kuhlman
Rita Lewis
Brenda Mace
Nelle Ratrie Chilton Charitable Trust
Susan Stone Niazy, in memory of Jane Thomas Christenson
NOAA Protected Resources Division, in memory of Gae Anderson
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick C. Park, in memory of Jane Thomas Christenson
C.E. and Bonnie Penn
Louise Peelle
Bruce Perrone
Edith T. Phillips
Kathleen Rushworth
Richard and Nancy Smeltzer
Mr. and Mrs. Michael K. Starling
Ronald Warren
Carolynn White
Clayton D. and Mary Kay White, in memory of Jane Thomas Christenson
Benita Whitman
Joyce Williams
Janet S. Wolf, in memory of Jane Thomas Christenson
Jackie Zakaib, in memory of Gae Anderson
Dianne Allport
George and Annette Cipriani
Barbara Cook
John and Donzella Fleck
Kelly Harmon
JoAnn Harris
Clinton T. Hoy
Nelle Ratrie Chilton Charitable Trust
Larry L. Rowe
Stephen Rumbaugh
James E. Singleton, Jr.
Jane E. Wills, in memory of Judith Dunn
James Adkins
Astar Abatement, Inc.
Jeanne Barnhart
Gerald Brennan
Rethia Bumgardner
Nova C. Casto
Nancy Cunningham
Gary Facemyer
Rebecca L. Funk
Charles and Tracy Gary
Michael Godwin
Peg Kenyon
Nancy Cunningham
Betty Jane Harper
Jonnie R. Jones
David Joplin
Lisa Godwin Insurance Agency, Inc.
Shirley E. McGraw
Thomas and Linda Morgan
Nelle Ratrie Chilton Charitable Trust
Agnes L. Moriarty
Yvonne Povick
Darrell Rolston
Glenda J. Sisson
Marjory Summers
Deloris Warner
Terri Williamson