Library Foundation

About the Foundation Led by influential community leaders, the Foundation facilitates funding of a library system of the future and secures needed private dollars to sustain library projects. Funds raised through the Foundation are used exclusively for the benefit of Boise Public Library and are not part of the City budget. Towards these goals, Foundation directors focus on educating the broader Boise public about the library’s benefits and on implementing an ongoing fundraising strategy. They also provide fundraising training to new directors, develop relationships with current and potential stakeholders, estate planning advisors and attorneys, and promote the potential for naming the Foundation in a legacy. Gift Acceptance Policy.

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Board Members

Officers

• Brian Manship, Chair 
  (Vice President/Branch Manager, First Interstate Bank)
• Camille Franks, Vice Chair
  (AmeriBen HR Consulting)
• Ron Williams, Secretary
  (Hawley Troxell) 
• Doug Achtemeier, Treasurer
  (Retired)
• Mike Turner, Assistant Secretary/Treasurer
  (Founder & CEO, Front Street Brokers)

Directors

• Katy Dang (Cider Sisters)
• Margo Healy (Retired)
• Crissi Hoskins (Associate Creative Director, Stoltz Marketing Group)
• J. Patrick Riceci (Retired Attorney)
• Zach Powell (Boise Police; Idaho Air National Guardsman)

Advisory Board

• Bert Ellis (Financial Advisor, Merrill Lynch) 
• Dr. John Werdel (OB/GYN, St. Luke's Health System)
• Kellie Gough (Community Advocate)

Library Leaders

Library Leaders are members of the community who have lent their names and support to the Boise Public Library Foundation to help build awareness of the value that libraries provide to the Boise community. 

Our History

The Boise Public Library Foundation, Inc. was formed in 1985 as a nonprofit corporation to benefit the Library.  The Foundation's first major achievement was the raising of $850,000 through a direct donation drive that was used to convert the third floor of the present Main Library building into public service space and to remodel the first and second floors. This remodeling provided space in which to house additional materials added to the Library's collection and to expand some areas to allow for better service to library users. 

Other fundraising projects have included:

• The Bucks for Books campaign, which raised $50,000 toward the purchase of library materials.
• Masquerade Balls and At Home events, which raised $8,000 annually for the purchase of materials and library equipment.
• Completion of the community room at the former Boise Towne Square Mall library branch.
• Installation of a local area computer network for public and staff access at the Main Library.
• Plans are underway for a permanent endowment fund to benefit Boise Public Library.