The Acton Memorial Library is a community resource open to everyone. Your tax-deductible donation, no matter the amount, will have a positive impact on the quality of your library.
The Acton Memorial Library Foundation, Inc. (AMLF) was founded in 1991 as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to maintaining and improving the quality of the Acton Memorial Library by providing additional funding to complement, but not supplant, the public funding the library receives.
Please fill out our survey
Acton Memorial Library has long been a place where our community comes together to learn, discover, connect, and grow. As we explore plans to renovate and enhance the Library to better serve current and future generations, we want to hear from the people who know and value it, as well as those in the local community who do not frequent the Library.
The Acton Memorial Library Foundation and Library leadership have engaged Philanthropy Squared, a fundraising consulting firm, to help assess community interest, philanthropic opportunities, and readiness for a potential capital campaign.
Your feedback will help us better understand what matters most to our community and how residents might wish to participate in the Library's future.
This survey should take approximately 5–7 minutes. Participation is voluntary, your answers are confidential, and your responses will be used to inform our planning. No donation is being requested at this time.
Please fill out the survey by November 23rd.
Link to the survey: https://forms.gle/sbcRrAZEiYr1UXTk7
For information on the Acton Memorial LIbrary Redesign Project go here.
Thank you!
Annual Appeal
Each year, AMLF solicits donations to supplement the library's budget through an annual appeal. Contributions are used to expand print and digital collections for adults and children, including books, reference materials, subscriptions, large-print books, new technology, and library programs.
Interested to see some examples of how last year's donations were used? Read this year's annual appeal letter.
Endowment Fund
AMLF supports the library for our own and future generations through an endowment fund. Donors giving $1,000 or more are acknowledged on the plaques in the library.
If you prefer, you may mail a check to AMLF, PO Box 2781, Acton MA 01720.
Notecards of Historic Acton Scenes
AMLF sells notecards of historic Acton scenes, with proceeds going to Acton Memorial Library. Artwork is by Arthur F. Davis, Acton Memorial Library Librarian (1902-1945) and Trustee (1924-1952).
The 3 designs are:
Minutemen Leaving Home of Captain Isaac Davis, April 19, 1775
Acton Memorial Library and Boys at Play
Acton Center Schoolhouse
Cards are blank inside. Notecards are sold at the Acton Memorial LIbrary Front Desk and the Silver Unicorn Bookstore. $15 for 6 cards, 2 of each design. For more information, contact Beth at info@actonmemoriallibraryfoundation.org.
Our Directors & Officers
Our Directors and Officers are all volunteers.
Donna Bottari
Ann Chang* Vice-President
Evert Fowle
Titus Kao
Tom Lemire* Clerk/Secretary
Durga Nirgudkar
Shailesh Nirgudkar
Sharon Smith McManus
Beth Petr Co-President
Sampada Salunkhe* Co-President
Gregg Savage, Treasurer
Suzanne Shanahan*
Judy Wolff
Maria Palacio ex-officio, Library Director
*Acton Memorial Library Trustee
