Belmont Library Building Project Receives $50,000 Donation From CitySide Subaru
The Belmont Library Foundation is pleased to announce that CitySide Subaru of Belmont has donated $50,000 to the Belmont Library Building Project. This generous donation sponsors the Outdoor Terrace of the new Belmont Public Library. At a check presentation ceremony on January 13th, CitySide Subaru owner Rick White and general manager, Nathan White, along with members of the Belmont Library [...]
Successful Library Vote Thank You Letter | November 11, 2022
Dear Library Supporters, We at the Belmont Library Foundation congratulate you for your foresight, compassion, generosity and efforts on behalf of our fundraising campaign for a new Belmont library building. Because of your support, our 20+ year pursuit of a new facility was capped this week by receiving a successful YES vote on question 5. We are so proud to [...]
Fundraising Reaches $5M Mark – July 2022
We are excited to announce that the Belmont Library Building Project has received an historic $2 million grant intention from the Belmont Savings Bank Foundation, bringing fundraising for a new library building to a milestone moment – $5 million and counting. The $2 million grant intention for the new library building from the Belmont Savings Bank Foundation is [...]
Belmont Journal’s Interview with Marcie Hirsch, President of the BLF
In this edition of Belmont Journal that aired in May 2022, Belmont Library Foundation president Marcie Hirsch gives an update on the current Spring Fundraiser for a new library building. The eleven minute interview also describes the importance of having a library building in our town, why the existing building needs to be replaced, and the proposed design of the [...]
Belmont Citizen Herald – November 7, 2021
The Cost of Solving the Library Building Issues by Kathy Keohane It is often asked: Why can’t we fix the old library building? Why build a new one? The answer is money. Over the last few months, the Board of Library Trustees tasked CHA Consulting with evaluating the building to answer key financial questions: What are the “must [...]
Oct 4, 2021 Joint Select Board + Library Trustees Meeting
At the October 2021 joint Select Board and Library Board of Trustees meeting, the Select Board unanimously voiced their support for the new library building. You can view the recording of the meeting on Belmont Media here.