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Contact Us Bernardsville Library Foundation 1 Anderson Hill Road Bernardsville, NJ 07924 foundation@bernardsvillelibrary.org 908 -766-2634 First Name Last Name Email Subject Type Your Message Here Send

Join Us The Bernardsville Library Foundation is made up of residents of Bernardsville and surrounding towns, who support the Bernardsville Public Library and believe strongly in the mission of the Foundation. Our volunteer Board of Trustees meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 6:30 PM in the Quiet Room of the Bernardsville Public Library. We are always looking for new members who can help us raise funds for the library, as well as those who have a legal background, a financial background, experience in grant writing, public relations, or photography. To find out more about membership in the Bernardsville Library Foundation or to volunteer to help us in any of the areas mentioned, please complete the form below or send us an email: Foundation@BernardsvilleLibrary.org Thank you for supporting the Bernardsville Public Library by supporting our Foundation. First Name Last Name Email Subject: Please select Type Your Message Here Send Thank you for submitting!

Our Foundation Mission The mission of the Bernardsville Library Foundation is to be a source of private funding to enable the outstanding Bernardsville Public Library to continue to operate at a level of excellence without regard to variations in public funding. Vision The vision of the Bernardsville Library Foundation is to raise enough funds in Endowment to be able to close the gap each year between the Borough of Bernardsville funding and the Bernardsville Public Library operations budget, while continuing to offer outstanding products, programming and services to the citizens of Bernardsville.

Support Us Please Support Us There are many ways to support the Bernardsville Library Foundation. Donations to the Endowment are carefully invested to ensure that library operations will be supported for generations to come. With your generous support, we have doubled the size of the Endowment for the Bernardsville Public Library since 2022. Donations to the Annual Appeal go into our General Fund which helps support current library operations. Since 2011, the Foundation has granted $800,000 to the Bernardsville Public Library to help support the Bernardsville Public Library's daily operations. Library Giving Day is a national day of fundraising for libraries and library foundations across the country. The next Library Giving Day is Wednesday, April 1, 2026. In 2025 we raised $21,560 to help support the Bernardsville Public Library 2025 operational budget. Thank you! Planned Giving, also known as Legacy Giving, is a way to secure the future of the Bernardsville Public Library by supporting this institution in your estate planning. Volunteer - The Bernardsville Library Foundation is always looking for volunteers to help us with library fundraising events, donor development, marketing, and database management. If you love the Bernardsville Library and wish to join our Board of Trustees to help us maintain the excellence in library services, we'd love to meet you. To speak to one of our board members about the many volunteer opportunities we have, please email us at foundation@bernardsvillelibrary.org or call our dedicated phone line: 908-766-2634. Your support, in any way you choose to give, is greatly appreciated! Thank you for supporting the library! Email: foundation@bernardsvillelibrary.org Phone: 908-766-2634 Registered Charity EIN#: 27-4485942 Annual Appeal CORPORATE SPONSORSHIPS Endowment Library Giving Day Planned Giving Volunteer

Endowment The Bernardsville Library Foundation was formed in 2011, with the purpose of raising private funding f or the town's public library so that the library would be able to continue to operate at a level of excellence without regard to variations in public funding. The Bernardsville Library Foundation Endowment was established at about the same time, with the purpose of raising additional funds, which invested over time, would produce enough interest income to offset the gap between municipal funding and the public library's operational budget. The Endowment is currently valued at $1,072,279 (as of 02/29/2026). With the help of generous donors and corporate partners, th e Foundation hopes to raise the total value of the Endowment to $2.5 million by 2028. Donate

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Building Community Resources Library Resources Membership in MAIN Library Alliance , a cooperative of 60+ public libraries in New Jersey offering our library patrons access to over 3 million items to discover. Books, audiobooks, magazines, newspapers, movies, and tv programs available to borrow Downloadable books, audiobooks, Craftsy, Crafts en Espanol, Indieflix, Quello Concerts, and The Great Courses Library collection, are available to borrow online via LIBBY . Downloadable books, audiobooks, music, movies and TV shows are available to borrow via Hoopla Computers, laptops and Chromebooks are available at the library for patron usage Access to printers.

In Memory of Mary Ann Donaghy The Board of Trustees of the Bernardsville Library Foundation expresses its deepest sympathy to the family of Mary Ann Donaghy, who passed away on Tuesday, August 15, 2023. Mary Ann had been an Honorary Trustee of the Bernardsville Foundation for a number of years and was the owner of our beloved town book shop, The Bookworm, for more than 38 years. Mary Ann was a great supporter of the Bernardsville Public Library, often collaborating on programs that benefitted both The Bookworm and the library. We are grateful to Mary Ann for her years of service to Bernardsville residents, providing us with books we love to read and a cozy, much-loved shop in which to browse, discover new authors, and find books to cherish. We are also in debt to Ms. Donaghy for her generosity to, and support of, the Bernardsville Library Foundation. Rest in peace, Mary Ann.

Our Foundation Board Members Michael Myers Chair Shikha Mayer Vice Chair Jamie Bertoni Treasurer Madelyn English Secretary Foundation Trustees: Patrice Cummings Debbie Heimerl Joanne Kavanaugh Veronica (Roni) Larini Justin Lynch Susan Miller Anne Reilly Foundation Liaisons: Robert (Rob) Re Bernardsville Library Board of Trustees Mary “Fran” Daley, Director Bernardsville Public Library Carolyn C. Duff Friends of the Library Foundation Honorary Trustees: Donna Baier Stein Dr. Eva Bostek-Brady Leslie Brown-Witt Joan Contess Richard Deignan Dr. Julia Johnson Dr. Neill Johnson Ed Landis Kathleen Palmer Peter Palmer Judith Sutton The Bernardsville Library Foundation is made up of residents of Bernardsville and surrounding towns, who support the Bernardsville Public Library and believe strongly in the mission of the Foundation. We are always looking for new members who can help us raise funds for the library. To find out more about membership in the Bernardsville Library Foundation, please contact us at foundation@bernardsvillelibrary.org . Thank you for supporting the Bernardsville Public Library. Thank you to Blackstock Photography for these images.

Building Community Programs Learning Opportunities VITA tax preparation for seniors LinkedIn Learning Workshops on a variety of topics such as cooking, estate planning, and healthcare Meditation and relaxation classes Art exhibitions Yoga For a complete list of upcoming events, please click here .

Building Community LIBRARY HOURS Mon – Thurs: 10 am – 9 pm Friday: 10 am – 5 pm Saturday: 10 am – 2 pm Sunday: 1 pm- 5 pm Building/ location The Bernardsville Library, located in the heart of downtown Bernardsville, NJ, is a designated emergency shelter for members of the community in times of power outages and natural disasters such as Super Storm Sandy. Meeting and conference rooms are available for community use. The Library offers safe, well-lit study and tutoring space for students.