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Nonprofit Overview
Mission: The mission of the lompoc district libraries foundation is to provide supplemental financial support not generally available from government sources to lompoc zone 2 libraries. The funding developed supports capital projects and enhanced reading materials and options.
Programs: The book endowments of the lompoc district libraries foundation provide supplemental funding to the city of lompoc for the zone 2 libraries adult & childrens book and materials budgets. Each community served contributes to, and supports their individual book endowment fund. The library foundation invests those contributions and distributes the earnings back to the contributing communitys library. Book and materials budgets are the most fragile element of this districts libraries. This year the library foundation distributed the following funds to the libraries of:charlottes web bookmobile $ 1,350;lompoc $ 3,850;vandenberg village $ 4,700; for a total of: $ 9,900. The population served by the zone 2 libraries totals 60,172.
the book endowments of the lompoc district libraries foundation provide supplemental funding for the santa barbara county zone 2 libraries. The zone 2 libraries buy access for all patrons to downloadable ebook & audio books services from the black gold cooperative library system. This year the library foundation distributed its general fund investment earnings to increase zone 2 library users access to these services. The library foundations general fund distribution for this purpose was: $ 3,450. The population served by the zone 2 libraries totals 60,172.
the book endowments of the lompoc district libraries foundation continue to provide supplemental funding for the former zone 2 library in buellton. Funds contributed by the buellton community supports their individual book endowment fund. The library foundation invests those contributions and distributes the earnings back to supplement the digital resource element of the adult & childrens book and materials budgets. This year the library foundation distributed the following funds to the buellton library: $1,850. The population served by this former zone 2 library is 5,200.
annually the lompoc district libraries foundation sponsors concerts on the library lawn. On three separate sunday afternoons in august, the community was invited to attend a free concert at the lompoc public library. Each concert demonstrated a distinct style of american music and introduced many to our countrys unique music heritage. 7 volunteers supported the events.