Support the library
North Vancouver City Library is a registered charitable organization. We welcome all donations that contribute to our vision of enriching lives and improving literacy in our community.
Registration no: 119061943 RR 0001
Ways to give
Donate online by credit card, debit card or PayPal
It’s easy to donate online using our secure donor form where you can:
- Use Visa, MasterCard or Amex credit cards, Interac debit cards, or PayPal
- Receive an official tax receipt by email
- Specify what projects or services you want the library to spend your donation on
- Make a gift in memoriam of a beloved, and have a message sent to the family
- Make a gift in honour of someone, and have a message sent to them
- Make a monthly gift to ensure that the library’s literacy programs have continuous funding
Levels of giving and recognition
Donor recognition
City Library’s donor recognition program aims to recognize and acknowledge the contributions of our many donors and supporters. All donations of $25 or more receive a charitable tax receipt, letter of thanks, recognition in the annual community report and on the website.
Donors may elect to remain anonymous and may decline private or public recognition.
Gratitude wall
Donations of $100 or more are displayed on the library’s gratitude wall, located inside the entrance to the library building. Eligible donors appear on the wall for a period of years following their donation. The wall panels are updated annually.
Levels of giving and recognition
Donor $100 – $499
- Name displayed on gratitude wall for one year
- Acknowledgement in community report
Contributor $500 – $999
- Name displayed on gratitude wall for two years
- Acknowledgement in community report
Supporter $1,000 – $2,499
- Name displayed on gratitude wall for three years
- Acknowledgement in community report
Sustainer $2,500 – $4,999
- Name displayed on gratitude wall for four years
- Acknowledgement in community report
Benefactor $5,000 – $9,999
- Name displayed on gratitude wall for five years
- Acknowledgement in community report
Champion $10,000 – $24,999
- Name displayed on gratitude wall for seven years
- Acknowledgement in community report
- Cheque presentation
- Engraved plaque
$25,000 – $49,999
- Name displayed on gratitude wall for 10 years
- Acknowledgement in community report
- Cheque presentation
- Engraved plaque
$50,000+
- Name displayed on gratitude wall for 10 years
- Acknowledgement in community report
- Cheque presentation
- Engraved plaque
- Additional naming opportunities in the library
Our donors
We gratefully acknowledge the people and organizations who have financially contributed to the successes of City Library.
In memoriam
- The Kitty Heller Memorial Fund (Vancouver Foundation)
- Mr. & Mrs. Rajabali Somji
$10,000 and above — Champions
- E.A. Farmer
- G3 Terminal Vancouver
- Cargill, Inc.
- Social Planning and Research Council of BC (SPARC BC)
- Union of BC Municipalities
$5,000 – $9,999 — Benefactors
- Rita Nash
- Betty & Dan Perrett
- TB Productions
- Canadian Heritage
- Raise a Reader
$2,500 - $4,999 — Sustainers
- Friends of the North Vancouver City Library
- Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
$1,000 - $2,499 — Supporters
- Ann McKinnon
- Anonymous donors
- Capilano University – Literacy Circle
- Daniel Collins
- Jean Hamilton
- In honour of Matúš Kerney
- Canada Revenue Agency
- Courthouse Libraries BC
$500 - $999 — Contributors
- Shirley Cumberbatch
- Christine Lilley
- Mary Bonderud
$100 - $499 — Donors
Wendy Alden, Ian and Jean Bateson, Duncan Brown, Thinh Doan, Clare Keating-Husk, Deb Hutchison Koep, Lynn Valley Garden Club, Meghan Mathieson, Theo Melo, Margaret McPherson, Haider Merchant, Jeffrey Rushen, Stephen and Norma Smith, Jesse Tham, Dorothy Watters.
$25 - $99 — Donors
Kathleen Best, Julie Dorsemaine, Houman Keyani, Marie Mineur, Provincial Employees Community Service Fund.
Sustaining support
- City of North Vancouver
- Province of British Columbia
Community partners
City Library collaborates regularly with more than 100 partners on the North Shore and throughout the Lower Mainland.
Our partners with an online presence are listed here. If you work with an organization that regularly collaborates with City Library and would like to see a listing here, please reach out to us at info@nvcl.ca.
- BC Libraries Cooperative
- British Columbia Library Association (BCLA)
- Capilano University
- The Edible Garden Project
- Impact North Shore
- InterLINK
- MONOVA: Museum of North Vancouver
- North Shore Community Resources
- North Shore Immigrant Inclusion Partnership (NSIIP)
- North Shore Neighbourhood House
- North Shore Pride Alliance
- North Shore Women’s Centre
- North Shore Writers Festival
- North Vancouver Recreation & Culture
- North Van Arts
- North Vancouver School District (SD44)
- The Polygon Gallery
- Presentation House Theatre
- St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church
- United Way of the Lower Mainland
- Vancouver Coastal Health
- WorkBC
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