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Your public library supports you; return the favour with a donation through the Foundation.

Each day the Ottawa Public Library opens its doors to the people of Ottawa, giving us pleasure and hope. It supports our work, instructs and entertains us. It allows children to have fun and experience the joy of reading. It helps business people and those who want to start careers. It is a free resource open to all.

The Ottawa Public Library has deep roots in the Ottawa Valley. Its many branches are open to each of us, serving our distinct communities and neighbourhoods. A strong public library sustains the entire city. It supports our diversity and individuality while bringing us together.

When you give a gift to the Ottawa Public Library Foundation, your generosity supports a wonderful public library and helps build a strong community.

Why donate to the Ottawa Public Library Foundation?

The Ottawa Public Library’s core funding comes from municipal taxes and covers staff, buildings, equipment, and collections.

But Ottawa is growing. The evergrowing need for new technology, resources for adult literacy and learning, and programming for cultural services in both French and English places fresh demands on the Ottawa Public Library. The Ottawa Public Library Foundation is committed to sustaining those public services. Your donation is needed to sustain these vital services and programs and to ensure that they remain free and accessible to all.

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