Current project is construction of a 2,300 sq. Children's Library. See Additional Info for Donors! The Library, housed in the War Memorial Building and constructed in 1952, is in the heart of downtown of a rural community and is easily accessible by car or by foot. Because most of our patrons are limited in income and education, the library bridges the socioeconomic gap by providing services and r
esources of all types not otherwise available. To these patrons, the library is a place of wonder, enlarging and transforming their world as nothing else can do
The FOUNDATION is dedicated to enlarging and renovating the existing aged facility, regarded as a historical landmark, to enable the growth and enhancement of children and adult programming as well as increase the use by the community at large for meetings and events. The FOUNDATION encourages philanthropic giving for the library to ensure the people of Humboldt and the surrounding area receive the fullest possible measure of library resources and services. The FOUNDATION seeks funds through the generous support of library patrons and other donors, through gifts, bequests, trusts, endowments, grants and other financial support. Donors may have specific ideas about how their gifts should be used. All gifts are subject to review and approval by the Foundation's Board of Directors. The FOUNDATION is independent of the Humboldt Public Library Board of Trustees and the FRIENDS of the Humboldt Library, but its officers may invite a member of each group to join the Foundation Board of Directors in an ex-officio capacity. The library director shall be an ex-officio member of the Board of Directors, advising the FOUNDATION about the library's needs and activities. The Foundation Board of Directors controls its revenue and expenditures, making periodic gifts to the library as needs are identified, requests made, and funds become available. The current FOUNDATION project is the construction of a new 2,300 sq. Children's Library onto the west end of the existing facility. The existing 1,300 sq. Children's Library is insufficient to meet the continued growth of programs and activities for children. The space will be re-purposed and used for children and adult programs and community meetings and events. DONORS: Ted and Cathey Jones, Jim and Elna Blankenship, Lois Currie, Thomas and Frances Raines, John and Beverly Mayer, Crystal Wray, Caleb Wray, Carolyn Carter, Mrs. Felix Dowsley, Gil and Judy Fletcher, Norma Boughton, Nancy Crenshaw, Mary Jane Cole, John and Vicki Hale, Tom and Julia Humphreys, L.P. and Gay Robbins, David and Martha Sikes, Sunshine Mitchell, Gene and Betty Allen Langley, Ralph and B.J. Jones, Danny and Joan Smith, Connie Green in memory of Katherine Green, Charles James, Judy Bowers, Gayle Harrison, Jerry and Barbara Culpepper, Williams and Bundy Properties, Daniel and Regina Lynn, Chuck and Christy Cloud, J.M. and Helen Cyrus, Herbert Schilling memorial, Rena Jonson in memory of Mildred Jones, Peggy Tacker, Calvin and Ollie Farmer, George Oliver, Ron Pyron, Sue Tritt and Robert Baxter, DANA Corporation, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Mays, Lashlee Rich Inc., The Robert Walsh Estate, BancorpSouth, William and Judy Wilder, Dymple Peterson, Lynn and Shirley Via, Mary Nelle Fonville, Marvin and Carol Sikes, Guy and Tammy Causey, Tom Forsyth, Howard and Cherrie Freeman, Humboldt Lions Club, Marion Albright, E.L. Hunt, Alpha Kappa Alpha, Frances Browder, John Crenshaw, Diane Ford, Sidney Goldsby, Charles and Ida Faye Heglar, Bob and Sylvia Jelks, Bud and Laurie Kinnie, Bob and Johnnie Petty, Carolyn Stewart, Tina Trimmer and Friends, Billy and Ann Walker, Walmart Community Grant, Diane and Glover Wright, FRIENDS of the Library, United Steel Workers Union, Barry Phillips, Shirley Roe, Simmons Bank, Barbara Volner, WTSF Museum, Wayne Sappington, David and Susie Oiercey, Dave and Pat Barnett, Lynn Allen, David and Janeice Frisbee, Humboldt Box Makers Union, Ralph and Camille Jones, Gary Smith Law, PLLC, Curtis and Pat King, Amy R. Irving, Dannie and Rita Harris, Humboldt Rotary Club, James and Sandra Lamb, Rainey and Kiser, PLC, Brad and Gwyndolyn Lett, Conagra, Elliott St. Church of Christ, Emily Lewis, Jerry and Barbara Culpepper, Emily Lovings, Alternative Choice, Bonnie's School of Dance, Network for Good, Jane Luckey, Edith McLeary, Carol Lashlee, Linda Lashlee, Anonymous, Mr. Glover, Thomas and Ruth Martin, Tommy and Debbie Goodrum, Bob and Judy Graning, Steve and Georgann McFarland, Jack and Carol Phillips, Mike Barker, FSB Insurance, Humboldt DAR, Perry Boling, Theresa Donald, 18' Book Club, Dr. Versie Hamlett, John Blankenship, Gamble Management - McDonald's, Bruce and Faye Graves, Humboldt BPW Club, John and Beth Corl, GIVE BACK to HUMBOLDT Classes: '60,'61,'63,'64.'65,'66,'67,'68,'69,'70,'72,'75,'76 and 2013. Break Ground in 2021: Lashley Rich, Lisa Phillips, Anonymous, Box Makers Union 0466, Joe and Sharon Jones, Gil and Judy Fletcher, Bradley Owens, State Farm Randy Terry, Caleb Wray, Betty Langley, Gayle Harrison, T.O. and Carol Lashlee, Marvin and Carol Sikes, Myra Barnett, The Humboldt Exchange Club, Janeice Frisbee, Ron Pyron, Baskerville Funeral Home, Kevin Wright, Donna Seymour, Gayle Harrison, Julia Porter,
David and Janeice Frisbee, The Humboldt Exchange Club, Ron and Pam Pyron, Pritchard Realty, Austin Woolfork, Corneith Bryson, Nancy Atchison, Lynn Havner, Barbara Bunch, Simmons Bank, Exchange Club, Jim Blankenship, Randy Camp, Anonymous, Lowell Gregory, Mike Hicks, Frank James, James (Jabo) Haynes, Debbie and Tommy Goodrum, Rotary Club, Sarah Carter, Nancy Atchison, John Alsobrook, Caleb Wray, Beverly Mayer, Jerry Lovett, Betty Langley, Lions Club, FSB Insurance, Brittney Keller, Carolyn Allen, Kim Forbes, Humboldt Chronicle, Class of '77, Gayle Harrison, Larry Sikes, Humboldt Historical Society, Susie Ingalls, Ralph Jones, Charlie Dover, Gary and Rose Mary Caraway, John and Vickie Hale
