Donations made to the Hercules Community Library Foundation, Inc. are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law.    For donation inquiries, and naming opportunity information, please contact Hercules Library Foundation
 (510) 799-8200   FAX (510) 799-2521.

Naming opportunities exist in many areas of the library, including naming the library itself.  Major Donor opportunities ($50,000 - $1.5 million) were identified and outlined as part of the "Great Communities Deserve Great Libraries" Capital Campaign.  Naming opportunities for investors have been determined.  These are outlined below.

In addition to a plaque in the sponsored area, names of Major Donors ($50,000 - $1.5 million) will be etched on an illuminated column located near the library entry.

Donations may be pledged over a three-year or five-year installment plan on an annual, semi-annual, or quarterly basis.  Pledge cards are available by calling (510) 245-6502, fax:(510) 646-6461.

 

The following areas in the Hercules Library are currently available for naming:
 

$1.5 million	Building Exterior - Gift can be split into two gifts of $750,000 shared by two different donors and/or a family and his/her company
$250,000	Sky Garden interior atrium open to the sky, provides outdoor seating and plantings in the very heart of the library's interior Children's Library separated collection area with child-friendly furniture and computer stations, part of the over 3,000 sq. ft. dedicated to enhancing a child's library experience
$100,000	Group Study Room acoustically private, allows for multimedia capability and group study Teen Center tables and chairs in a space all their own, is acoustically separate with a living room/media area Homework Center available even when the main library area is closed, this computer lab serves as a homework and classroom area for both youth and adults Multi-Cultural Area special collection area highlights Hercules' many cultures and celebrates its ethnicity Children's Story Cone wondrous children's programming area, discovered through a "looking glass" passageway off the children's library, overlooking the children's garden
$50,000	Non Fiction Area resource center of the library with comfortable tables and chairs for quiet study Fiction Area housing the library's fiction, classics, paperback and large print book collections Periodicals Area browse and read current magazines and newspapers in what is often referred to as the library's "living room" Reference Area for educational pursuits, independent research, finding consumer information and to pursue lifelong learning Browsing Area housing the audio-visual collection and the latest best-sellers Friend's Library Store run by Friends volunteers, proceeds benefit the library