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HPLF Delivers $443,956.00 to Town at Selectmen’s Meeting

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At the June 19, 2018 Board of Selectmen meeting, Hopkinton Public Library Foundation, Inc. (HPLF) delivered the first installment of its $1 million contribution from its fundraising campaign. HPLF Board members Laura Barry and Scott Richardson delivered a check payable to the Town of Hopkinton in the amount of $443,956.00. This amount represents the Town’s FY2019 debt service for the Library building project. (The “FY 2019 debt service” is the amount of principal and interest the town owes for the Library project for the period of July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019.) HPLF plans to contribute to the Town’s future debt service payments for the Library project in the coming years, up to and until it has fulfilled its pledge to contribute $1 million of privately raised funds. Along with the $4.5 million grant awarded to the Town of Hopkinton by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, the $1 million of private funds raised by HPLF will defray the Town’s total cost of $11.7 million by nearly half!

Since its inception in late 2011, HPLF has been honored to assist the community in raising awareness and funds for the new Library building project. HPLF has hosted more than 20 fundraising events for adults and children including: Hoptoberfest, Pink Drink Night, Touch-A-Truck & Food Truck Festival, Mother-Daughter Princess Tea, Library Mini Golf, as well as the capstone event “A Novel Affair.” The Heritage Quilt (now on display at the Library) and numerous Boston Marathon runners were also integral in raising money for the Library project. Through all these popular events and programs, the Hopkinton community contributed over $350,000 to the Library Project. Our sincerest thanks to all of those who attended and supported these events and programs.

Since 2013, hundreds of Hopkinton families and local businesses have joined “1000 Homes for Hopkinton Library” by giving or pledging $1,000 (or more) to the Library project. Many also claimed a Naming Opportunity, which allows individuals, families and businesses the opportunity to affix their name to a permanent piece of our new Library via an individual plaque. Through both of these programs, the Hopkinton community gave nearly $700,000 in pledges and contributions toward the Library renovation and expansion. HPLF is excited that the 1000 Homes Plaque is nearly complete and will be hung in the Church Street vestibule of the Library this summer. Stay tuned for details by signing up for the HPLF email newsletter on www.HPLFinc.org and following us at facebook.com/HPLFpage.

With the re-opening of the historic Hopkinton Library in October 2017, HPLF amended its mission to include: funding resources, technology, educational and special projects, and long-term improvements to the Library. HPLF’s fundraising efforts seek to bridge the gap between the community’s aspirations for its Library and the usual or customary funding available from municipal budgets. Working in partnership with the Library, as well as the supporting organizations of the Trustees and Friends of the Library, the Foundation encourages continued and increased support of the Hopkinton Public Library as a valuable community resource.

For more information about the Library project or HPLF events or programs, please visit the HPLF website at www.HPLFinc.org and the HPLF Facebook page: www.facebook.com/HPLFpage.