Celebrate life’s milestones while investing in Waldwick The donor board, which was installed earlier this year, includes space for tiles purchased by supporters. Tiles are engraved to honor or memorialize someone, and then placed on the board. Boyd explained that the same concept was used to raise funds during the major renovations seven years ago, and the library managed to raise $150,000 at that time. She noted that the 2003 effort was very popular, and drew more potential supporters than there was room for tiles on the original donor board. Sponsors continue to come forward to be part of the donor board. Just last week, Boyd reported that she had received $5,250 in a single day. Donors may become bronze patrons for contributions of $250 and above, silver patrons for contributions of $1,000 ���������������� November 24, 2010 THE VILLADOM TIMES IV • Page 13 ����������������������������  and above, and gold patrons for donations of $5,000 and above. The donor board is located where it can be viewed by the estimated 10,000 people who visit the library each month. Friends of the Waldwick Library is a 501(c)3 charitable organization, and donations are tax deductible. Engraving order forms are available at the library. Checks made payable to “Friends of the Waldwick Library” may be mailed to the Waldwick Library at 19 East Prospect Street, Waldwick, NJ 07463. Donations of less than $250 are welcome and will be recorded in a commemorative book. Individuals whose companies match tax-exempt gifts are encouraged to submit the appropriate forms. For additional information, call the library at (201) 652-5104. Alison Steffich views the nameplate made in honor of her son, Sawyer Maxwell, Waldwick residents John and Alison Steffich recently celebrated the birth of their son, Sawyer Maxwell Steffich, with a donation to the Waldwick Library Building Fund. In honor of their new arrival, these proud parents purchased an engraved nameplate that is now part of the donor recognition display in the foyer of the library. “A donation to the building fund is a unique way to celebrate the people, relationships, and milestones in your life while investing in the quality of life in Waldwick,” Waldwick Library Director Patty Boyd observed last week. Members of the community are encouraged to celebrate life’s milestones or make a year-end donation in support of the building fund. Members of the Friends of the Waldwick Library are raising funds to double the size of the library’s meeting room, create a local history room, and provide space for quiet study. The donor board is the major fundraiser for this project. The library regularly hosts a wide variety of programs for citizens of various ages and interests, but people must often be turned away due to the limited capacity of the building’s 625 square foot meeting room. An estimated 65,000-plus people have attended 3,175 programs in the library’s meeting room since 2003. Library officials asked Anthony Iovino, the Little Ferrybased architect who specializes in library architecture, to create a design concept for an addition that would double the size of the current meeting space. Iovino also handled the library’s major renovation, which was completed in 2003. The architect proposed a “bump-out” along the east side of the building. The existing meeting space would be converted into a multi-purpose room that would provide storage space for local history materials and would serve as a conference room and an area for quiet study. Planning board approval would be required. The addition would retain the building’s traditional look by maintaining the brownstone façade, and would incorporate 1956-style windows. Due to the bump-out method of construction, there would be no interruptions in the library’s service to the public, the building would not close down, and no off-site storage would be needed. Estimates place the cost of the expansion at approximately $400,000. The library already has over half of that amount in its capital account. A large portion of that funding consists of a $100,000 estate gift from J. David Kamykoski, Boyd’s predecessor who retired in 2001 after 25 years of service to the Waldwick Library. The library also has approximately $118,000, much of which has been gained through the proceeds from the library’s passport program. That program took off in 2007, when travelers to the Caribbean were required to carry a passport. Since that time, the library’s convenient passport program has been inundated with requests.