Why plan ahead?

Planned gifts are game-changing for the library and for Lawrence. Planning a gift helps build the library's endowment, sustain important programs, or launch new initiatives. It is an investment in a strong and vibrant public library that serves our entire community.

Substantial Tax Savings

A planned gift can reduce income tax and avoid capital gains tax. Please be sure to consult your financial advisor for guidance.

Direct Your Funds

Your legacy can be books for teens, computers for the local history room, or an unrestricted fund to meet the changing needs of the library.

Connect to LPL

A planned gift is your way of ensuring that reading, learning, and creativity are forever priorities in Lawrence.

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Transformational Gifts to LPL through your will or estate plan make a world of difference.

Ken & Annette Wertzberger
Friends & Foundation Donors

In high school, lacking the Internet, we went to the library to hunt down references for a paper. As good as those memories are, that library pales in comparison to the state of the art facility now. To help those opportunities continue for others, we have made a bequest to the library in our will.

Bill Westerbeke
New Chapter Society

I once overheard a person who opposed the library renovation ask, “When was the last time the library turned a profit?” My response is “every day” as users become more informed, more curious and more creative, and thus better and more effective citizens.

Susan Craig
​​Volunteer

With no admission or user fee, the library serves the entire community with a variety of services, equipment, programming, and spaces. I’m proud of our library and grateful to all the people who work on its behalf.