Donations

Each fall Perkiomen Valley Library mails an appeal letter to library patrons and previous appeal donors.
Please click here for a copy of the 2024 letter.

Are you interested in donating to the Perkiomen Valley Library, a 501c3 nonprofit?  Your tax-deductible donations can be mailed to the Perkiomen Valley Library, ATTN: Treasurer, 290 Second Street, Schwenksville, PA 19473.

PayPal Giving Fund partner programs enable you to donate using a credit or debit card, even if you don’t have a PayPal account. 
PayPal covers 100% of the payment transaction fees for donations made to benefit charities.
Go to: https://www.paypal.com/us/fundraiser/charity/2185366

Increase the impact of your gift with a matching contribution from your employer. Check with your employer to see whether they match charitable contributions. If they do, you can double or even triple the value of your gift, and further support the Library’s mission. It’s easy!

1. Obtain instructions from your employer about how to participate in their matching gifts program.
2. Make your donation to Perkiomen Valley Library by check or PayPal Giving Fund
3. Complete your employer’s matching gifts request form and send a completed copy to: Perkiomen Valley Library, 290 Second Street, Schwenksville, PA 19473

If needed to designate Perkiomen Valley Library as your donor organization, please use identification #23-7206224.

Thank you for considering donating Securities to Perkiomen Valley Library.
Please contact the Branch Manager, Aileen Johnson, about this type of donation.

Individual retirement arrangement (IRA) owners age 70½ or over that they can transfer up to $100,000 to charity tax-free each year.

These transfers, known as qualified charitable distributions or QCDs, offer eligible older Americans a great way to easily give to charity before the end of the year. And, for those who are at least 73 years old, QCDs count toward the IRA owner’s required minimum distribution (RMD) for the year.

Details are on the IRS website.

BOOK DONATIONS ARE ACCEPTED ON THE 1ST TUESDAY EACH MONTH, 5-7 PM. 
USE THE AUDITORIUM ENTRANCE ON CHURCH STREET.
Donations of a few books up to one box or bag may be brought to the checkout desk during the library’s open hours.
PLEASE DO NOT leave book donations outside the library at any time.

Check out the library’s Amazon Wishlist!

1. Click here and print out the form.
2. Fill in all the necessary information.
3. Mail the form and a check to Montgomery County – Norristown Public Library

Note: the funds you submit will go to the materials budget of the library you designate.

PayPal:  Use “set favorite charity” to build momentum for Give at Checkout.
Give at Checkout is a new feature that can help charities grow their donor bases and raise more funds. Perkiomen Valley Library is enrolled in PayPal Giving Fund and is automatically listed in the PayPal app and on PayPal’s fundraising site, making it easier for consumers to find and donate.

Find out how it works here: Give At Checkout

eBay for Charity has partnered with the PayPal Giving Fund to make it easy for sellers to donate 10% to 100% (or as low as 1% for eBay Motors vehicles) of your item’s final sale price to a certified charity.

Find out how it works here: https://www.charity.ebay.com/help/seller

The Nextdoor app:  Sell for Good is a way to give back to your local community. Sell for Good, within For Sale and Free, is where you can sell and buy goods that directly benefit local nonprofits. When you sell items on Nextdoor you can choose to support Perkiomen Valley Library.  Buyers can choose to purchase items that will benefit Perkiomen Valley Library.

Find out how it works here: https://help.nextdoor.com/s/article/About-Sell-for-Good?language=en_US

We’re excited to announce our partnership with @roundupapp – a “spare change” donation platform that lets you donate the rounded up change from everyday transactions.
Sign up to today to start supporting Perkiomen Valley Library Inc. and help us improve our community every day of the year. It just takes a few minutes to complete your RoundUp App profile and then your RoundUps are automatically tracked and donated to us on the last day of each month. You can even set a minimum and maximum donation amount to stay on budget! https://roundup.app/p/PerkiomenValleyLibraryInc