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Support Your Library

For over two centuries, Boxford residents have come together around the vision of a public library to promote the sharing of information and love of learning. You have the opportunity to continue in that tradition through your support of the Boxford Town Library.  The types of support that provide the greatest positive impact on the Library's ability to continue its mission are direct monetary donations and volunteering your time.  

Direct Monetary Donations

The Library always welcomes monetary donations to supplement our operating budget.  Your monetary gifts enhance the library collection and programs we offer. Often donations are made in memory of loved ones who loved the Library.  The following are examples of enhancements to library services and resources made possible through monetary gifts:

  • Hoopla Digital Streaming service
  • Museum Pass program
  • Kindle Paperwhites with Bestseller eBook titles added quarterly
  • Summer Reading Collection that supports Spofford Pond and Masconomet Regional students' Summer Reading requirements 
  • Color printing and copying
The Boxford Town Library gift funds:
  • Library Gift Fund: This is the library's general donations account.  Monetary gifts and funds collected from printing, copying, and book replacement fees are used to supplement the library operational budget.
  • Library EDI Gift Fund:  The monetary gifts in this account are to specifically fund the library's efforts to be more equitable, diverse, and inclusive through the resources we lend and programming we offer.
Two ways to donate to the Boxford Town Library’s gift funds

1. Donations made In person or by mail: Donations may be made in person or by mail with a check or cash.  Please note the following:

  1. Make all checks payable to “Town of Boxford"
  2. Please indicate the gift fund you would like the donation to be deposited in (Unless otherwise indicated, funds will be directed to the Library Gift Fund)
  3. Leave all in-person donations with a Library staff member at the main service desk.
  4. For donations by mail please use this mailing address: Boxford Town Library, 7A Spofford Road, Boxford, MA. 01921

2. Online Donations: Online donations may be made through the Town of Boxford’s Online Payment system with a credit/debit card or e-check.  Please note the following:

  1. Click on “Online Donations” or on either gift fund name to be sent directly to the Town of Boxford’s Online Payment System
  2. Select Massachusetts from the STATE drop down menu and Boxford from the MUNICIPALITY drop down menu
  3. Click on the button that says, "Click here to VIEW/PAY bills and to make PURCHASES,"
  4. In the "Select Bill Type," menu on the left, click on Donation
  5. Make sure to click in the circle nest to one of the two Library donation funds:
    1. Library EDI Gift Fund
    2. Library Gift Fund.
  6. Fill out all the required fields in the remaining steps in the Online Payment Process
  7. Print your receipt as a record of your donation.

Volunteer at the Library

The Library always welcomes volunteer applications from the community for assistance with shelving and other projects.  For more information about volunteering at the Library contact Robyn Luna, Head of Circulation, rluna@boxfordlibrary.org

VOLUNTEER APPLICATION FORM  

Books & Materials Donations

The Boxford Town Library does not actively seek out books and materials donation   We accepts only small books and materials donations on a case by case basis.  Contact the library at 978-887-7323 if you have any questions about books and materials donations.  Please note the following:

  • Each donation is handled on a case by case basis. 
  • If the Library is able to accept your donation,
    • items may be added to the collection based on criteria set forth in our collection development policy
    • Or put out for sale on our book sale cart.
  • The library does will not assign a cash value nor create a receipt for any book or material donation.

Organizations that Directly Support the Boxford Town Library:

Barbara Perley Scholarship Fund

The Boxford Public Library and Perley Scholarship Fund (BPL/PSF) supports the Boxford Town Library’s circulating collection by purchasing materials outside the scope of the Books and Materials budget, and also administers the Barbara Perley Scholarship Fund. The Directors of this group were formerly known as the Public Trustees of the Boxford Public Library. They are an appointed board and are separate from the nine elected Trustees of the Boxford Town Libraries.

The Perley Scholarship applications are given out to all eligible students at the Masconomet Regional High School in February. The Library will also have limited number of copies available sometime after February vacation.

The Barbara Perley Scholarship Fund is a tax-exempt fund designed solely for the benefit of Boxford children in need of financial aid. (It is unrelated to the Perley-Parkhurst-Cole Trust Fund, which is administered by the Commissioner of Trust Funds.) The Barbara Perley Scholarship Fund was established by Barbara Perley in her will to provide “…financial aid to those children who need such assistance to pursue a college or vocational, technical, or trade school education, and who are determined by the Trustees from time to time to be in need and ability and are deserving of such assistance.”

Barbara Perley was a faithful citizen of the town of Boxford who served in many positions in the town, including a term as Town Accountant from 1938 to 1972. She co-authored two books about Boxford and was commonly referred to as the town historian as she knew so much about the town’s past. She lived in her house on Main Street until her death in 1986. She had a keen interest in children and their affairs, and her fondness for children still shines today through the scholarship fund she created.

Applying for a Scholarship: Each February applications for the scholarships are sent to potential Boxford recipients by the Board of Directors.  Applications may be obtained by contacting a member of the Board of Directors.

Donations and memorial bequests are tax-deductible, and will be used for scholarships for Boxford students and to help Boxford residents. The mailing address for donations is:

Barbara Perley Scholarship
P.O. Box 82
Boxford, MA 01921

Friends of the Boxford Town Library (Ceased operations in April 2021)

(If you have interest in restarting this valuable organization, please contact the Library Director at 978-887-7323.)

The Friends of the Boxford Town Library in Boxford, MA was a 501C3 not-for-profit fundraising organization that promoted library programs and activities that enhanced, cultivated and enriched our community as a whole. This organization was integral to the library’s mission, providing much needed financial resources, volunteer assistance, and promotional efforts that expand the library’s reach.