Community
Meet Our Volunteer, Victoria Burnett
"...everyone has a reason to love the library.” I have been in Fort Worth since May 2020 when I got married. I moved here after I graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in English/Journalism. I really like the diversity of Fort...
Cigar Smoker 2021: A SMOKIN’ SUCCESS!
On May 5, if you were one of the 300 or so people able to get a ticket then you enjoyed a long overdue night out at the Fort Worth Club. The annual Cigar Smoker Gala benefitting the Fort Worth Public Library Foundation returned this year to a...
CELEBRATE PHILANTHROPY! Meet Our Founder, Betsy Pepper
"...I had an internal understanding of ‘to whom much is given, much will be expected’." Hanging in the foyer of the Central Library is a beautiful portrait of the Founder of The Fort Worth Public Library Foundation, Betsy Pepper. What one cannot...
Meet Our Board Member, Vianei Braun
"...I’m proud the Foundation has been able to help.” Vianei Braun, an employment lawyer with Decker Jones, is a board member who loves exploring restaurants in the Fort Worth area, finding new music on Amplify817, and cuddling with her pack of...
FWPLF FOUNDER’S DAY
Because of YOU, on Thursday, April 15, 2021, The Fort Worth Public Library Foundation celebrates 28 years of supporting both the Fort Worth Public Library and the Fort Worth Community by providing resources that support educational programming,...
A Library Without Walls
Change is all around us. It’s what 2020 was filled with, and it’s almost certainly what 2021 will overflow with. Out of the difficulties of COVID-19 came opportunities to learn – from forgetting to push ‘mute’ on a Zoom call to leaving your mask at...
Meet our Board Chair, John Mackenzie
We are grateful he chose us. When you meet John Mackenzie, it is quite clear that this is a man that is down to earth, dedicated to his friends and family, he is all in, and loves the Fort Worth Public Library Foundation. John was born and raised...
CELEBRATE PHILANTHROPY!
Lucy with her four oldest grandchildren in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan,1993 "I have never known a more generous-giving community than Fort Worth. Fort Worth is generous and remarkable!” Meet Inspiration, Meet Lucy Darden! Setting: the piney...
Managing in Times of COVID-19
Written By: Michele Gorman, the Assistant Director, Public Services at Fort Worth Public Library Published in the Texas Library Journal Winter 2020
Impact Delivered in 2020
In a year of wild uncertainty, it quickly became evident that libraries are not only relevant but essential. Your Fort Worth Public Library ranks among the best - having pivoted quickly to deliver BIG results. There have been many successes, new...