Library Wish List
Library Wish List
QPL appreciates the support received from the many business and individual donors who help the library provide services valued by our community. Patrons and community members frequently ask how they can support the library.
This wish list was prepared to show prices for materials and programs currently being used that require ongoing support as well as prices for new items.
Donations toward any of these options would allow QPL to provide better service to our community.
For more information, please call QPL at 223-1309, ext 506.
Programs & Events
- Sponsor one Monday Movie: $30/week –film, popcorn, drinks, paper products
- Sponsor one Teen movie: $30 each — film, popcorn, drinks, paper products
- Sponsor Teen Activity: $175 per event
- Halloween party
- Ornament workshop
- Karaoke party
- Game days
- Murder Mystery events
- Sponsor one Children’s movie: $40 per week –film, popcorn, drinks, paper products
- Sponsor Children’s event: $175/each
- Tea Party
- Valentine’s Day
- Jellybean Jamboree
- Halloween Party
- Ornament Workshop
- Holly Jolly Party
- Summer Reading Friday performers: $1000 per week
- Summer Reading Supplies–bags/logs/prizes: $2100
- Summer Reading Ending Party Performer: $400
Technology, Online Subscriptions, Periodicals
- Database Subscriptions: $200-$3800
- Ancestry
- Fold3 Military Research
- HeritageQuest
- Gale Virtual Reference Library
- Gale General One File
- Learning Express Library
- ReferenceUSA
- SelectReads eNewsletter service
- WilsonWeb
- World Book
- Lingo Lite
- Global Road Warrior
eBook, eAudio, eVideo, eMusic, eMagazine subscriptions:
- Flipster Subscription: $6000/year
- Hoopla Subscription: $700/month
Subscription to Children’s databases: $1000 each
Computer software: $100-$1000
- Adobe Creative Suite
- Adobe Acrobat
- Apps for Children’s tablets & iPads (4)
- Audio & Video editing software
Patron technology workshop: $50/hour
- Includes staff time, wireless access, handouts
Newspaper/ Magazine Subscriptions: $30-$400
- Quincy Herald Whig
- BookPage
- *Camp Point Journal
- Chicago Tribune
- Coin World
- Consumer Reports
- *Des Moines Register
- Hannibal Courier Post
- Jacksonville Journal Courier
- Journal of Illinois History
- *Journal Pilot
- Linn’s Stamp News
- McDonough County Voice
- *Mendon Dispatch
- NADA Car Guides
- *Pike County The Paper
- Louis Post-Dispatch
- Items marked with * are not currently in the Quincy Public Library collection
Building & Grounds
- Landscaping: $50-$1000
- Benches
- Bulbs
- Flowers
- Shrubs
- Statuary
- Trees
- Walkway lights
- Resurface staff parking lot: $2000
Equipment, furniture, fixtures
- Adult computer chair: $350/each
- Teen computer stool: $90/each
- Tablet Chair: $325/each
- Meeting Room table: $650/each
- Meeting Room chair: $150 each
- New train table: $250
- Display Unit for Children’s calendar and flyers: $250
- iPad or iPad Mini for Storytimes (16 GB): $400
- iPad for Outreach staff (16 GB): $400
- AWE Literacy computer stations:
- After School Edge: $3000
- AWE tablet: $800
- Self-checkout station: $6000
- Book Carts: $200-$600 each
- New delivery van or staff vehicle: $20,000 – $45,000
Miscellaneous
- Postage for bulk mailings: $1800/year
- Continuing Education opportunity for staff: $100
- Staff technology training (1 hour): $200/hour