Friends of the Richardson Public Library, Inc.

North Texas Gives to the Arts

 runs from April 17 through April 30th

Communities Foundation of Texas is proud to present North Texas Gives to the Arts from April 17-30, 2025. Throughout the two-week fundraising event, donors can explore and give to any of 400 participating arts organizations at NorthTexasGivingDay.org. 

When the Richardson Public Library announced the plans to renovate the library to update the facility, we were all excited to see what the new library would be like. We knew this would be a long process since updates and remodeling are never a quick fix but a carefully considered process. The library renovation is over the halfway point with a projected finishing date in spring of 2026. 

The City of Richardson and our fantastic library staff have created a warm and welcoming environment in a temporary location. Here, the vast majority of programs are still active and busy as usual. This is all possible with the help of donors like you. In the past, Friends of the Richardson Public Library (FOL) has been able to fund these programs with proceeds from the two semi-annual book sales, but these popular fundraising events were put on hold until the renovations could be completed. FOL made a commitment to keep these programs funded and even added new and exciting programs that will be debuting soon. 

You may wonder how your donations are used by FOL to enrich the Richardson community. You, our donors, are the reason FOL has been able to continue supporting these wonderful programs during the remodeling period.

1. Youth Services Programs (Children and Teens) 
2. Adult Programs and Speakers
3. Book Babble and Book Club Kits 
4. Santa's Village 
5. Hot Spots
6. Outreach Van 
7. Scholarships to Graduating Teen Volunteers
8. Little Free Libraries across the City of Richardson
9. Richardson Reads One Book
10. Texas Library Association Conference/Texas Book Festival 
11. Library Staff Training Expenses and In-Service Training Day 

Thanks to help from generous givers and sponsors, Communities Foundation of Texas will cover all transaction and technology fees so that 100% of all donations go directly to nonprofits. The event kicked off Thursday, April 17, the first $100,000 in donations will be matched dollar-for-dollar by The Giana Foundation Fund, the Robert B. and Virginia Payne Fund for Arts & Culture, and Communities Foundation of Texas. Available for online gifts only, the first $500 per donor per organization was matched.