Help Us Fund the Next Chapter
Great communities deserve great libraries.
A library is more than books on shelves. It's where children discover the joy of reading, students find inspiration, and neighbors come together. It's a place that welcomes everyone.
Right here in Elbert County, we have an opportunity to make our Elizabeth Library even better. The Pines & Plains Libraries Foundation is raising funds to help the build-out of the Elizabeth Library, creating a space that will serve our growing community for generations.
Every gift brings us closer. Whether it's $25, $50, or more, your generosity helps make this vision a reality. Help us fund the next chapter of the Elizabeth Library. Because our community deserves a library that grows with us.
The mission of the Pines & Plains Libraries Foundation is to enhance the library district by raising, managing, and allocating funds to expand and improve the facilities, programs, and services of our libraries.
The Foundation was formed in 2009 and is working on a capital campaign to provide funding to completely renovate the Elizabeth Library building.
In the summer of 2011, the Elizabeth Branch Library moved from Main Street to Beverly Street. The Library District sold the library on Main Street in May 2011 and used the proceeds from that sale to renovate 5,000 square feet of the building at 651 Beverly Street.
Fast forward to 2019 when the Library Board paid off the loan on the Elizabeth Library. The building is owned outright by the Pines & Plains Libraries District!
In 2023, the District began working with a consultant who studied the community and the library buildings. The new Elizabeth location should have over 25,000 sqft to fully serve Elbert County citizens.
The Library Board tasked the Pines & Plains Libraries Foundation to raise $3 Million to help renovate the Elizabeth Library within its current footprint, including the giant warehouse space. Grants are also being sought.
Once this is complete, the foundation will shift focus to the library buildings in Kiowa and Simla.
Organization name
Pines and Plains Libraries Foundation
other names
PPLF, Elbert County Libraries Foundation
2009
Tax id (EIN)
27-0313715
Category
Public & Societal Benefit
Organization Size
Small Organization
Address
651 Beverly StreetElbert County, CO, US