Membership - The Newtown Library Company

Contributing Membership

If you would like to make an additional contribution beyond the standard memberships, you may choose from one of our Contributing Membership plans. Contributions may be tax deductible. To purchase, please visit the library or call us at (215) 968-7659.

PENN

Double your membership dues

Although he died 32 years before our founding, William Penn had a set of six dining room chairs, three of which were donated to the Newtown Library Company.

HICKS

$51 - $249

Isaac Hicks gave the library land to build its first building. The land was on Court Street in the back of the White Hall. His son, Edward Hicks, painted the library sign for $1.

BARNSLEY

$250 - $499

In 1911, Joseph Barnsley gave us the land to build the current library building. The Barnsley Reading Rooms honor his commitment to the library.

CORNELL

$500 - $999

Luise Cornell was the first person to endow the library with a large bequest.

FITZGERALD

$1,000+

Dorothy Fitzgerald was our head librarian for over 25 years. At her passing, she endowed the library with a portion of her estate.

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