The San Marino Public Library Foundation was founded and incorporated in 1995 from a small group of community volunteers to create a supplemental funding source for the public library of the City of San Marino and improve the quality of library and information services to the citizens of San Marino.

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The San Marino Public Library Foundation is a tax exempt 501 (c) (3) charitable organization organized in 1995 to fund a state-of-the-art electronic information system to connect the library and the local schools system. The Foundation conducted the capital campaign which raised over $10 million to help build the current Crowell Public Library.

 

Today, the Foundation strives to provide supplemental funding for capital and technological needs as well as build an endowment for the Library.