'Tis the season of gifting and gratitude! The New Glarus Public Library and the Library Board of Trustees are thankful for another year of community backing, and for two special gifts - both of which are new ways of giving to the library.

The first gift came this spring, from an anonymous donor, who challenged the Library Board with a matching gift of up to $10,000 to the Operational Reserve Fund with the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin. Our generous supporters met the challenge, which resulted in a total of $20,000 to this fund. This fund can be used to help with the daily o...