Edwardsburg Branch Build
Our Next Chapter – Coming 2025
Cass District Library is partnering with local community foundation, Michigan Gateway Community Foundation, on the Our Next Chapter Capital Campaign to be the fiduciary for this project. Please navigate to their website to donate today.
Instructions:
On the donation form, please select “Cass District Library – Edwardsburg Branch Spec. Project” as the designated fund.
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Naming Opportunities
Facility Options
Building
$1,000,000
Community Room
$465,000
Makerspace
$185,000
Teen Area
$160,000
Children’s Area – Reserved
$65,000
Study Rooms (2 available)
$60,000
Café
$40,000
Individual Options
Technology Infrastructure
$60,000
A/V
$60,000
Pergola
$22,000
Appliances
$10,000
Flagpole
$10,000
Fireplace – Reserved
$10,000
Walking Paths (5 available)
$10,000
Fencing
$3,000
Mural (1 available of 3)
$3,000
Exterior Seating (bench/bike rack)(5 available)
$2,500
Shelving (15 available)
$2,500
Tree (19 available of 20)
$1,000
Naming Opportunities are subject to Library Board Approval
Capital Campaign
Paid Project Costs
Land Purchase
$276,695
Professional Services
$254,252
Administrative Fees
(insurance, legal fees, permits, testing, etc.)
$150,570
Paid by CDL (with funds reserved for capital improvements
$687,517
Outstanding project Costs
Construction
$4,599,500
FF&E
$710,614
Landscaping
$125,000
Remaining Professional Services
$154,650
$5,589,764
CDL Additional Cash Contribution
($350,000)
CDL Bond Proceeds
($4,739,764)
Total Financing Needed
$500,000
Donor recognition
Cass District Library and the Board of Trustees gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the following donors to the Edwardsburg Our Next Chapter Capital Campaign
Anonymous
Barbara & Edward Gordon
Christine Kralovansky
Kathryn Anne Kinnucan – Welsch
The Marcellus News
Midwest Energy and Communications
David & Teresa Davis
Joe & Roxanne Gross
Patricia Mercer
Theda Hack
Tammy Niemier
Jeffrey and Tina VanBelle
Buzz & Darlene Calvert
Edward & Mary Bessinger
Vici Will
Project Information
“We love our library and are so excited for this stage in its journey.”
– Edwardsburg Library Patron
“It’s a sign of a healthy community to have a great library. Regardless of age, there’s something here for everyone.”
– Edwardsburg Library Patron
“Your library card is your oyster to the world.”
– Edwardsburg Library Patron
“Even as a small child my daughter has found her sense of community in the Edwardsburg Library.”
– Edwardsburg Library Patron
You’re Invited to Join Us as the Edwardsburg Community Prepares for
Our Next Chapter
Our library has given stories to the close-knit community of Edwardsburg for decades. Help us write a new chapter for the story of the Edwardsburg Branch Library with your generous contribution today.
For information about naming opportunities, please contact Interim Library Director Rhonda Belcher at rbelcher@cassdistrictlibrary.org
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