Support SPL
Your support helps Superior Public Library continue serving the community with welcoming spaces, free resources, lifelong learning, and access for everyone.
Make a Gift
Donate at the library service desk, by mail, or online through the Superior Public Library Foundation.
Join the Friends
Become part of a fun, active group that supports the library through volunteer work, events, and community involvement.
Support the Foundation
Help build long-term support for a modern, accessible library system in Superior, Douglas County, and online.
Donations
Support the Superior Public Library
While the Library gets much of its funding from the government, support from generous individuals, civic-minded corporations, and public-spirited foundations helps continue the library’s mission.
All donations to the Superior Public Library are tax deductible. Donations may also be made in honor or in memory of a loved one.
Donate in person: Make your donation at the library service desk.
Donate by mail: Send your gift to Superior Public Library, 1530 Tower Ave., Superior, WI 54880.
Donate online: Use the Foundation’s PayPal donation link for gifts by PayPal or credit/debit card.
Superior Public Library Foundation
Invest in the library's future
The Superior Public Library Foundation works in partnership with the Library Board and the Friends of the Library to build an endowment that will sustain the library into the future, while managing invested funds for optimum growth.
The Foundation relies on charitable donations, sponsorships, grants, and fundraising events to maintain a modern, accessible library system within the city, throughout Douglas County, and online.
Strengthen library services beyond essential city funding.
Promote literacy and lifelong education for all ages.
Support equal access to free resources and welcoming library spaces.
Explore legacy giving through options such as the 1888 Founders Fund and naming rights.
Friends of the Library
Be a Friend of the Superior Public Library
The Friends are a fun group of people involved in all sorts of activities that support the Superior Public Library. Membership forms are available at the library.
Meeting Information
The Friends of the Library meet every 3rd Monday at 10:30 a.m. in the library’s Conference Room. They do not meet in July and December. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Questions about supporting SPL?
Contact the library or stop by the service desk to ask about donations, Friends membership, or Foundation giving opportunities.
