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What We Fund

The Endowment

The Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation funds the Children’s Library Endowment, which allows the library to run over 200 outreach programs each month.

The Children’s Library Endowment was created in August 2016 and is currently valued at $1.5 million. The Endowment ensures the sustainability and continued growth of the Children’s Library by providing key outreach programs for our youngest learners.

These programs enrich the lives of over 30,000 children in our community each year with literacy and STEAM learning at the library and throughout Santa Barbara schools.

With your support, the Endowment will continue to inspire young imaginations for years to come.

Outreach Programs

Partnerships with Girls, Inc., A-OK, and other organizations extend the reach of the Library to children throughout Santa Barbara.

After-School Enrichment

Many local children count on the Children’s Library for expanded learning sessions every day.

1,000 Books Program

The 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten Program is designed to emphasize the importance of reading aloud to children.

To learn more, please contact us at 805.689.2448 or email.

Alan Brumberger is a graduate of Yale University, the University of Michigan Law School and Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration. Mr. Brumberger is the Chief Executive Officer and General Securities Principal for Emerald Point Capital, LLC a FINRA Registered Broker Dealer in New York. He has held numerous leadership positions and Board memberships in various philanthropic organizations and investment banking firms including President and CEO of Shearson American Express International Limited, the firm’s international investment banking arm in London. He is excited to do his part to help the Santa Barbara Public Library continue and build upon its remarkable record of being a fundamental community resource in broadening our citizens’ literacy.