Support Your Ester Community Library
Support the John Trigg Ester Library
There a many ways that you can contribute to the community library in the village of Ester, Alaska. You can become a member, whether you live in Ester, or not. We offer a variety of opportunities to support the library financially through your donations. We also welcome volunteers who contribute their time to organize and host programs and events, serve as board members, or help improve and maintain facilities.
Your contribution to the library, whether through financial contributions, memberships, or volunteer time, keeps the John Trigg Ester Library going. We thank you!
Membership
Your membership is the greatest gift you can give to the John Trigg Ester Library.
The John Trigg Ester Library is open to the public to browse and check out books, but encourages membership support. The library was started by Ester residents with too many books on their hands who wanted to be able to walk to their local library. Membership is open to anyone—you don’t have to live in Ester to be a member. Currently, an individual membership is $10 per year, and $25 for families.
Member Benefits
Members have the ability to surf the web on our high speed internet, reserve the Clausen Cabin for meetings or events, vote at the annual general membership meeting and run for and serve on the Board of Directors. Members also receive a monthly newsletter by email, alerting them to upcoming activities and events.
Join Online
You can use our Square Site to pay for you annual membership online. While you are on the site, you can add a donation or buy a LiBerry Pie Cookbook.
Other Ways to Join:
- Drop off your cash or check during open hours.
- Drop off your cash or check at one of two drop box locations (back deck of the Clausen Cabin, or during summer months at the Ida Lane Clausen Gazebo, located across the street from the Post Office).
- Mail your cash or check to John Trigg Ester Library, PO Box 468, Ester, AK 99725
Donate
The John Trigg Ester Library (JTEL) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity. Donations to the JTEL are tax-deductible as allowed by law under IRS Code Section 170. Your donation to the library, whether of time or money, will give back to the community many times over.
Our EIN# is 27-1297959 and our Alaska State Entity # is 126504.
Unless your donation states otherwise, all donations will go towards general operating funds, to be used for the maintenance and operation of current JTEL buildings and properties (with the exception of the Name Plate).
Ways to Donate
Donate Online
Visit our Square Site and make a donation.
Donate by Mail
Make checks payable to John Trigg Ester Library and mail them to PO Box 468, Ester AK 99725.
Donate at Our Drop Boxes
A donation and membership box is set up on the back porch of the Clausen Cabin and at the Ida Lane Clausen Gazebo.
Donate at the Library
Stop by in person during our open hours.
More Donation Options
Our Square Site makes it easy for you to donate or pay your membership online.
Here are several additional options for donating.
Buy a Donor Leaf
The birch tree in the Clausen cabin has leaves available for $50, $100, $250 or $500. You may purchase a leaf for yourself, your family, your pet or dedication to someone. Please indicate in the “Message” section if you would like your leaf in the name of someone/thing other than yourself. We have room for 20 characters per line, and 2 lines on the leaf.
Buy a Bookshelf Name Plate
Purchase a metal name plate that will be affixed to a bookshelf in the soon-to-be-built New Library, thereby dedicating that shelf to a person or pet of your choice. Plates are $50 and funds are dedicated for the capital campaign for the new building. Please let us know if you want it associated with a particular author or section, and we will try to attach it nearby.
Buy a Cookbook
The Throwdown Cookbook is filled with mouthwatering recipes for pies from the LiBerry Music Festivals.
Donate to the Ruth Jasper Children’s Fund
Your donation of any amount supports children’s literacy.
(If you want to have your donation go to the children’s fund, please include a note when you donate online, send a check, or drop off your payment. )
More Ways to Give
Fred Meyer’s Community Rewards Fund
Sign up for the Community Rewards Program under JTEL, #89428, and every time you shop at Freddy’s, they’ll donate to us. And this will not impact your personal rewards points, either!
Pick.Click.Give
Please consider donating to JTEL when you complete your annual Permanent Fund Dividend application. Even if you have already applied, you can still choose to contribute through Pick.Click.Give.
Volunteer
The Ester library is an all-volunteer, community-based membership organization. There is something for everyone at the library; each task is as important as the next—they’ve all got to get done. Your time and skills are appreciated! Please contact us if you are interested in volunteering at your library!
You can:
- Run for and serve on the Board of Directors
- Staff the library during our set hours
- Come to a work party
Examples of work with which we can always use assistance:
- Help maintain our gardens & grounds
- Light construction assistance
- Snowblowing and/or lawn mowing
- Assist at fundraisers (door checkers, moving pies, setting up sound systems, etc)
- Assist in planning and putting on fundraisers
- Grantwriting & editing
- Putting on workshops; sharing your expertise
