EMPHASISING LITERACY
On May 1st, 2019, The Rotary Club of West Seneca announced that they are donating $25,000 to the public library, in particular highlighting the Children’s Room, where a plaque commemorating the donation is displayed. A Rotary themed banner in honor of the donation was also unveiled, representing the support and contributions that local Rotarians have made to the West Seneca Public Library. This is the largest gift that the West Seneca Public Library has ever received. They will be awarded $20,000 initially and then five additional annual amounts of $1,000. The donation is to help fund the future needs of the library.
The plaque (pictured on left) reads as follows:
In gratitude and recognition of the West Seneca Rotarians whose outstanding generosity, through their planned gifts, demonstrates a continuous commitment to Education 
and Literacy. The Rotarians are a distinctive organization of benefactors who come together to take actions that enhance the quality of life and create lasting changes in the world and community. The Rotarians focus on promoting peace, fighting disease, providing clean water and hygiene, saving mothers and children, supporting education and growing local economies. The West Seneca Rotarians find solutions to community challenges through their emphasis on community service, leadership, problem-solving, communication, academic fellowship, youth scholarships, education, and literacy. Hence the Rotarian motto: “Service Above Self.”
and Literacy. The Rotarians are a distinctive organization of benefactors who come together to take actions that enhance the quality of life and create lasting changes in the world and community. The Rotarians focus on promoting peace, fighting disease, providing clean water and hygiene, saving mothers and children, supporting education and growing local economies. The West Seneca Rotarians find solutions to community challenges through their emphasis on community service, leadership, problem-solving, communication, academic fellowship, youth scholarships, education, and literacy. Hence the Rotarian motto: “Service Above Self.”Pictured on right, the club presents its themed banner to the library.
Other recent Rotarian donations to the library have included scientific tools and microscopes for the Maker Space, DVDs, and books on the environment for the library collection, Children’s
Room furniture, a puppet theater, and a bookshelf in the shape of a tree.
They also created and have funded an honorary book collection in the Children’s area called The Speaker Series. Books are carefully chosen and individually presented to special guests that speak at the club’s regular meetings. Each book includes a personalized message from the select speaker and then made available to patrons.