Huntsville-Madison County Library Foundation

THE HUNTSVILLE-MADISON COUNTY LIBRARY FOUNDATION (HMCLF) WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1986 TO ASSIST IN FUNDRAISING FOR A NEW DOWNTOWN LIBRARY TO SERVE HUNTSVILLE AND MADISON COUNTY. SINCE THAT TIME, THE HMCLF HAS GROWN IN BOTH SCOPE AND BOARD MEMBER SIZE. THE HMCLF'S PRIMARY ROLE TODAY IS TO RAISE AWARENESS AND FUNDING FOR THE HUNTSVILLE-MADISON COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (HMCPL), CURRENTLY CONSISTING OF 10 LOCATIONS; 4 WITHIN THE CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, AND 6 OTHERS ACROSS MADISON COUNTY: TRIANA PUBLIC LIBRARY, MADISON PUBLIC LIBRARY, MONROVIA PUBLIC LIBRARY, TILLMAN D. HILL PUBLIC LIBRARY, GURLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND ELIZABETH CARPENTER PUBLIC LIBRARY (CURRENTLY UNDER RENOVATIONS) OF NEW HOPE. THE HMCPL'S MISSION STATEMENT IS: THIS IS THE PUBLIC'S LIBRARY. WE EMPOWER INDIVIDUALS TO CREATE THEIR OWN FUTURES, EXPLORE THE UNIVERSE OF IDEAS, AND CONNECT WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND THE WORLD. ALL HMCLF ACTIVITIES AND EFFORTS ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE LIBRARY'S MISSION. THEREFORE, THE HMCLF HAS DUAL MISSIONS: 1) TO A