Memorial or Gift Books to Honor or to Remember

"If we work upon marble it will perish. if we work upon brass, time will efface it. if we rear temples they will crumble to dust. But if we work upon men’s minds, if we imbue them with high principles, with the just fear of God and love of their fellow men, we engrave on those tablets something which no time can efface, and which will brighten and brighten to all eternity...
--Daniel Webster

All of us cherish memories. We have a special fondness for remembering close friends and relatives. Often we show our appreciation for the privilege of friendship and family loyalty through gifts on special occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries and holidays. At those times we look for a special gift to tell that person how much we care.

Too frequently we suffer the loss of a close friend or relative. Upon such occasions our desire to remember becomes more acute, more immediate.

Rodman Library suggests that a gift to honor a friend upon a special occasion or to remember a friend or relative at the time of loss may be the gift of a book placed in the Library's collection. Such a memorial or honor book should be chosen to reflect a special interest of the person to whom it is dedicated. it is a gift which would be used and enjoyed by countless other friends in the community, creating an ever widening circle of recognition for the person being remembered.

A gift may be given to the Library in any amount the donor wishes. The Library will choose a book or books which fit the interest of the person being remembered or honored. It is the policy of the Library to spend gifts of money for useful books and materials which could not otherwise be afforded.

Each gift book will have a special bookplate which gives the name of the person to whom the book is dedicated and the name of the donor. Each gift is also listed in the Memorial and Gift Record Book which is kept at the Library. A searchable list of gifts donated since October 1994 is available on the Library's Web Site.

The Library will notify the person honored or, in the case of death, the surviving relatives.

Please print out the form below for gifts to the Library. All gifts are tax deductible.

A gift in memory of or honor of_________________________________________
(circle one)

Amount of gift: ______________________________
(please make check or money order payable to Rodman Public Library)

Given By: ___________________________________

Address: ____________________________________

Phone: _____________________________________

Additional donor: ____________________________

Address: ____________________________________

Please notify: _______________________________

Address: ____________________________________

Type of book: (Check one)

Suggested subject areas: ______________________