Long Beach Public Library Foundation
Carnegie49
Carnegie49 honors those who care deeply about the future of Long Beach’s public libraries, and name the Long Beach Public Library Foundation as a beneficiary of their estate. The society is named after Andrew Carnegie because of his generous work spreading literacy across the country by building libraries from New York to California. His library in Long Beach was a Carnegie library—the 49th Carnegie library in the state. Andrew Carnegie’s gift to our country was more than a series of buildings. He championed the value of literacy and equal access to educational resources for everyone. The Long Beach Public Library Foundation reflects those values in our own mission, to encourage literacy and education for all members of the community. The members of our Carnegie49 society are committed to carrying on those values for generations to come.
Carnegie49 members receive:
- Invitations to an annual recognition event and special library gatherings including author talks, lectures and cultural programs
- Listing in the Long Beach Public Library Foundation newsletter
- Acknowledgement as a Carnegie49 member on the Long Beach Public Library Foundation website
If you have any questions about Carnegie49, have already included the Library Foundation in your estate plan, or are considering including the Library Foundation in your estate planning, please contact Thelma Valenzuela at 562-628-2441 ext. 3 or Thelma[at]lbplfoundation.org.
Thank You to Our Carnegie49 Members:
- Allan and Dorothy D. Abrahamse
- Tom Agee
- Seymour* and Reva Alban
- Rick Alsagoff and Bruce Alton
- Cheryl R. Avirom
- Margaret Benkert*
- Carol Brooks*
- Ronald L. Brown
- Paul and Claudine Burnett
- Jan and Tim Burke
- Susan and Darrell Cannon
- Claire S. Carsman
- Thomas J. Clark*
- Rachel Ivy Clarke
- Lucy Daggett
- Susan DeLand
- Margaret and Charley Durnin
- Barbara Egyud*
- M. Lissette Flores and Bob Marsocci
- Richard D. Green*
- Frances S. Grover*
- Doris H. Gylseth*
- Steve Hinds and Mary Hancock Hinds
- Cordelia Howard
- Lorrie Hutton
- Diane K. Jacobus
- Stephanie S. James
- Richard J. and Janet R. Katz
- Leslie Kinney
- Ivor Kraft*
- Mary Lamo-Putnam* in memory of Russell Putnam
- Joseph Le Conte, Jr.
- Barbara Long
- Drs. Mary E. Barton and Tom Mayes
- Cheryl McNulty and John Wolczanski
- Sara Myers
- Larry and Kimberly E. Neipling
- Anne P. Newman*
- Abha and Anil Pandya
- Roxanne Patmor
- Ellen Phenpimon
- Lee* and Susan T. Redfield
- Barbara and Rick Schwerin
- Sean Reilly and Jeffrey Toelsin
- Eugene R. Richey
- Peter* and Eleanore L.M. Schmidt
- Barbara and Rick Schwerin
- Ernest* and Doris J. Soriano
- Michael A. Stugrin* and Brian Buchanan
- Valerie Takahama and Peter Thompson
- Joan and Joe Van Hooten
- Sharon Weissman
- Janice B. Wills*
*In Memoriam