Grape Expectations
Thank you to our incredible Grape Expectations sponsors and ticket buyers for supporting our work at the City’s 12 public libraries. We are excited to report that our event has reached its capacity and ticket sales have closed. You can still support our mission with a 100% tax-deductible donation of any size. Donations made in the amount of one of our sponsorship levels will entitle the donor to receive the marketing benefits of that level during the event.
The 18th annual Grape Expectations gala will celebrate two important anniversaries — the Long Beach Public Library Foundation’s 25th and the Long Beach Public Library’s 125th year of service to the Long Beach community. The Library Foundation provides crucial funding to the Library as it serves on the front lines of our city’s most pressing issues, including its resources that bridge educational, digital, economic, and cultural divides.
September 19, 2021, 5:00 to 9:00 pm
at MoLAA in Long Beach
The dinner and event program will take place outdoors.
2021 Honorees
Joseph F. Prevratil, Durnin Family Award
Vice Mayor Rex Richardson, Library Leadership Award
If state, city, or county health guidelines do not allow for an in-person celebration on September 19, Grape Expectations may be postponed or proceed as a virtual event. Should this occur, the Library Foundation will contact all sponsors and ticket holders to discuss their options including a full refund, an enhanced virtual marketing package, or converting their tickets/sponsorships as a 100% tax-deductible donation. Sponsors will be offered virtual recognition and marketing benefits of equal value throughout our 25th Anniversary year.
Thank You to Our Lead Imperial Sponsor, the Port of Long Beach
