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L.E. Phillips Family Foundation donates $1.5 million to Eau Claire library of same name January 22, 2021 11:32 AM Site staff EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WKBT) — The L.E. Phillips Family Foundation has gifted $1.5 million to the Story Builder campaign to benefit the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in downtown Eau Claire, the library announced Friday. The library board accepted the donation Thursday, making a huge dent in its fundraising goals for the renovation of the library. The donation is the largest pledge in the history of the library, and it brings funding to almo...

EAU CLAIRE — While leaders of the community campaign to raise money for the expansion and renovation of Eau Claire’s public library are pleased to be nearly 60% of the way toward their goal, they also recognize time is running out. The Story Builder campaign is seeking about $3 million more in donations for the planned $18.5 million project at L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library before bids are scheduled to go out in March and construction is set to begin in May. “Seeing the generous financial support lent to the Story Builder campaign has been amazing,” library director...