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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
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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 almost 93% of the total project cost ($18.5 million).
The City of Eau Claire has invested $11.5 million to renovate the library’s failing mechanical systems while the Story Builder campaign is raising an additional $7 million in private funds to expand and enhance the library’s physical space a long overdue effort to meet the demands of Eau Claire’s ever-growing and evolvin ....

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