Matching gifts to the Picton Library expansion will keep on giving

Picton Home Hardware’s Adam Busscher and Mark Busscher with the library’s Alexandra Bake and board chair Devon Jones

Following a tour of the expansion underway at the Picton Libray, the Busscher family from Picton Home Hardware is encouraging the community to show its love for the library by matching donations made in December.

Adam Busscher toured the expanded library last week.

“I had seen the plans,” he said, “but seeing it in person was so impressive.” After the tour, he was inspired to make this matching gift to the library to help it cross the fundraising finish line.

“Picton Home Hardware are our holiday heroes,” said expansion fundraising committee chair Alexandra Bake, who was accompanied by chair of the library board Devon Jones, to receive the good news from Adam and Mark Busscher.

“Approximately $100,000 remains to be raised of our $2,800,000 fundraising goal. Our community is so supportive and this wonderful challenge from the Busscher family will most certainly help us to the finish line.

Picton Home Hardware and the Busscher family will match all donations given through the month of December, up to $25,000 – meaning any donations during this time will have double the impact.

Donations can also be made in honour of another person, for Christmas. And all gifts will keep on giving.

Using a library card, people can redeem gifts of learning from books, videos, musical instruments, activities and meeting areas for children, youth and adults, learn languages, how to use your computer, cell phone and tablet, get internet access, or passes for conservation areas; functional fitness, information sessions, author interviews, ancestry reference, Hoopla Digital movies, discovery kits and more.

Construction is close to completion and in the new year, library services will move into the building while the existing library is renovated and restored. Project completion is anticipated for early summer 2023.

More than half of the $2.8 million project has been covered by fundraising and donations.

Give online at loveyourlibrary.ca or drop by any branch of the library.

Ameliasburgh Branch Al Purdy Library
809 Whitney Road, Ameliasburgh, K0K 1A0
Phone: 613-968-9327
Fax: 613-961-7992
Email: ameliasburgh@peclibrary.org
Hours
Tuesday 2-5 p.m.
Wednesday 10 a.m. -1 p.m.
Thursday 2-5 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Bloomfield Branch Library
300 Main Street, Box 9, Bloomfield, K0K 1G0
Phone: 613-393-3400
Fax: 613-393-1887
Email: bloomfield@peclibrary.org
Hours
Tuesday 2-5 p.m.
Wednesday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Thursday 2-5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Consecon Branch Library
211 County Road 29, Consecon, K0K 1T0
Phone: 613-392-1106
Fax: 613-392-4461
Email: consecon@peclibrary.org
Hours
Tuesday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Wednesday 2-5 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Friday 2-5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Milford Branch Ann Farwell Library
3053 County Road 10, Milford, K0K 2P0
Phone: 613-476-4130
Fax: 613-476-6527
Email: milford@peclibrary.org
Hours
Tuesday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Wednesday 2-5 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m.-1 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

Picton Branch Library
208 Main Street, Picton, K0K 2T0
Phone: 613-476-5962
Fax: 613-476-3325
Email: bsweet@peclibrary.org
Hours
Tuesday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Wellington Branch Library
261 Main Street, Box 370, Wellington, K0K 3L0
Phone: 613-399-2023
Fax: 613-399-2391
Email: wellington@peclibrary.org
Hours
Tuesday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Wednesday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Thursday 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Saturday 10 a.m.-4 p.m.