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RPL PROGRAMS WINCOUNTYWIDE AWARDSThe Reading Public Library (RPL) was the recipient of three awards during “Celebrating Excellence - the Berks County Public Libraries Fourteenth Annual Awards Program.” The December 18 program recognized outstanding programming throughout Berks County. It included a visit by Glenn Miller, Deputy Secretary of Education & Commission for Libraries who joined other dignitaries in a tribute to Frank Kasprowicz, retiring director of RPL.

Reading Public Library's “Comic Con” event and “Farm to Library” program received “Outstanding Program” awards and RPL's “Saturday Challenge” received the “Outstanding PA Forward Program” award. PA Forward is The Pennsylvania Library Association's 21st Century Literacies Initiative.

FLASH MOB SURPRISES AND DELIGHTSAn early winter reception for friends of the Reading Public Library was interrupted by cast members of the Reading Civic Theatre's (RCT) school edition of Les Misérables. The pre-planned event was arranged by Jeannette DeAngelo, director of the RCT musical performed in September 2015 at the Miller Center for the Arts. Twenty-two young cast members surprised 120 guests when they interrupted the emcee's welcome speech and emerged from different levels of the library stacks singing, “Do You Hear the People Sing?”

The “Flash Mob” brought expressions of astonishment, smiles, and even a few tears to the unsuspecting guests who were treated to beautiful renditions of three songs from Les Misérables. The show was complete with theatrical performances staged among the book-filled stacks and delighted guests. It was an evening enjoyed by all.

View the “Les Misérables Flash Mob at the Reading Public Library” on YouTube.

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2015 DONORS

2015 ANNUAL REPORT

2015 OPERATING INCOME

State 443,099

County 958,648

City of Reading 353,573

Other

Wide Area Network 42,211

Grants and Gifts 103,990

Daily Operations 92,421 (includes Fines, Fees, Reimbursements)

Transfers from Library Trusts 708,000

TOTAL INCOME 2,791,942

2015 OPERATING EXPENSES

Salaries and Benefits 1,890,258

Collection Development 471,812

Other Operating Expenses 461,394

TOTAL EXPENSES 2,823,464

Beginning Balance January 1, 2015 157,393

TOTAL ENDING BALANCE 125,871

SUMMER READING PROGRAM All About Children's Pediatric Partners P.C. Berks Community Action Program, Inc.First EnergyReading City ChurchSt. John's Lutheran Church, Reading, PAUGI Utilities (Reading is Fundamental)

JOHN UPDIKE($5,000 and above) Jerome Marcus

PEARL BUCK($1,000 - $4,999) Alex & Sharon CameronNancy CampbellBruce & Reneé DietrichElizabeth GonzalezDavid HollenbachNoel KarasinJames Reedy, Sr. Scholarship Fund

JOHN O'HARA ($500 - $999) Joel AskmanBetsy AdamsSaeeduddin &Melvia AhmedIrvin & Lois CohenFrances DohertyDolan Construction Inc.Maureen DolanTerrence & Irene JamesNancy KuhlmanMarlin & Ginger Miller, Jr.Redner's Markets, Inc.R. M. Palmer CompanyWilliam RobertsPaul RoedelRuth Schlegel Saint Mark's Lutheran Church, Reading, PA

WALLACE STEVENS($250 - $499) AnonymousHerbert & Shirley ArnoldRick & Dawn BurkeyCollege Heights Community CouncilHoyle EgglestonBeulah “Boots” Fehr

Russell & Beverly HinnershitzPaul & Kate HohWilliam & Beth LitvinBarry & Karen MillerGladys RentschlerJeffrey & Karen ShearerDonald & JoAnn SmithWarne WhiteJames & Marie Wong

JAMES MICHENER(100 - $249) Earl & Cynthia AndrewsThomas & Patricia AnewaltAnonymous Caleb ArnwineSteven BarbonWilliam BoehmlerBoscov's Department StoreConchita BraunDorothy BreitegamMauro & Angel CammaranoJoseph & Patricia CapiloLawrence Capozello, JrJohn & Marian ConnellyCarl ConsteinSara DiBlasiAnthony & Riva DicintioDarlene DormanWilliam & Louise EakenErnest EckDavid & Elizabeth EshelmanL. R. G.Gage PersonnelJavonni & Judy GarciaRussell & Elizabeth GardnerDebbie GentryJames & Bonita GiamottiRichard & Kathleen GithensHarvey & Roberta GoldsteinBarry & Joanna GroebelGirdhari Lal HanjuraHeather HannaJack & Geraldine HartPamela & Bradley HehrFrank HigginsEdward & Lorraine HousemanJane KaseFrank & Emilia KasprowiczVickie KeayCarol KehlerDiane KemmerlingAnton & Diana KleinerGregory & Julia KniesNancy KnoblauchCarl & Bonnie KnutsenGust KrarasJames & Deborah LandriganElliott & Doris LeisawitzTimothy & Debra LuigardCharles & Carole LuschArmand & Barbara Lykens

Jack & Mary Louise MancusoDavid & Dorothy MartinHeidi MasanoMeir & Haia MazuzChristopher & Jean MennoneRoy & Carolyn MervineMarcia MillerEugene MitchellPaul & Susan MoyerJohn & Linda NickeyAndrew & Agatha OnwudinjoCraig PerrottyDorothy PizzoJames & Fani PolyakReading City CouncilReading Democratic City CommitteeVirginia ReeseGeorge RibarElton & Anne RichardsAlberto & Martha RosPeter & Leigh RyeWendy Schmehl

Dorothea SmithWilliam A & Barbara A SnyderRodney & Terry StammKate SteffyWilliam & Judith StumpJim & Joan SuttonRohit TalwarWilliam & Katherine ThorntonDiana TirionStephanie TowlesTWEAD Branch of PA Retired School Employee Assoc.UGI Utilities, Inc - EmployeesKenneth & Gail Van BuskirkSusan WagnerEdrie WatsonWilliam & Ann WenrichWest Lawn United Methodist ChurchJames & Judith WilliamsonJames & Heidi WilliamsonRick & Marlene Wilson

MISSION STATEMENTThe Reading Public Library will generate a library for the future by meeting the informational, educational, and recreational needs of the library consumers today.

READING PUBLIC LIBRARY FOUNDATION BOARDKen Haupt, President

Scott Burky • • •Reneé Dietrich Paul Hoh Greg KniesSandra Krafczek • Craig Perrotty • Ernie Schlegel • Stephanie Towles

If we missed your name or made an error, we apologize.Please contact us with any corrections.

READING PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEESHeather Hanna,President

Nancy Campbell, Vice PresidentStephanie Towles, Secretary

Toni Albert, TreasurerJohanny Cepeda • Osmer Deming • Reneé Dietrich

Maureen Dolan • Paul Hoh • Greg KniesHillary Saylor Schulze • Jim Shankweiler • Colin Waszkiewicz

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BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ($1 - $99) Anna AdamsDorothy AdamsHenriette AlbanToni AlbertJohn & Barbara AllisonCornelia ArcheyRobert & Barbara AregoodRonald & Ann BairMichael & Jeanne BarberDavid & Barbara BenderHarry & Carol BentzJune Benz BakerJanice BilskiRoma BinasiewiczJustin BodorSusan BoltzCurtis & Arlene BonanniNelson & Joanne BowersMarian BoyerDavid & Sandra BrightDarell & Laura BrittFrank & Dawn BuccaTrudy BushJoseph ButtoBernardo Cabajal llRose CaltagironeDavid & Justina CampbellLinda CapozelloStephanie CarstoEdward & Karen ChimenkoChrist Lutheran Church, Reading, PAZachary & Ashley ChristmanPhilip CleresJames ConradMichael & Madeline CorcoranTravis CrumpDale DavisJoel & Sandra DelewskiOsmer DemingMarie DorestantGlenn & Robin DunkelbergerThomas & Leah EckenrothRoger & Susan EichlinMary ErtelChristiaan & Meghan FiloonFirstEnergy Finance TeamLuther & Jeanne FrancisFrank & Elma GabellWilliam GageBronwen GambleBethney GardnerDonna GeibM. John & Beth GerlinsMatthew GoldstanLeonard & Lynn GraczykDebra GriffinMarie HaferHaggerty Goldberg Schleifer & KupersmithBarbara HahnJames HansonRoberta HartPeggy Harter

Ronald & Patricia HattChad & Vicky HeffnerRichard & Kathleen HeffnerFrank & Amy HeinsJeanette HettingerMary Jane HoffmanJoann HynemanJohn & Sari IncledonBrian & Brenda JeschkeMichael & Gayle KastenbaumMike & Jane KavanaghMarjorie KeeneJudith KellenbergerStanley & Mary KempAbbie KingWilliam & Carol KoysteJoAnne KozlowskiJimmie Kramer's The Peanut BarSerge & Susan KuschickDiane LeedsPat LeiendeckerJohn & Jacqueline LesniewskiM Jane LevanPaul & Susan LevySuzanne LuckyMarcelllo & Livia LuziThomas LynnNicholas & Ruth MartelliIva McCulloughMary McGeehanBernard & Sallyanne McNicholEmily McNultyArthur MeaseLinda MerrittLinda MeyerRobert & Karen MichaelCarol MillerRobert MillerVincent & Kathleen MoffittMichael NajarianFelix NowotarskiD. Robert & Yvonne OppenheimerEugene & Sandra PachuiloMargaret PatchKeith & Susan PhillipsStephanie PinnigerKathryn PolcrackPhilip & Leslie PomerantzMichael & Nancy PooleBarbara PostRose PrigmoreLillian PuttReading Muhlenberg Career & Technology CenterJames ReeseMichael ReeseJoan ReppertJohn & Shirley RheinJose Maria RibasMichael & Joan Marie RichardsHoward & Bonita RissmillerDerek RitenourGenevieve RitnerPatricia Ross

Carl Strunk, JrFern StyerJessie TaksaTorrence & Mary TeeterJesse ThomasLarry & Brenda ThrenTimothy TwifordNancy UliaszDavid & Beatrice WaltersRuchiao WangColin & Laura WaszkiewiczAlfred WeberDennis & Betty ZezenskiRobert & Cornelia Zinn

ADOPT-A-BOOK DONATIONS AnnieKathy DorwardLehigh Valley Dietetic Assoc.Emily McNultyGeorge & Elizabeth RibarSoutheast Branch – Devoted PatronsJohn & Kathy Yamrus

IN-KIND DONATIONS ATV Bakery, Inc.Berks Packing Co., Inc.Cianci & Roberts Law FirmEthoSource LLCToni FayermanTina Segner

Michael & Linda RoweWilliam & Jacqueline SalvatoreKristen SandelWilliam & Jeanne SandelHenry & Teresa SchaefferCheryl SchaefferErich & Millicent SchmittFrank & Doris SchneeDonald and Frances SchroederThomas & Wendy SchusterJudy & James SchwankSharon ScullinJohn & Suzanne SeitzingerGregory & Jeanette SelmerJames ShankweilerPeter & Jane ShaubCarole ShirkElizabeth SichingaMary SilcoxHoracio SilvaBetty SlegowskiEdwin & Betty SlegowskiHolly SmithChristie SmithDoris SowersEugenia SowiczMandy SpillaneKim StahlerCharles and Janet StevensDenise StichaCarol StockdaleJohn & Elizabeth StoudtHarold Strause

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COCKTAILS & CLASSICS DONORS 2015Corporate & Foundation Contributions

JOHN UPDIKE ($5,000)Baldwin CorporationCarpenter Technology CorporationJerlyn Foundation

PEARL BUCK($2500)The Compleat Baldwin Brass CenterBrentwood Industries, Inc.Berks Products Corporation

JOHN O’HARA($1000)Baker TillyGeorgeadis//Setley Metropolitan Management GroupReading Area Water AuthorityStevens & Lee/GriffinWhite Star Tours, Inc

WALLACE STEVENS($500)Clover Farms DairyEast Penn ManufacturingFulton BankGRYP (Greater Reading Young Professionals)Herbein & Company, Inc.IngramKnies Insurance GroupLeisawitz HellerPenn National GamingPenske Truck LeasingR.M. Palmer Company

JAMES MICHENER(Open)Joseph B. Bugay Paving, Inc.Burkey Construction Co., Inc. ComcastEG Smith, Inc.L & H Signs, Inc.

Lynx ComputersJ.P. Mascaro & SonsReading Foundry & Supply Co., LLCReading Parking AuthorityWilliam Koch & Associates

CORPORATE FRIENDS OF RPL(up to $100)Anderson Insurance BrokersCrosskeys Insurance Inc.Materion Brush Performance AlloysRemax of ReadingRPA EngineeringShuman Development Group, Inc.Storage World LLC

Support From Individuals

WALLACE STEVENS($500)Nancy CampbellMartha HaferCraig Perrotty

JAMES MICHENER SPONSOR(Open)Allen & Linda BaerScott BurkyAustra GaigeMary Anne GazaJennifer HigginsJulia Klein & Eric JenkinsJames & Deborah LandriganPenelope ProserpiJulie RavisDavid Scott

FRIENDS OF RPL(up to $100)Toni AlbertRonald & Ann BairBrad & Wendy BakerS. Andrew & Melissa BaumbachAngel CammaranoTim Daley

Reneé & Bruce DietrichDodson DietrichEdmond & Frances DohertyEdward & Heather HannaBernice Hines- CorbitScott & Marisa HunsickerNancy KnoblauchJay & Jane LeiningerPaul & Susan LevyPhilip & Carole LipschultzRoy and Carolyn MervineClodualo & Kaaren OrquizaJames & Fani PolyakSeth & Barbara RosenzweigSusan SchlangerFrank & Doris SchneeAlan SchlechterJon & VeeVee ScottKendall & Christine SchwoyerJohn & Jean SmithDenise StichaTorrence & Mary Teeter

IN-KIND DONATIONSBerks County LivingGoggleWorksKen HauptDick HenryAmy KellerReading EagleDavid Reppert, Wishes Entertaining/ Event Design by Boscov'sSinger Equipment

LATINO POETRY CONTESTAn evening of reading poems and announcing the winning poets capped the Library's Inaugural Latino Poetry Contest in late November. This first award ceremony took place at RPL's Foundation Headquarters at 113 South 4th Street. The contest entries represented the diversity of our community in subject and style, and the top three poems in both the English and Spanish categories were recognized. Each winning poet read his or her poem to an appreciative audience of family and friends.

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