Frequently Asked Questions

• Donate money - remember that your donations are tax deductible.

1. Send a check (made out to LCLSF) to: "LCLSF, P.O. Box 343, Llano, TX, 78643"
2. Paypal
3. GoFundMe
4. Make the LCLSF a beneficiary of your estate, life insurance, mineral rights, or required minimum distribution in your IRA. 
5. Make the "Llano County Library System Foundation" your chosen charity on your Amazon Smile account (just "LCLSF" will not return search results). 

• Tell a friend about the foundation and/or direct them to the LCLSF website. 
• Attend one of our upcoming Fundraising Events.
• Follow us on Social Media, & like and share our posts about community issues.

Contact Pages:

• Llano County Judge
• Llano County Commissioner
• Llano County Library Advisory Board
• Llano County Library Director

An endowment is a pot of donated money that is invested and provides income for charitable purposes over the long term. 

Endowments are for organizations that think long-term. Saving money today means the foundation will have more money for tomorrow. Spending money today meets a short-term need. Saving and investing money today meets long-term needs.

Without staff, a library is just a shuttered building filled with books. Librarians can navigate the myriad resources offered by a library and help patrons find what they need. Librarians educated in library and information science have the knowledge and skills necessary to adhere to the best practices of public libraries as determined by the Texas State Library and Archives Commission, Texas Library Association, and American Library Association.

The Foundation serves all three branches of our library system, and its aim is to provide significant funding to sustain the system. Each of our county library branches (Llano, Kingsland, and Lakeshore) has its own non-profit 501(c)(3) Friends group. These groups fund immediate needs of their respective libraries. For example, the Friends of the Kingsland Library has funded and hosted author events. The Friends of the Lakeshore Library funded their patron computers. The Friends of the Llano Library funded flooring replacement in the conference room. The respective Friends organizations are wonderful and help our libraries with short-term projects that are not allocated for in the county budget.

(See Lawsuit Documents.)

• The Foundation is not involved in any legal proceedings. The board of directors adheres to bylaws which prohibit attempts to influence legislation or participation in political campaigns. The organization is apolitical.
• Some of the plaintiffs are volunteers on committees and members of the board of directors.
• None of the defendants are on committees or are members of the board of directors. 

Just send us an e-mail, or speak with a board member.