Country Bank Gives $50,000 to Library Expansion

“Gifts from community institutions like Country Bank are an important visible endorsement of the library and our mission,” said Lanphear about the donation.  “They also encourage others to give.”  Officials at the bank and on the library board are discussing how to best commemorate the gift within the library when the project is complete.   

Bank president Paul Scully said that helping venerable institutions like the library grow and modernize to meet the needs of future generations is important to his organization.  “Whether we are teaching financial literacy to kids, funding hospitals and libraries, or recognizing outstanding educators, our giving focuses on improving the quality of life in the communities we serve,” he said.  

Scully said that the library project impressed the bank’s board of directors, in part because of the large number of people currently being served in the nineteenth- century structure.  “After all,” he said, “Country Bank was founded in 1850, so we understand the need for updating historical institutions in order to continue meeting the needs of people in the twenty-first century.  The popularity of Clapp Memorial Library’s services and the long-term financial, social and educational benefits of renovation and expansion convinced us that this is a sound investment for the bank to support.”

The bank will formally present the gift to the Trustees at a brief ceremony at the library on May 7, 2009 at 3 p.m.