2023 Donations to Princeton Public Library —
APRIL 2023
Library Giving Day, April 4
—Sandra Ellison
—John Garvin
—Ron McCutchan
MARCH 2023
Women’s Committee of the Bureau County Farm Bureau, book for Youth Services
FEBRUARY 2023
Carol Gingrich, Mary Winn Norris statue
Friends of the Princeton Public Library
Princeton Rotary Club Book Drive (Spring Quarter), books for Adult and Youth Services
—Steve Bouslog
—Jeffrey Dzik OD & Associates LLC
—Cathy Foes
—Michelle Davis
—Derek Fetzer
—Scott Hartmann
—Bob Hayward
—Amanda Johnson
—Dan Legner
—Terry Madsen
—Dr. Jeff Martin
—Eric May
—Wayne Peacock
—Joanne Sheldon
—Studio K Architecture
—Tracy Wright
JANUARY 2023
Robert I. Baierbach
Princeton Junior Women’s Club
William E. Livey
2022 Donations to Princeton Public Library —
DECEMBER 2022
Marjorie Albrecht
NOVEMBER 2022
American Legion Auxiliary Unit #25
Templeton Larson Family Trust
OCTOBER 2022
Ami & Rex Chamberlain, in memory of Jim Morrow
Thomas R. Cunningham, Office of Statewide Pretrial
Princeton Rotary Club Book Drive (Fall Quarter), books for Adult and Youth Services
—Anonymous
—Gary Bruce
—Tracy Grimmer
—Jeff Hunt
—Laura Kann
—Rex Lasson
—Lynn Olds
—Joe Parks
SEPTEMBER 2022
Joan Chinal, in memory of Bill Ollila
AUGUST 2022
In memory of Mary Comerford
—Kathy Bergagna
—Merritt & Mary Comerford
—Janice & Larry Magnuson
—Rick & Staci Wahlgren
—Jim & Tami Zawacki
In memory of Henry Tobler
—Susan & David Boswell
—Andrea Bowen
—Catherine M. Kirby
—William B. Livey
—William H. Nicholson
—Ethel Scruggs
—Charles & Angela Tobler
JULY 2022
Marjorie E. Albrecht
In memory of Mary Comerford
—Dick & Mimi Atchison
—Molly Bates
—Colleen M. Bickett
—Merritt & Mary Comerford
—Douglas & Alice Cook
—Tommy & Sally Dickerson
—Nancy Drury
—Darren Ferguson
—Joseph & Christine Hammond
—Pam Heaton
—Timothy & Pamela Patterson
—Joy E. Schertz
—Karla Sylvester
JUNE 2022
Friends of the Library
Ola Robb, in memory of James Newton
MAY 2022
Jean S. Lawton
APRIL 2022
Creative Crafters
William B. Livey
Optimist Club of Princeton, for Summer Reading Program
In memory of James Newton
—Carol Bird
—Charles L. Clark
—Linda Winkelmann
JANUARY 2022
Templeton Larson Trust
Linda Thompson
2021 Donations to Princeton Public Library —
NOVEMBER 2021
American Legion Auxiliary Unit #125, donation to Youth Services
SEPTEMBER 2021
Martin Brigham & Harriet Rubenstein, in memory of Jeanne Anne Austin
Hardanger Club, in memory of Claudine Strunk
AUGUST 2021
Friends in Council, new carpeting in Matson Meeting Room
JULY 2021
Former students of David Gillespie, fund for PHS yearbooks for Local History Room
JUNE 2021
Friends of the Princeton Public Library
Hardanger Club, in memory of Julie Brown and Jeanne Pence
Jean S. Lawton
MAY 2021
In memory of David Gillespie
—Ann Frels
—Sandra L. Johnson
—Bruce & Rita Placek
—Crane & Carolyn Schafer
—Brian Walk
—Stephan Walk
Crane & Carolyn Schafer, in memory of Dr. Harold Hutchinson
APRIL 2021
In memory of Dr. Harold Hutchinson
—Jay & Jen Alter
—RK & Gail Simmons
—Julie Wayland
Rex & Ami Chamberlain, in memory of John Hutchinson
In memory of Dave Gillespie
—Donald & Margaret Arter
—Carol Bird
—Stephen & Carla Bouslog
—Robert & Leota Carlson
—N. F. & Robert Carrera
—Sarah Cooper & Stephen Gunning
—Mike & Jan English
—Linda Ernst
—Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa
—Edward & Candace Flanigan
—Beth Gerig & Dean Bachman
—Stanley & Carol Gingrich
—Sue E. Johnson
—James & Nancy Lowers
—Stephen Matthews
—Judith & Robert Quick
—M. J. Rombouts
—John & Lynda Smith
—Louise Thompsen
—Regina Thompson
—Marjorie Verplaetse
—Michael & Eugenia Wallace
—Mary L. S. Woodley
MARCH 2021
In memory of Dr. Harold Hutchinson
—Yvonne Browning
—Stephen & Charlotte Cowser
—Cowser Field & Feedlot
—Elena M. Davis
—Mary Dorsch
—Diane English & Pat Bonfils
—Dr. Daniel Fuertges
—Ed & Barb Kiefer
—David & June Larson
—Jane Morris
—Virginia Nelson
—Princeton Optimist Club
—Mr. and Mrs. Warren Reinhardt
—Katherine Rinaldo
—Bob & Deb Russell
—Barry & Catherine Schultz
—Kathy & Mark Seidel
—Scott & Cindy Smith
—David Stacker and Leslee Beams-Stacker
—Daniel & Cynthia Tracy
—Deborah Vetter
Cliff & Kathy Cartwright, End of year/non-event fundraiser 2020
FEBRUARY 2021
In memory of Bart Kassabaum:
— Anonymous
—Mary Beastall
—Bill Bouxsein
—Cheryl DePaepe
—Heartland Bank
—Jud & Ann Lusher
—Marquis Energy
—Michael Miller
—Andy & Geri Romagnoli
—Zearing Child Enrichment Center
In memory of Diane Seidel
—Michael and Robyn Miller
—Shelley Roberts & Duane Moore,
Cynthia Baumgart & Amy Hodge, additional donation in memory of Marian Wolf
Neal & Petra Norrick, in memory of Marian Wolf
End of Year/Non-Event Fundraiser 2020
—Connie Espel
—Pat Schou
JANUARY 2021
End of Year/Non-Event Fundraiser 2020
—Jay & Jen Alter
—Mary Andrei
—Steve & Laurie Bonucci
—John & Sue Garvin
—Linda Gustafson
—Steve Keutzer
—Judd & Ann Lusher
—Susan Wright
In memory of Marian Wolf:
— Cynthia Baumgart & Amy Hodge
— Michael & Sharon Wadle
In memory of Diane Seidel:
— Donald & Gloria Eklund
—Gebeck Associates
—Steve & Colleen Harmon
—Eric & Janice Paul
—Walt & Deb Prostko
—Barbara Wiggins
In memory of Bart Kassabaum:
— Gary & Diane Bruce
—Caleb Caldwell
—Lou & Debbie Gordon
—Jake Gorman
—Phil Pitzer
—Ben Parr
—David & Patricia Shimmin
—Jon Shimmin
—Candace & Joe Summers
Heartland Bank & Trust
Dennis & Tina Nink, salt spreader and two bags of salt
Kathleen Wayland
2020 Donations to Princeton Public Library —
JANUARY 2020
In memory of Joanne Mensch
—David & Elizabeth White
—Louise Thompsen
—Paula Adrahtas
In memory of Johnny Gannon Mensch
—David & Elizabeth White
FEBRUARY 2020
In memory of Joanne Mensch
—William Livey
—Mary Phillips
—Patricia McDonald
—M. Albrecht
In memory of Barb Hansen
—Carol Bird
—Carolyn Workman
MAY 2020
Jean Lawton
JULY 2020
Dan and Margaret Martinkus
Special Thanks to our Summer Reading Program Sponsors
Friends of the Princeton Public Library
Arts of Starved Rock Country Fund for Digging Deeper into Your Imagination: Magic & Art Show by Dan Gogh (funds for this Community Arts Access Grant are partially supported by the Illinois Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts)
AUGUST 2020
In memory of Jeanne C. Pence
—Bryant Village Association
—Marybeth Carlson
—Marna Grafenstein
—Jan Hamik & Jacquie Goetz
—Sarah Hoban
—Patricia Mitchell
—Ivan and Eleanor Skoog
—Donna Springer
SEPTEMBER 2020
In memory of Jeanne Poppens Pence
—John Bean
—Elizabeth & Michael Denius
—John & Joanne Edvardsen
—Debby & Mike Eisel
—Tim & Judy Harris
—Terry Johnson
—Scott & Rita Kohler
—Lori Martin & Fred Potter
—Lex Poppens
—Barbara Repa
—Ethel Scruggs
—Michael & Lindsay Strand
—Paul & Marcia Watson
—Glen & Judy Wright
Lex Poppens, plaster frieze, in memory of Jeanne Poppens Pence
OCTOBER 2020
OCTOBER 2020
In memory of Jeanne Poppens Pence:
—Mike and Jan English
—Eric Poppens
—Michael & Lindsay Strand
—Stephanie VanOrdstrand & Tony Morrow
—Kathy Hilgenkamp Roum
GFWC Woman’s Club of Princeton
Jane Morris, October landscape maintenance
DECEMBER 2020
Carol Bird, in memory of Marion Wolf
Cathy Kirby, in memory of Jeanne Pence
In Memory of Diane Seidel:
—Jay and Jen Alter
—J Birney Brown
—Mary & David Butterfield
—Mike & Jan English
—Cathy Kirby
—Bill Livey
—Mike and Jane Morris
—Princeton Game & Fish Club
—Robert and Debra Russell
—Crane and Carolyn Schafer
—Jim and Sue Scruggs
—R. J. Seidel
—John & Lynda Smith
—Lani Swinford
Norman and Darcy Harris
Ellen Larson & Justus Templeton
Robert Baierbach
End of Year/Non-Event Fundraiser
—Tony & Liz Bonucci
—Rick Brooks
—Gary & Hope Browning
—Bea Coates
—Paul & Linda Ernst
—Phyllis Fasking
—Linda Fine
—Karl & Connie Johnson
—Ruth Johnson
—Laura Kheshgi
—Margaret Martinkus
—Jon McCutchan
—Julia McCutchan
—Carol McGee
—Steve & Gina Nelson
—Bob & Deb Russell
—Mike & Katie Sayler
—William & Doris Schabow
—Crane & Carolyn Schafer
—Nancy Scoma
—Bonnie Smith
—Lani Swinford
—Mr. & Mrs. John Wester
—Steven Wojtas
2019 Donations to Princeton Public Library —
JANUARY 2019
Church Women United
Rick and Sarah Brooks, 6 month subscription to The New York Times, Sunday edition
Tony & Liz Bonucci
Modern Woodmen (Julie Wayland – Hometown Hero award)
MARCH 2019
Bureau County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee, children’s book
Mike and Jan English
GFWC Women’s Club
In memory of Marguerite Klett:
–Robert Baierbach
–Mr. & Mrs. Lawrence Meyer
–Mark & Kathleen Foresman
–Donald & Gloria Ecklund
–Deborah Vetter
–Carol Bird
–Mary Dorsch
–Jacqueline Schroeder
–Michael & Pamela Lange
–Forrest & Sue King
–Caryl Behrens
–Phyllis Johnson
–Esther Tracy
–Nancy DeBord
–Mary McCauley
–Bea Coates
–Carol McGee
–Fred & Lydia Kimberley
–Susan Stumpf-Glover
–Linda Winkelmann
–Jane Lampkin
–Dorothy Grafft
–Louise Thompsen
–Liz & Mike Denius
APRIL 2019
Hardanger Club
Jean S. Lawton
Friends in Council
Julie Wayland
MAY 2019
Kirk and Ann Fine, donation in honor of Dana Fine’s birthday
Elsie Nothnagel, in memory of Wayne Smith
David Wilcoxson, in memory of Wayne Smith
Judith & Robert Quick, in memory of Carol Brown
Princeton Lions Club
JUNE 2019
Terri and Keith Taylor, in memory of Wayne Smith
Mary Jagers, in memory of Wayne Smith
Geraldine Woodlief, in memory of Wayne Smith
Princeton Rotary Club
JULY 2019
Rod and Marcie Jaggers, for youth services department
Bonnie Smith and family, Chicago Cubs books, in memory of Don Smith
John and Sharon Young
Friends of the Princeton Public Library
SEPTEMBER 2019
Geno Caffarini, in memory of Wayne Smith
Sue King, flannelboard for Youth Services storytime program
Cindy Smith, Nurture Shock book; in memory of Elaine McVety
OCTOBER 2019
Thomas Mueller & Pamella Alloway-Mueller, in memory of Ann Mickow
JC or CC Barratt, in memory of Ann Mickow
Templeton Larson Family Trust
NOVEMBER 2019
Amy Knapp
Bureau County Art Teachers Show
In memory of Ann Mickow:
– Martin and Colleen Cramer
– Cheryl Reeder
– Jean Samuelson
– Pat Hultine
– Charlie and Kathy Waca
– Jim and Sue Howard
– Lou and Terri Zearing
– Bob and Deb Russell
– Fortnightly Club
– Lawrence and Martha Malnor
– Debby and John Truschinger
DECEMBER 2019
Nancy DeBord, in memory of Richard DeBord
Marjorie Albrecht
Robert Baierbach
David Brown and Stacy Young family, for youth services
American Legion Auxiliary, for youth services
2018 Donations to Princeton Public Library —
JANUARY 2018
Cheryl Christiansen/The Coffee Club, in memory of Marrietta Anderson
Princeton Junior Women’s Club
Randy Comba, history books
APRIL 2018
Jean S. Lawton
Princeton Rotary Club
MAY 2018
Princeton Lions Club

JULY 2018
Friends in Council, computer set-up for Matson Meeting Room
Friends of the Princeton Public Library,
additional youth tables & chairs for craft times
Mike & Carole Vaughn
SEPTEMBER 2018
Ace Distribution Center, materials for Youth Services
Illinois STARNET Regions I & III Book Project, family/educator resources and children’s books for Youth Services
OCTOBER 2018
Paul & Linda Ernst
NOVEMBER 2018
Connie Kauffman, book for Youth Services
Pam Tippner, Hillsdale Garden Club, book for Youth Services
DECEMBER 2018
Marjorie Albrecht
Robert Baierbach
Scott and Cindy Smith
Mike and Carole Vaughn
2017 Donations to Princeton Public Library —
JANUARY 2017
In memory of Roger Gustafson:
–Jay & Jennifer Alter
–Greg & Marilyn Anthony
–Kathy Ballard
–Susan Barlow
–Kay Browning
–Elizabeth Dahlen
–Larry & Deb Dalton
–John & Mary Damon
–Don & Gloria Ecklund
–Paul & Linda Ernst
–Gayle Grace
–Irene Huffman
–Cherie Martin family
–Gerald & Sally Parker
–Fran Pinter
–Bill & Amy Shaw
–Barb Skean
–James Smith
–Betty Sutliff
–Roger & Joanne Swan
–Dennis & Linda Thompson
–Bruce & Kathy Vickrey
–Eleanor Walker
–Lou & Terri Zearing family
–Dennis & Ellen Zehr
Rex and Ami Chamberlain
FEBRUARY 2017
Marjorie Johnson, In memory of Roger Gustafson
MARCH 2017
In memory of Bernie Samet:
–Hardanger Club
–Nancy Scoma
James and Teresa Jensen, In memory of Roger Gustafson
Voices of the Prairie, books
APRIL 2017
Bureau County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee, book
Jean Lawton
Dr. and Mrs. James W. Hopkins and Mr. and Mrs. Donald L. Gustafson, In memory of
Richard Lee Lauritzen
MAY 2017
Friends in Council
Mike & Jan English, for carpet cleaning
Princeton Rotary Club
Princeton Lions Club
JUNE 2017
Princeton Rotary Club
Princeton Lions Club
SEPTEMBER 2017
David & Shelley Gorenz
OCTOBER 2017
Amy Knapp
Galesburg Sewing Center
NOVEMBER 2017
Kathy Ballard
American Legion Unit #125, Tiskilwa
DECEMBER 2017
Marge Albrecht
Charles & Susan Atchley for children’s books, in honor of Dr. Ben and Mrs. Becca Shepherd and Lincoln Shepherd
John Wayland