Lebanon-Laclede Public Library Foundation

03/26/2026

While you may not see us out and about and hosting events this time of year, the Library Foundation is hard at work behind the scenes!

We’re busy planning, organizing, and preparing for some exciting events coming later this year —including our annual murder mystery dinner — and we can’t wait to share them with you.

If you or your business would be interested in sponsoring an event or donating items, we would love to connect! It’s never too early to help.

Send us a message or leave a comment below, and someone from our team will reach out.

Thank you for supporting our library and the programs we’re building for our community!

12/19/2025

Our evening at this year’s Festival of Trees was truly one for the record books and filled with so much Christmas cheer! We are incredibly grateful to everyone who came out to celebrate the season with us and cast their votes for their favorite trees. Your support and holiday spirit made the night unforgettable.
🎄 This year’s honorees are:
✨ 1st Place – PEO, winning the competition with an amazing 383 votes!
✨ 2nd Place – Route 66 Society
✨ 3rd Place – Lebanon Art Guild
✨ Sheriff’s Distinguished Tree Award – Downtown Lebanon
☕ Hot Chocolate Champion – Stillwater Farm, taking first place in our very first hot chocolate competition!
✨ Mayor’s Distinguished Tree Award – Route 66 Society, earning another special honor once again

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for another successful and joy-filled year. This event would not be possible without the incredible support of our sponsors, local businesses, the library staff and directors — and of course, a special thank-you to Mr. Grinch and the big guy himself for bringing extra magic to the night 🎅💚
Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and a joyful holiday season! 🎄✨

12/19/2025

Huge congratulations to the winner of the First Annual Hot Chocolate Competition at the Festival of Trees!

Still Waters Farm

Your creativity (and cocoa skills!) truly warmed our hearts and taste buds.

A heartfelt thank you to all the participants! You made this inaugural competition unforgettable. And to our amazing community, thank you for showing up, voting, and making the Festival of Trees such a magical celebration.

Here’s to sweet traditions, cozy cups, and many more years to come! 🌟🎄

12/18/2025

🎄✨ 𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐕𝐀𝐋 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐑𝐄𝐄𝐒 — 𝐂𝐔𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 ✨🎄

We are sharing the most up-to-date photos showing where each tree stands as of right now 📸

⚠️ 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞:
If your favorite tree isn’t listed or ranked, that means it currently has 𝐙𝐄𝐑𝐎 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 — so don’t assume it’s already covered!

💵 𝐕𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞:
✨ $1 = 1 vote
✨ You can vote as many times as you’d like

⭐️ 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠!
Go vote for your favorite tree and join us THIS EVENING for the 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋𝐄! 🎉🎄

12/12/2025

📣 🎄 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 – 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬! 🎄

We are SO excited to share an update on this year’s Festival of Trees — and what a start it’s been!

🌟 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 $𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝐢𝐧 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬!

Thank you to everyone who has already stopped by the Lebanon-Laclede County Library to show support. Every dollar truly makes a difference for the Library Foundation and the projects we’re able to fund for our community.

Today's current rankings are attached.

🎟️ 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞:
You can 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲, and 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 $𝟏. The more you vote, the more you support the local library!

✨ At the end of the rankings, you’ll find 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐭𝐨, so you can admire all the creativity and choose which one gets your vote!

Stop by the library, enjoy the holiday magic, and 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚 𝐝𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫 for your favorite tree. 🎁

Thank you for supporting your local library! 📚❤️

12/11/2025

Help spread holiday cheer!

We are still taking sign ups for our hot chocolate competition at the finale for Festival of Trees!

https://forms.gle/LqnvkGyS22zwT7HG7

12/08/2025

We are still taking sign ups for our hot chocolate competition at the finale for Festival of Trees!

https://forms.gle/LqnvkGyS22zwT7HG7

12/03/2025

The trees are popping up at the library and the Christmas season has officially begun! More trees will be added soon and we will continue to share updates.

12/02/2025

✨ 𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲! ✨

An incredibly generous anonymous donor is 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟏𝐬𝐭, 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 $𝟓𝟎𝟎!

That means every dollar you give becomes 𝐓𝐖𝐎. 📚💚
Your $10 becomes $20.
Your $50 becomes $100.

And together, we help our library continue to serve, grow, and enrich our community.

📌 Please note: Donations for this match must be made directly to the Library Foundation and must be separate from any Festival of Trees donations. Festival of Trees contributions do NOT count toward the match.

If you’ve been considering donating, 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐢𝐟𝐭!

📅 Match ends December 31st
🎁 Up to $500 will be doubled
✨ Every contribution makes a meaningful difference

We are finalizing the website to donate directly online as well and it will be added once complete.

Thank you for supporting our library and the amazing work it does for Lebanon and Laclede County! 📖💛

12/02/2025

Tomorrow marks Giving Tuesday - what better way to celebrate than to donate to the Lebanon Library Foundation to help support our local library?

Checks can be made payable to The Lebanon-Laclede Public Library Foundation and be dropped off or mailed to the library.

For information on donating virtually, stay tuned! We will post more on that soon.

12/01/2025

Don’t forget to sign up for our Hot Chocolate Competition!

Help us spread Christmas cheer by participating in our Hot Chocolate Competition!

This event will take place during the grand finale for the Festival of Trees on Thursday, December 18.

Sign up here: https://forms.gle/LqnvkGyS22zwT7HG7