About DC Public library foundation

The DC Public Library Foundation was founded in 1985 to coordinate funding for a mural of Martin Luther King, Jr. and has since secured and administered over $8M in funding for DC Public Library programs, with literacy and children’s programs as key focus areas. 

The Foundation has raised substantial funds to support such programs as the library’s Summer Reading program; “Sing, Talk and Read,” which helps young parents learn the importance of using books to interact with their babies; and other citywide initiatives to support reading and early literacy. In addition, it supported access to libraries and information by funding job clinics, computer training, programs serving the Spanish-speaking population and those in need of special services such as the deaf or visually impaired.

DC Public Library foundation board

CO-CHAIR
Bonnie Cohen

CO-CHAIR
Marquett Smith

VICE CHAIR
Honorable Anthony Williams, Federal City Council

NOMINATIONS CHAIR
Ruchi Bhowmik, PepsiCo

SECRETARY
Sara Cormeny,

SPECIAL EVENTS CHAIR
Joy Dorsey

TREASURER
Erin Harkless Moore, Cambridge Associates

DEVELOPMENT CHAIR
Jenny Backus