Tax Check off logo Maine Public Library Fund State Income Tax Check-off

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Support Maine Public Libraries by donating via your Maine Income Tax form using Schedule CP Charitable Contributions and Purchase of Park Passes. Donating $5 or more is this easy.

How?

  • Go to your Maine Income Tax form - Form 1040ME
  • Locate Schedule CP which is used for voluntary charitable contributions to any of the organizations listed. [Schedule CP is also used to purchase a park pass for entry into Maine State Parks].
  • Look for Maine Public Library Fund in section A.
  • Choose to donate _$5 _$10 _$25 or more.
  • Maine taxpayers using the I-File system will also see the Maine Public Library Fund on the Schedule CP voluntary contributions page.
  • If you have any questions, see Maine Revenue Service (MRS) or consult your tax advisor.

Instructions for individuals who use TurboTax or H&R Block

How do these funds help?

Fall 2022 Program Grants Awarded
Library Grant amount Grant funds will be used for:
Scarborough Public Library $5,000 New Mainer grants and services
Simpson Memorial Library, Carmel $1,860 StoryWalk
Liberty Library $2,500 StoryWalk
Gardiner Public Library $3,296.95 Teen programming

Readfield Community Library

$2,015.70

Sustainability speakers series

Hollis Center Public Library $2,170.50 StoryWalk
Buck Memorial Library, Bucksport $2,137.85 STEAM programming

Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick

$1,017

3-D printer programming

Waterford Library $1,650 Saturday science programs

 

Spring 2022 Program Grants Awarded
Library Grant amount Grant funds will be used for:
Millinocket Memorial Library $3,000 Community gardening programming
Walker Memorial Library $5,000 Non-English language book packs
Porter Memorial Library $4,950 DEI author lecture series
Fryeburg Public Library $1,460 Community garden programming

Cushing Public Library

$1,373 Outdoor programming equipment
Veterans Memorial Library $2,890 Outdoor movies equipment
Soldiers Memorial Library $1,868 Yoga for kids and teens

William Fogg Public Library

$230

Read ME program

Brownfield Public Library $1,100 Chinese Language classes for homeschoolers
Waterboro Public Library $2,500 Genealogy programming
Warren Free Public Library $640 Children's science programming

 

Fall 2021 Program Grants Awarded
Library Grant amount Grant funds will be used for:
Bridgton Public Library $890 Writers Café
Casco Library Association dba Casco Public Library $1,000 Community garden
Winterport Free Library Association $5,000 Mobile shelving
Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library $4,290 Hot spots & laptop lending
Town of Lebanon dba Martha Sawyer Community Library $2,250 DEI program with high school
Hartland Public Library $1,387 YS gaming club
Witherle Memorial Library $2,949 YS author event
Jesup Memorial Library $2,400 DEI training for staff

 

Spring 2021 Program Grants Awarded
Library Grant amount Grant funds will be used for:
Auburn Public Library $3,040 DEI reading and discussion group series
Bass Harbor Memorial Library $3,585 Open art studio project
Jay-Niles Memorial Library $2,500 STEM kits
Ogunquit Public Library $1,200 Nature adventure packs
Skidompha Library, Damariscotta $4,140 STEM kits
South Berwick Public Library $2,150 Land acknowledgment event
Springvale Public Library $500 STEM coding program
Thompson Free Library, Dover-Foxcroft $2,000 Tent for outdoor programs
Waldoboro Public Library $3,150 Live performance of children's books
Windham Public Library $1,000 Adult with caregiver arts & crafts nights
Winslow Public Library $2,975 Materials pick-up lockers

 

Fall 2020 Program Grants Awarded
Library Grant amount Grant funds will be used for:
Baxter Memorial Library $4,000 Community educational pollinator garden
Gardiner Publicl Library $2,500 Hotspot lending program
Cary Library, Houlton $1,928 STEAM kits
Patten Free Library, Bath $743 Family games lending program
Curtis Memorial Library, Brunswick $1,350 Teen reading kits
Rangeley Public Library $2,500 STEAM kits
Louis B. Goodall Memorial Library, Sanford $1,804 Hotspot lending program
Peavey Memorial Library, Eastport $3,961 Virtual children's and YA literacy series

 

Spring 2020 Program Grants Awarded
Library Grant amount Grant funds will be used for:
McArthur Library $3,078 Aging in place resources and outreach
Porter Memorial Library $1,500 Bicentennial book club for tweens
Acton Public Library $1,400 Life skills for teens
Pittsfield Public Library $700 Online reference service and programming
Monroe Community Library $1,325 Mobile shelving to create program space in library
Southwest Harbor Public Library $3,500 Virtual puppet show series
Edythe Dyer Community Library $2,500 Lockers for after-hours materials pick-up
Vassalboro Public Library $3,750 STEM Kits programming
Dr. Shaw Memorial Library $800 LEGO programming for children and families

 

Fall 2019 Program Grants Awarded
Library Grant amount Grant funds will be used for:
Brownfield Public Library $1,250 Genealogy programming
Julia Adams Morse Memorial Library $800 Bicentennial programming
Katahdin Public Library $1,200 Bicentennial programming
Martha Sawyer Community Library $600 Maine Student Book Award programming
Mexico Public Library $1,300 Story Starter Totes and programming
Libby Memorial Library $3,600 Bicentennial community read
Carver Memorial Library $300 Bicentennial reading badges program
Jackson Memorial Library $3,000 Library kitchen programming
Gibbs Library $2,500 Children's authors programs
Wells Public Library
$1,000
Maine women's suffrage programming

 

Spring 2019 Program Grants Awarded
Library Grant amount Grant funds will be used for:
New Gloucester Public Library $1,000 Maine Bicentennial Programming
Ivan O. Davis Library (Liberty) $1,200 Art Making for Stress Management program
Windham Public Library $1,500 STEM and Healing Packbacks program
Hollis Center Public Library $1,630 Digital Photography Picture Book Creation project
Underwood Memorial Library (Fayette) $4,837 Mobile Shelving project
Bass Harbor Memorial Library $2,500 Children's Summer Arts Camp program
Turner Public Library $3,900 Mobile Shelving project
Parsons Memorial (Alfred) $1,000 Yoga Programming
Kezar Falls Circulating Library $400 Lego Club project
Rice Public Library (Kittery) $3,000 AWE Early Literacy Station purchase
Long Lake Public Library (St. Agatha) $1,800 Children's Stories and Activities programs

 

Spring 2019 Wireless Hardware Grants Awarded
Library Grant amount Grant funds will be used for:
Denmark Public Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Lincoln Memorial Public Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Fryeburg Public Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Hope Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Mechanic Falls Public Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
New Vineyard Public Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Long Lake Public Library (St. Agatha) $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Stratton Public Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Washburn Memorial Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Waterford Library Association $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics

 

Fall 2018 Program Grants Awarded
Library Name Grant amount Grant funds will be used for:
Boothbay Harbor Memorial Library $2,500 Large-print book club for a nearby retirement community.
Lubec Memorial Library $2,500 Local oral history video series.
Washburn Memorial Library $2,141 Lego program for local students.
Orono Public Library $1,800 Culture Packs program.
Norway Memorial Library $1,500 Community art project.
Skowhegan Free Public Library $1,360 Youth robotics and coding program.
Bonney Memorial Library, Cornish $1,000 Young artists sketching program.
Dyer Library, Saco $900 Digitization of local historical photographic collection.
Lincolnville Community Library $500 Method Writing Workshop.
Mildred Stevens Williams Memorial Library, Appleton $450 Youth animation workshop.
Stockton Springs Community Library $400 Weekly tai chi classes for seniors.
Fall 2018 Wireless Hardware Grants Awarded
Library Name Grant Amount Grant funds will be used for:
Andover Public Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Belgrade Public Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Brooksville Free Public Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Florence Sturdivant Public Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Lincolnville Community Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Milbridge Public Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Spaulding Memorial Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Veteran's Memorial Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Winter Harbor Public Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Winterport Memorial Library $250 Purchase of hardware and software for wireless statistics
Spring 2018 Grants Awarded
Library Name Grant Amount Grant funds will be used for:
Waterboro Public Library $5,000 STEM programming for children
Skidompha Public Library, Damariscotta $3,600 Expanding podcast capabilities
Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library, Lovell $2,500 LEGO library and programs for tots to teens
Dr. Shaw Memorial Library, Mt. Vernon $2,500 Mobile shelving to expand children's room space
Paris Public Library $2,500 Craft cart and monthly crafting programs
Prince Memorial Library, Cumberland $2,500 Portable digitization lab
McArthur Public Library, Biddeford $1,800 Outdoor movies program
Brown Memorial Library, Baldwin $1,700 Children's room improvements
Guilford Memorial Library $1,300 STEM discovery kits
Cary Library, Houlton $1,000 Quiet maker space for teens and challenged adults
Gardiner Public Library $1,000 Children's monthly nutrition programs
Patten Free Library, Bath $1,000 Books on the Bus seat covers
Pittsfield Public Library $1,000 ARSL Conference attendance
Springvale Public Library $1,000 Family summer sensory story time

 

You can use the following files to promote the tax check-off in your library or elsewhere in your community:

Visit the library resource page for more information on how your library can spread the word about the Maine Public Library Fund income tax check-off.

Background on the Maine Public Library Fund check-off

The second session of the 125th Maine State Legislature approved adding a “Maine Public Library Fund check-off to state income tax forms. The following is a quote from the law Sec. 1. 27 MRSA Subsection 8:

“…The fund is administered by the State Librarian. All money deposited in the fund and the earnings on that money remain in the fund to be used to provide grants to free public libraries for use in providing services identified as priority services by the State Librarian…”

Priority will be given to grants that benefit all or a significant number of Maine public libraries.