Donations and donors
Donations
Exploration Commons is accepting monetary donations to help support programming. Programming in the teaching kitchen and the makerspace is expensive and we only charge to recoup costs. By making a donation to our programming we can reduce or eliminate the cost to attend programs and make the services we provide more equitable..
Please contact our Exploration Commons Manager if you are interested in making material and monetary donations. For monetary donations, you may also make your donation online.
Donors
Our sincere appreciation is offered to all whose efforts and financial contributions have brought our dream for Exploration Commons at 50 East to life.
Epic Level Sponsors
- Carroll County Government
- The Kahlert Foundation
- Davis Library, Inc.
- Tevis Family
- The Institute for Museum and Library Services & The Maryland State Library Agency
- Funding for Exploration Commons was provided, in part, by the Institute for Museum and Library Services and the Maryland State Capital Grants for Libraries program.
Memoir Level Sponsors
- John B. & Sharon Hafner Yingling
- Thomas, Bennett & Hunter, Inc.
- Gramophone
- Bonnie & Dick Clendaniel
- Penguin Random House
- Margaret & Paul Pitrone
- Karen & Richard Soisson
- Ting
- Lisa & Robert Wack
Folio Level Sponsors
- Anonymous
- Carroll Hospital
- Joan Develin Coley & M. Lee Rice
- Infosys Foundation USA
- Lehigh Cement Company
- Lewis Contractors
- Mount Garage Doors, Inc.
- Pam & Doug Velnoskey
- Carroll & Sue Yingling
Manuscript Level Sponsors
- Steve & Laura Aquino
- Evelyn & David Babylon
- Curt & Andrea Berstler
- M. Susan Bollinger, M.D. & Barbara Lindsay Olsh
- Vince & Kathleen Campanella
- Todd & Donna Herring
- Adreon W. Hubbard
- M&T Bank
- McDaniel College
- PSJ Orthodontics
- Jeffrey & Susie Scott
- Jason & Karen Stambaugh
- Truist
- Lynn Wheeler & Gerald Klauber
Anthology Level Sponsors
- Anonymous
- Caroline Babylon & Kevin Dayhoff
- Bill & Janeen Bates
- Marsha Brand
- Susan Case
- Citizens for Maryland Libraries
- Susan del Carmen Ridder
- Evapco, Inc.
- Jan & Dave Flora
- Lorraine Fulton
- GFWC Woman's Club of Westminster
- Jeff Griffith & Diane Vaccaro
- Leza Griffith
- Virginia & Charles Harrison
- Healthy Hearing & Balance LTD
- Hill Development Group, LLC
- Neal & Nancy Hoffman
- Kairos Wealth Advisors of Raymond James
- Carol Kolb
- Bob Kuntz & Christina Ogle
- The Langmead Family
- Fred & Marjorie Lohnes
- Becki & Joe Maurio
- Joyce & Harvey Muller
- Hash Newman
- Orevero Corporation
- David & Mary Peloquin
- George Perkins
- Art and Vickie Riley
- Risk Management Consultants
- Rotary Club of Bonds Meadow
- Rotary Club of Westminster
- Smart Splice, LLC
- Susan & Joseph Thompson
- Winchester Exchange LLC
Novella Level Sponsors
- Elaine M. Adkins
- Jen Bishop
- Karen & Steve Covino
- Tony & Donna Eckard
- Robert & Caroline Ferber
- Julia Jasken & David Colquhoun
- Barbara & Richard Lease
- A Likely Story Bookstore
- Jan & Alex Ober
- Cynthia Piazza
- Gail Slater
- Jo Ann Zaleski
Short Story Level Sponsors
- Anonymous
- Frank & Delores Batavick
- Ken & Barb Beverungen
- Bob & Bette Bibee
- Sherrine Bollinger
- Carroll County Public Library Staff Association
- Community Foundation of Carroll County
- Corynne B. Courpas
- Nanci & Edward Feltham
- Iva Gillet
- Kendra & Gerard Hart
- Doris Hull
- Knorr Brake Corporation
- Nancy & Joe Lynch
- Timothy Lyons
- Rebecca A. McCaffrey
- Sharon Maiorana
- Peg Mandel
- Amy Miller Meyers
- Frances Nickolas
- Lisa M. Picker
- R. D. Bowman & Sons, Inc.
- Carolyn L. Scott
- Patty Sundberg & Abby Cohen
Haiku Level Sponsors
- Will Abbott
- Rosemary Ackermann
- Suzanne Ader
- Anonymous
- Daniel & Sheila Aukerman
- Nini Beegan
- Loretta Bowers
- Karen Brown
- Dorothy S. Burton
- Leslie Burton
- Donna Carr
- Carroll County Democratic Club, Inc.
- Carroll County Public Library Branch Managers
- Carroll County Public Library Finksburg Branch Staff
- Carroll County Public Schools Media Specialists
- Selonie Cortada
- Suzette Covalt
- Donna L. Crafton
- Ellen Croft
- Janet E. Davis
- Donna Disbrow
- Natalie Edington
- Deborah Effingham
- Jane Eickhoff
- Todd & Kelly Frager
- K. L. H.
- Lois Halley
- Marty & Ken Hankins
- Edie Haschert
- Irene Hildebrandt
- Hill, Barnes & McInernay, LLC
- Hoffman, Comfort, Offut, Scott & Halstad, LLP
- Mary Honeman
- K. Hopkins
- Ann Horvath
- Marge Hummel
- Linda & Jeff Ibex
- Hope & Marty Jacobs
- Jill Kartalia
- Doris Keck
- Richard & Kathleen Keen
- Lauren Keppel
- Bonny Kindt
- Denise Rohr Laird
- Janice M. Lawton
- Marcia & Ed Leiter
- Julia Levine
- Lynda Lockard
- Margarete Lory
- Theresa & Les Mariner
- Lorraine Markosky
- Sharon Martin
- Amber Harte Maurer-Farran
- Joseph Matukonic
- Constance McKain
- Donna Messiora
- Dean & Patricia Minnich
- Lana Montgomery
- Joe & Anne Moreau
- Amanda Mosby
- Mary Kay Nevius-Maurer
- Rita & Dave O'Brien
- Michele Olson
- Karen H. Pelton
- Laura B. Rice
- Cindy Ringgold-Goble
- Linda Ritter
- Darrell Robertson
- Julie Rosier
- Elaine Seibel
- Jane Sewell
- Glennor Shirley
- Paula Singer
- Muffie Smith
- Kimberly L. Smithson
- Bob & Conni Spertzel
- Stephanie Szymanski
- Union Mills Homestead
- Marlene Wenzel
- Westminster High School Book Club
- Frances A. Williams
- Kara Wolfe
- Karen Yoke
- Rose Young
Gifts Given In Honor of or In Memory of Others
- Rosemary Ackermann In Memory of Mark A. Stegman
- Anonymous In Memory of Paul & Ruth Hahn
- Anonymous In Honor of Carroll County Public Library's North Carroll Branch Staff
- Citizens for Maryland Libraries In Honor of Bob Kuntz
- Bonnie & Dick Clendaniel In Honor of Jeremy Clendaniel
- Susan del Carmen Ridder In Honor of Brenda Proper
- Iva Gillet In Honor of Dorothy Stoltz
- Jill Kartalia In Memory of David Kartalia
- Rebecca A. McCaffrey In Memory of Michael A. & Mary A. McCaffrey
- Joe & Anne Moreau In Memory of Wayne C. Williams
- Mary Kay Nevius-Maurer In Memory of Marie T. Nevius
- Hash Newman In Honor of Dorothy Stoltz
- Patty Sundberg In Honor of Andrea Berstler
- Patty Sundberg In Honor of Joe Thompson
- Rose Young In Memory of Patrick & Marianne McGrath
Legacy Gifts
These gifts were given in honor of Lynn Wheeler upon her retirement as Executive Director of Carroll County Public Library.
- nonymous
- Nini Beegan
- Andrea Berstler
- Bob & Bette Bibee
- Carroll County Public Library Branch Managers
- Carroll County Public Library Staff Association
- Carroll County Public Schools Media Specialists
- Bonnie & Dick Clendaniel
- Selonie Cortada
- Suzette Covalt
- Donna Crafton
- Ellen Croft
- Natalie Edington
- Deborah Effingham
- Jane Eickhoff
- Robert & Caroline Ferber
- Jan & Dave Flora
- GFWC Woman's Club of Westminster
- Hoffman, Comfort, Offutt, Scott & Halstad, LLP
- Todd & Donna Herring
- Irene Hildebrandt
- Hill, Barnes & McInerney, LLC
- Ann Horvath
- Richard & Kathleen Keen
- Bob Kuntz & Christina Ogle
- Barbara & Richard Lease
- Lynda Lockard
- Margarete Lory
- Nancy & Joe Lynch
- Sharon Martin
- Rebecca Maurio
- Donna Messiora
- Amy Miller Meyers
- Dean & Patricia Minnich
- Frances Nickolas
- Jan & Alex Ober
- Cynthia Piazza
- Cindy Ringgold-Goble
- Risk Management Consultants
- Darrell Robertson
- Carolyn L. Scott
- Glennor Shirley
- Paula Singer
- Muffie Smith
- Stephanie Szymanski
- Tevis Energy, Inc.
- Union Mills Homestead
- Jo Ann Zaleski