Support the Business Library

Be Our Partner in Success	Meet Our Success Council
Meet Our Corporate Partners	Volunteer at Brooklyn Public Library

Be Our Partner in Success

• Buy a Business Book
  You can help fill the shelves of the Business Library by participating in our Buy a Business Book program. Your gift of $50 will purchase a new volume for the collection, and a bookplate acknowledging your generosity will be placed in the book.
  
• Support Our Business Seminars
  Along with a wealth of resources and knowledgeable, professional staff, the Business Library has created forums for business people to network, exchange ideas and learn from one another. Whether they are developing a plan for a small business, seeking financing or conducting market research, business owners rely on the Business Library's series of programs. Your gift supports educational seminars on dozens of business topics.
  
• Become a Brooklyn Public Library Supporter
  Another way to support the Business Library is to become a donor  of Brooklyn Public Library Foundation. Through its initiatives, the Foundation helps the Library thrive as a haven for life-long learning.

Meet our Success Council

The Business Library Success Council serves as a support, networking and outreach resource for the Business Library. The Council extends the Business Library into new spheres, assists the Library in responding to the information needs of business people, and advises and assists the Library in developing the resources to meet the challenges of providing business information to new audiences. The Council is the Business Library's liaison to the Brooklyn business and economic development community.

Joan Bartolomeo, President, Brooklyn Economic Development Corporation

Maria Coria, President, Pina M. Inc.

Gail Donovan, Principal, Donovan Communications

Carey Earle, CEO, Harvest Consulting Group

Roy Hastick, Sr., President/CEO/Founder, CACCI

Dozier Hasty, Publisher, Brooklyn Eagle Publications

Geri Jasper, President, Rapunzel Hair & Women's Business Network Initiative

Charles Koehler, President/CEO, Community Capital Bank

David Kreitzer, President, Olde Brooklyn Sodas

Stuart Leffler, Manager, Economic Development, Con Edison

Lillie Manjarrez, Regional Economic Development, Keyspan Energy

Kathleen A. Parisi, Vice President/Community Development Officer, Citigroup Center for Community Development Enterprise

Matthew Steffanie, President, Uncle Matt's Brooklyn Merchandise, Inc.

Meet our Corporate partners

Corporate sponsors have been the mortar between the bricks for the Business Library. We thank them for their support of vital programs and resources. 

Citigroup Foundation is the corporate sponsor of educational programs in 2002 and has been an annual supporter of the Business Library since 2000.


Con Edison has been the corporate sponsor of the Power Breakfast Series at the Business Library since 1996.


Newsweek has been a supporter of the Business Library since 1996.



A supporter since 1996, Sullivan & Cromwell is a major New York City law firm.

Library Science and Technology Act
This Web site is supported by Federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds, awarded to The New York State Library by the Federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. LSTA has awarded project grants to the Business Library since 1997.

Individual Support
Many individuals contribute to the Business Library in generous support of our programs, services and materials. Become a Business Library supporter.

We would be proud to display your company's logo as a proud supporter of the Business Library! For more information on how you can support the Business Library, contact Elisa Glenn, Community Outreach Specialist, 718.623.7000 x1259.

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