Support
Libraries play a crucial role in communities by providing equal access to knowledge, resources, and opportunities. They serve as hubs for learning, literacy, and community engagement.
Supporting the Victor Farmington Library ensures that we can continue to offer a wide range of services, from lending books and digital resources to hosting educational programs and cultural events. Whether donating or volunteering your time, there are multiple ways to get involved at VFL.
Donate
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If you have a Donor-Advised Fund with a community foundation or financial institution, you can recommend a gift to the Victor Farmington Library. Our tax identification number (EIN) is 16-0864990.
Donors aged 70½ or older can make a Qualified Charitable Distribution (QCD) directly from your IRA to the Victor Farmington Library by providing our tax identification number, 16-0864990. A QCD may satisfy your charitable giving goals and provide tax advantages. Ask your financial advisor or tax professional if a QCD would benefit you.
If you call or email to let us know you’re making a gift from a DAF or IRA, we’ll watch for it and reach out to thank you as soon as we receive it!
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Thanks to the Finger Lakes Community Endowment (FLACE), the Victor Farmington Library can accept gifts of stock! For transfer instructions, please contact Jessica Baker, Development Manager at (585) 924-2637 ×106 or email jbaker@owwl.org.
Donating appreciated stock may offer tax advantages. Consult your trusted financial advisor to learn how it may benefit you.
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You can support the library for generations to come by including the library in your will. A sentence like this is a great place to start:
“I give, devise, and bequeath to Victor Farmington Library (Tax ID #16-0864990), a charitable corporation established in 1957 in the State of New York, and located at 15 West Main St, Victor, NY 14564, [written amount or percentage of the estate] for its unrestricted use and purpose.
For more options, please speak with your attorney or trusted financial advisor.
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Direct all or a portion of your gift to help VFL as you complete your pledge form by using our designated donor ID #2614.
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Did you know donating your used vehicle, running or not, helps the library?
To learn about the benefits of donating your car, truck, RV, boat, or other vehicle, please call donation partner, CARS at 1-800-500-7433. Or, start the donation process online at https://careasy.org/victor-farmington-library
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Feel free to leave donated magazines in the bin in our lobby. Visitors are welcome to take as many of the donated magazines as they wish.
We’ll update this page when donations are being accepted for the next book sale.
Your gift to the Victor Farmington Library helps children and adults explore new worlds, expand their knowledge, creates new opportunities, and supports our community. You keep the library the heart of our community.
Ways to help:
Volunteer
There are lots of ways to help at the library and we’re always grateful for our volunteers. Please review the opportunities below, then fill out our volunteer application form to tell us what you’d like to do and how much time you have to share. We’ll respond with volunteer opportunities that might be of interest!
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Library shelving is a complex system designed to help patrons, staff, and volunteers easily find materials. Through various forms of labeling, VFL’s materials have a number of markers to indicate proper shelving. This requires training and has a significant learning curve.
Requirements:
• ability to bend, stretch, push, and pull carts of books
• ability to read very small print
• strong attention to detail and willingness to ask questionsTime Commitment:
• 3-month minimum commitment
• typically one shift per week
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Shelf reading consists of making sure all items on a shelf are in the proper order and straightened up neatly. Volunteers can pick a section and work their way though it, shelf by shelf, insuring that everything is where it should be and removing any wayward items. This task requires training.
Requirements:
• Ability to bend, stretch, push, and pull carts of books
• Ability to read very small print
• Strong attention to detail and willingness to ask questionsTime Commitment
• 3 month minimum time commitment
• Typically one shift per week
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Cleaning tasks include organizing and sanitizing toys in the children’s area, dusting various surfaces, wiping down public tables and chairs, and periodically cleaning meeting room tables and chairs.
Requirements:
• Attention to detail
• Physical ability to bend and stretchTime Commitment:
• 3 month minimum commitment
• Typically one shift per week
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Clerical tasks include photocopying, cutting/folding paper, stuffing envelopes, etc.
Requirements:
• Attention to detail
• Physical ability to bend and stretchTime Commitment:
• 3 month minimum time commitment
• Typically one shift per week
• 1-2 hours per shift
Friends of VFL
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Membership
To become a Friend, pick up a membership brochure at the circulation desk or enroll online using the link below.
The annual cost of a membership is:
Individual Level $12
Family Level $24
Benefactor Level $24+Please note a processing fee of $.65 will be added to individual memberships and $1 processing fee to family memberships for online enrollment.
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Meetings & Info
The Friends of the Victor Farmington Library is a volunteer, non-profit organization. We invite you to be part of a group that has helped the library provide annual Spring and Fall Used Book Sales, books and equipment, publicity for library events, and increased service through volunteer help.
Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every month at 7 pm in the Malone Room at the Library.
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Events
If you have a few hours to spare, we’d love your help. Use this link to volunteer to work at the Friends Information Table or the button below to decorate the library for one month in 2026.
Presenter Application
Interested in leading a program at the library?