Planned Giving in Walnut Creek: Leave a Legacy Through the Library
A strong library is a gift to the present.
A planned gift is a gift to the future.
For many Walnut Creek residents, the library has been part of their lives for years. It is where children first discover books, where students find a place to study, where adults attend lectures and author events, and where neighbors come together around ideas, culture, and community.
Planned giving offers a meaningful way to help protect that experience for generations to come.
What is planned giving?
Planned giving is a charitable gift arranged as part of your long-term financial or estate planning. It can allow you to support a cause you care about while creating a lasting legacy for your family, your values, and your community.
For the Walnut Creek Library Foundation, planned gifts help sustain the programs, collections, events, spaces, and resources that make our two public libraries such important community assets.
These gifts can help ensure that the Downtown Walnut Creek Library and Ygnacio Valley Library continue to serve children, families, students, seniors, and lifelong learners well into the future.
Why leave a legacy through the library?
Some gifts support one program.
A legacy gift can support a whole generation of library users.
Libraries are among the most democratic spaces in a community. They are open to everyone. They support learning at every age. They offer access to books, technology, information, culture, and connection.
When you include the Walnut Creek Library Foundation in your estate plans, you are making a statement about what matters.
You are saying that literacy matters.
You are saying that public spaces matter.
You are saying that lifelong learning matters.
You are saying that Walnut Creek’s libraries should remain vibrant, welcoming, and strong.
Heritage Circle
The Walnut Creek Library Foundation recognizes donors who include WCLF in their estate plans through the Heritage Circle. This recognition honors donors who have chosen to make the libraries part of their lasting legacy.
A planned gift does not have to be complicated, but it should be considered carefully with your family and professional advisors. WCLF can provide suggested bequest language and information to help you begin the conversation.
A local impact that lasts
One of the most meaningful things about giving to WCLF is that your support stays local.
Your gift helps support Walnut Creek’s two public libraries. It helps fund programs, resources, services, and enhancements that benefit the community. It helps keep the library experience strong not just today, but for the next generation of readers, learners, and neighbors.
For some donors, planned giving is a way to honor a loved one.
For others, it is a way to support the city they call home.
For many, it is a way to say thank you to a library that has played an important role in their own life.
Start the conversation
Planned giving is personal. It should reflect your values, your circumstances, and your hopes for the future.
If the library has mattered to you or your family, consider making it part of your legacy.
The Walnut Creek Library Foundation can help you learn more about planned giving, the Heritage Circle, and ways to support Walnut Creek’s libraries for years to come.