Donors Make the Difference

The Capital Campaign has concluded. Thank you for your support!

Updated July 20, 2026

Those Who Reimagined Your Library: Our Leading Donors

$250,000 gift from the Alvin H. Baum Family Fund

Alvin H. Baum Family Fund Community Meeting Room

$100,000 gift from Rob and Terri Olian

Rob and Terri Olian Youth Activity Room
Library Board Member

$100,000 gift from Cari and Michael J Sacks

The Highland Park Archives and Local History Collections Sponsored by the Sacks Family

$25,000 – $99,999

Jody & Randy Berns

The Dubow Family
The Dubow Family Courtyard

Ashley Lapin Olian and Jared Olian
Library Board Member
Ashley and Jared Olian Family Gallery

Christopher and Vicki Sheahen
The Sheahen Family Playscape

Anita and Matt Testa
Youth Study Rooms
Innovation Studio Multimedia Display
In honor of Paul and Lilly Ramachandran

Judy Falk
In honor of the Adult Services Department

$10,000 – $24,999

Carnegie Corporation of New York

First Bank Chicago

Barbara & Mark Gutman
In honor of the HPPL professionals who open so many pathways to the world for our community

Irene Hoffman
Library Board Member
The Overlook Nook: A gift from the Hoffman Family

Andrew Kanter & Alina Oganesova
Makerspace Demo Area
“Do, or do not. There is no try.” — Yoda “Star Wars”

Alan & Robin Kogan

Modestus Bauer Foundation

Kori & Keller Rongey
Discovery Room Reading Nook

Donna Fletcher Schur Trust
In Loving Memory of Donna Fletcher Schur

Stone Capital Group

$5,000 – $9,999

Galya Ben-Arieh & Jim Ruffer
Galya Ben-Arieh & Jim Ruffer Maker Station

The Bulbin Family
The Bulbin Family Art Station

Robert Biederman
Library Board Member

Andrew W. Brown and Gail Feiger Brown
New Releases Area

Nicole & Dan Drexler

Jerrold & Nancy Fink

John Hickey

Howard and Judy Friedman

The Joshua and Jennifer Herz Family
The Joshua and Jennifer Herz Family Youth Interactive Visual Display

The Dolores Kohl Education Foundation
Cafe Station

The Kanofsky Family
The Kanofsky Family Reading Nook

Barbara and Steven Lippai

Jeffrey Zivin

$2,500 – $4,999

Jan Braude
In Memory of Michael Braude

Highland Park Bank & Trust

Elizabeth Hitchcock

Martha & Marty Hoesley

Linda and Robert Lawrence

The Nathanson Family
Library Board Member

Jori Saks and Stephen Rheinstrom

Gail and Jerome Taxy

Charles and Stacy Winternitz
In Memory of Stephen & Hinda Winternitz
Maker Workbench

Up to $2,499

Marci Adilman
In memory of Jenni Pestine

Lynn Altfeld & Kurt Loeffler
In memory of Janice Temple

Ronald & Barbara Altman

Rich and Andy Amend

James R. Anixter

The Annenberg Family

Janice & Jeffrey Aronoff

Rose B. Aronson

Radosav V. Avramovich

James and Susie Axelrad

Kenneth & Phylis Bagan

Cheryl & Ted Banks

Peter and Elise Barack

Richard Basofin and Joan Zahnle
Library Board Member

The Bassil Family

Elinor and Alvin Bayliss

Sara Bazer
In memory of Steven Bazer

Erik and Barbara Beaver

Josie and Brad Beck

Ken and Bev Beck and Family

The Bellomo Family
In honor of Lanaya Bellomo

Judy and Bruce Bendoff

Patricia Benenson
In honor of helpful librarians

Joel, Lauren, Erin, and Ryan Bennett

Robert, Elizabeth, Isla, Arthur, & Greta Berenz

Judy Berg

The Berkenstadt/Dillman Family

Caryn & Jim Berman

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Berman

Arnold Berns

Carole Bernstein
In memory of Dr. Joel Edward Bernstein

Robert V. and Sandra L. Betts

Tom & Martha Biede

Dr. Bud and Susan Block

Paul & Lisa Blumberg
In memory of Linda H. Blumberg

William & Tina Bonetti

Ronald and Barbara Borden

Samuel Borge & Jill Leibowitz
In honor of Hannah Borge

David Borris

Barry & Keiko Bretschneider

Sharon & Barry Briskman

Maureen Buchholz

Jim and Lori Burns

David A. Buzard

Michael and Naoma Cahr

Andrew and Linda Ann Cameron

Bonnie Carmell

Joel and Leasha Carp

Michael J. Carrera
In memory of Barbara Carrera

Iris & Bobby Center
in honor of Judy & Gerry Farby grandchildren

Iris and Robert Center
In Honor of Alison Center Merzel’s Birthday

Iris and Robert Center
In Honor of Cathryn Center Smeyers

The Center Family

Linda & Randy Chapin

Carol Chaikin

Bruce “Lauren” Charous & Margaret Charous

Chicago Botanic Garden

The Chovatiya Family — Raj, Adelina, Laila, & Riyan

Bob and Stacie Chukerman

Joan Chukerman

Carol A. Clark and Anton Ondrus, Jr.

Gidon and Hilary Cohen

Katie and Brad Cohen
In honor of Lanie, Izzy, and Billy Cohen

Rena & Sonny Cohen

Rosanne Cohen

Steven Cohn

Mrs. Jane B. Colman

Lisa Conway

Cheryl & Carey Cooper
In honor of our grandchildren Eloise, Clara, Violet, Sadie, Chase, and Maddie

Ken & Bev Cooper

Maxwell & Carolina Cornell

Kathy & Irwin Coskey

Ann Coyle & Michael Compher

Andrew & Antoinette Countryman

Melodi Cowan & Matt Wicker

Mitchell & Sophia Craft

Clarke & Pat Creed Smith

Gary & Sandra Crosby

Scott & Denise Davis

Kenneth and Marcia Denberg
In memory of Linda Randall

Robert Dennis
In memory of Sylvia Dennis

Margaret F. Dewoskin

Bertha and Jack Diamond

Thomas J. Digani
In memory of Josephine K. Digani

Barbara Dolinger

Wallace and Joan Dunn

Law Offices of Bradley S. Dworkin / Bradley and Judith Dworkin

Adrienne Eckerling
In memory of Janet Temple

Art Edelstein

Miriam Eisenberg
In memory of Gerald Eisenberg, M.D.

Patricia Engelhard

Hilda Esterrich

Annette Feller
In honor of Nick Rodriguez and Laura Farlik

Liane & George Fitzgerald

Mickey and Lisa Foreman & Family

Ruth M. Freer
For Librarians and Teachers

Marta Freud

Howard & Judy Friedman
In memory of Janice Temple

Marjorie Friedman

Friends of Kim Stone

The Friends of the Library
In honor of Tamara Freeman and Carol Porwancher

Elise and Ira Frost

Lynn & Michael Froy

Ruth Fruehauf
In memory of Janice Temple

Edward and Bryna Gamson

Janet Garcia
In Memory of Herbert Shaffer

The Gaule Family
In Honor of Laila and Isaac Gaule

Mary & Norm Geller

Janice Gilden

Wendy & Bill Gimbel

Denise Ginsberg

Denise & Ken Glassman
In memory of Janice Temple

Michael Glenday and Francine Lebel

Deidra and Stephen Gold

Nami & David Goldenberg

Earle and Emily Goldin
In honor of Jane Shapira

Gary Gordon and Marilyn Hirsch

Scott Goldsher

James Gottlieb

Marc & Sulie Grayson
In memory of Belle Malter Goldberg

Alex and Lyhn Green

Alan and Carol Greene

Janice M. Greenwald

Nancy Grossman and Ken Fishbain

Michael B. Gurtman and Lois A. Lourie

Seunghee Ha & David Youn

Stacy Halpern
In honor of Miles

Karen and Gary Hamity
In Memory of Karen Lou Hamity

Dana & Randall Harland

Alan Harris

Doug and Laurie Hart

Stephen J. Hauer and Susan Lattanzi Hauer

Jan Hayes

Jan Hayes & Rich Svehla

Bruce J. Hayner

Kenneth and Amyra Henry

Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hillsberg

The Hirsch Family

Matt and Ellen Hoffman
In memory of Joan Silverman

Sara and Mitch Hoffman
In memory of Joan Silverman

Julian S. Horwich

Susan Hoseman

Georgann Humphrey

Barbara Hurwitz
In honor of The Power of Books

Joel Hurwitz
In memory of Jill Rosenheim Hurwitz

Susan & Steven Insoft

Carmen Islas
In memory of Kante Manuel Kini

Sean Isserman and Cherise Meyerson
In memory of Willis Meyerson
In memory of Laurie Lee
In memory of Stephen Isserman
In memory of Shirley Rossin

Connie W. Jacobs

Janey and Bob Jakubowich
In Memory of Sally Anderson

Mike Jansen

William Joseph Jarvis

Doree & Alan Kalfen
In honor of the Rudick and Kalfen grandchildren

Sergey Kalmakov & Gabriela Rocha Alvarez

Sherri M. Kamensky
In memory of Janice Temple

Yvonne S. Kant

Alan & Marcia Kaplin

Allen & Cheryl Kaplan

Andy & Yuchuan Karber

Bob Karger
In Memory of Gail Karger

Daniel and Amy Kaufman

Beth and Mark Kaufmann

The Kelley Family

Daniel Kelly

Brian R. Kenney

Dennis & Barbara Kessler

Lee & Janene Kessler

Daniil Khernburg
In Memory of Milada Khernburg

Nate Kinard

Ronald and Adrienne Kirshbaum

Randi Klawans
In memory of Janice Temple

Howard & Susan Klieger

Shirley M. Klinner

Bob and Alice Kohn

Irv and Vickie Korey

Sherwin and Betty Korey

The Kornick Family

The Kramer Family

Barry & Debbie Kravitz

Peggy W. Kreisman

William and Sandra Kroll

Stuart and Barbara Kronish

Laborers’ Union Local 152

Jill & Greg Lapin

The Lapini Jung Family

Sally & Bill Laegeler

Robert Laemle

Lake Shore Montessori Schools

Caryl Lasko

Ellen Lavin

Arlene & Jeff Levin
In honor of friends and family

Diane Levitt

Adam, Lauren, Nora and Sadie Levy
In honor of Rob Olian

Lee & Judy Levy
In honor of the Levy Family

Peter Lewy

Phyllis & Stephen Libbin

Annette Lidawer & Rob Rubin
In honor of Rob Olian

Laura & Mark Lieberman

Laurie Lieberman

Eunice Lieberstein

The Lin Family

Nina Lipkin
In memory of Michael Lipkin

Michael & Terri Lipsitz
In honor of Jeremy, Gabrielle, and Elie

Wendy and Bill Lipsman

Brian Lipson
In memory of Janice Temple

Patricia M. Livingston

Nancy, Howard, Michelle, & Jacqueline London

Geraldine Mailender

Debra Magad & Daniel Kaplan
In memory of Janice Temple

Bonnie & Mark Mandell
In honor of Leni and Levi Shane

Connie Maneaty & Steve Adcock

Richard Mann and Evelyn Alter

Paulette Margulies

Doug and Amanda Marks

Perri Marks
In honor of Zach Siegel

James J. Marquardt

Laurie Marston & Greg Wernisch

Aliza, Jared, Shane, Daphne, and Logan Matthew

Barbara Mazur

Shelly R. McDaniel
In honor of Braylon McDaniel

Nancy and Mike McEntee
In honor of the staff at the HP Library with appreciation for the work you do.

Carol Meltzer

Sara Mesirow

Larry and Carole Metnick

Susan & Michael Millenson

Jake and Jessica Miller

Lindsie Miller

Shirley B. Miller

Stanton Miller

Wendy & Max Mintzer

Suzanne Mitchell & Richard Zansitis
In memory of Janice Temple

Mjaanes Family

Modestus Bauer Foundation – Lawrence Reich

Patricia Mooney-Melvin

Mary Moreland & Dan Jenks

Iris P. Morgan
In memory of Andrew Carnegie

Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Morof

Aron, Giselle and Janet Mosnaim
In memory of Marion E. Wolf Mosnaim

Robert & Cynthia Murphy

Elise and Jeremy Myeroff
Our son Leon loves the library!

Cathy Nachman

Drina & Michael Nadler
In honor of Sara N. Nadler

Sara Nadler
In honor of Drina & Michael Nadler

Irving and Marilyn Naiditch

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Neilan

The Newman Family

Andrea Nosek & Robert Kieltyka
In honor of librarians everywhere!

Collin & Christine O’Rourke

Amaya Olian
In honor of June Kiely

Jeff and Julie Olian
In honor of Grant Olian

Robert Olian

Tetyana Opanasyuk
In honor of Bogan Opanasyuk

Oych Incorporated

Anne Pachciarek and Perry Ergang

Evelyn Padorr

Barbara & Robert Paget

Deborah Paige

Sandra & Milton Paige

Roger Parfitt
In honor of the wonderful world of libraries

Merle & Dennis Passis
Jay Glickman Love, Humor, & Kindness to All

The Perkins Family
In honor of Sam, Eli, Grace and their nannies who used the library

James Perlman
In memory of Agnes Perlman

Michael Perlstein & Paula Braun Perlstein

Daniel & Rhoda Pierce.

Betsey & Dale Pinkert

Ilana & Marc Platt

David & Nadine Preskill
In honor of our children and their children

Manny & Saralee Price

The Ponczek Family

Marilyn Propp

Janet & Gary Resnick

Marc & Devorah Richards

Nancy, Sandy, Beth, Joni & Gordy Richman

Brian Richter

George & Mary Ritzlin

Kathy & David Robin

Steven & Ellen Rogin

David Rosen & Amy Zisook

Dan Rosenberg

David, Lindsey, Mikaela, Brody, and Remi Ross

Mayor Nancy Rotering and Rob Rotering

Thomas Rothing

Seymour Rothstein

Gerald Rubel

James Rubenstein and Linda Jacobs

Michael & Barbara Rubin

Susan M. Ruder

The Ruffer Family.

Mitchel Ruffman
In honor of Mitchel Ruffman

The Rush Family

Richard and Nancy Ryder

Alison Salzman

Beth and Nestor Sanchez
In honor of Ashley Lapin Olian

Linda Saranow

H.F. Schiller & J. Langfitt

Joanne Schmitz

Herbert Schneiderman

Dr. David and Rabbi Ora Schnitzer

John and Ednatha Scholz

Caryn and William Schuman
In honor of Debbi Rosenberg

Stephen Schutt & Loretta Grennon

Marsha & Michael Schwartz
In honor of Michael Schwartz

Season of Change Foundation

Laurence and Deborah Segil
In memory of Frank Edelman

Kathryn & Thomas Shafer

Melissa & Steve Shapiro
Elle & Lia love the HPPL

Mark Shear

Chuck Sheftel & Cary Rositas-Sheftel

Michael & Sara R. Sher

Wendy Shorr & Stuart Gelfman

Mr. and Mrs. Norman Shubert

Susan Shulman and Avery Cohen

Susan Sigel

Burt Skolnik
In memory of Judith Skolnik

Sam & Karen Skurie and Family

David Smerling

Neil and Heidi Smith

Harry & Judith Solomon

Ronald & Kathy Sonenthal

Maya, Zachary, and Rowan Spector
In memory of Yael Hoffman and Naomi Spector

Peter and Bonnie Spiros

The Stanuch Family

Lisa, Howard & Iris Statland
In memory of Donald Statland

Peter, Anna, and Leslie Stein
In honor of Marilyn Propp

Miriam & Morton Steinberg

Eydie Sternberg & Family

Donald & Linda Stewart

Helen L. Stone

Kim Stone & Ken Wexler
City Council Member

Mr. & Mrs. Tom Stone

Carol Summerfield

The Tamhane Family

Susan Tappert
In Memory of David Kennicott

Gloria Taussig

Roberta Teitelbaum

Roberta & Leonard Tenner

Charles and Beatrice Tier

Lori & Steve Tilkin

JSEAN Timmons

The Tishler Family

Steven Tovian

Joann Trotti

Melissa Truffa
In Memory of Annamarie Truffa

Myrna R. Tyson

The Van Horne Family

Mary Jo Victor

Peter & Cheryl Waldstein

Linda P. Wallace
In memory of Elisha Gray

Ian and Leda Warner

Myron and Carol Warshauer

Emily H. Watts

The Weiss Family

Karen B. Weiss

Ryan & Jaime Werner

Greg Wernisch and Laurie Marston

Brian and Leslye Whittman

Cheryl Wiemer
In memory of Marie Warsaw

David & Janet Wigodner

Mr. and Mrs. George Williams

Paul and Carol Willis

John, Bonnie, and Michael Wilson

Pat Wineman

Barbara Winokur

Nicki and Jim Woldenberg
In honor of Judy Falk’s birthday

Carol & Abbott Wolfe
Library Board Member

Daniel and Jody Yohanna

The Zias Family

The Zotos Family
Library Board Member

Ronald and Suzanne Zweig