Oshkosh, Wisconsin: Little-Known Patron Leaves $1.1 Million to Oshkosh Library (Video)
Christmas comes early at the Oshkosh Public Library after a late donor provided an unexpected gift.
The $1.1 million is one of the largest monetary contributions ever for the library, from a donor only a few people knew.
“Floored. Would that be a good word? I was really in awe, and very grateful for the gift,” library director Jeff Gilderson-Duwe said.
The money came from Marjorie Drexler, who passed away in August, 2010. Very few people suspected she had money.
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See Also: <a href="http://www.wbay.com/story/16344511/2011/12/16/little-known-patron-leaves-11-million-to-oshkosh-library“>Last Week a Public Library on Connecticut Also Received a $1 Million Dollar Gift from a Patron
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Gary Price (gprice@gmail.com) is a librarian, writer, consultant, and frequent conference speaker based in the Washington D.C. metro area. He earned his MLIS degree from Wayne State University in Detroit. Price has won several awards including the SLA Innovations in Technology Award and Alumnus of the Year from the Wayne St. University Library and Information Science Program. From 2006-2009 he was Director of Online Information Services at Ask.com.
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