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Friends of the Fort Lee Public Library is a 501(c)3 tax-exempt organization, and your donation is tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. Please keep your receipt as your official record. We'll email it to you upon successful completion of your donation.

If Fort Lee & Englewood Cliffs residents donated $90 each Phase 2 would be fully funded!

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Once funded, Phase 2 plans to renovate 75% of FLPL which is the rest of the library and add a significant expansion to the building.

Help us bring you these Phase 2 improvements:
New larger Children’s Center
A new program room on the 2nd floor for Children's programs
New enclosed Teen Room (with noise reduction)
New small meeting/work rooms for patrons to reserve (work from home at the Library!)
New small conference rooms for patrons to reserve
More seating
New flooring, lighting, and furniture across the entire building!
Keep all the current parking spaces

The New FLPL Renovation will have something for everyone.

Let's build our new library, TOGETHER!

New Children's Center programming room, rendering

New Children's Center & Program Room

With your contribution, Phase 2 will include an 8% expansion to the library. This expansion will bring you a larger Children's Center PLUS a new Program Room (on the 2nd floor) for children's events and activities. The main Meeting Room will still have adult or teen programs. Donate today for this much needed and requested dedicated children's space.
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Study & Conference Rooms + New Furniture, Flooring & Lighting

In Phase 2, we'll introduce new flooring, furniture, and light fixtures to modernize the space. Need a quiet place to have a Zoom call or just some privacy to work or study? New Study Rooms and Conference Rooms can be available to patrons once Phase 2 is fully funded and built.
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New Teen Room with enclosed glass walls and doors to reduce the noise in the library.

New Teen Room with Noise Reduction

Your donation can help create a new space with noise-reducing glass walls and doors on the lower level and upper floors. Reserved for teens after school, this space may also be used for other classes and programs during the mornings or evenings. A BENEFIT FOR ALL PATRONS.
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Renovation flyers in English, Spanish Español, Chinese 中文,  Korean 한국인, Japanese 日本語, and Russian русский язык

New FLPL Renovation info–translated!

Progress So Far

Designs for the New FLPL are based entirely on the community feedback that created the library's new strategic plan. You told us what you wanted and we listened!
The $2,350,000 cost of Phase 1 is fueled by a generous grant from the NJ State Library Capital Projects Fund and the use of Library reserves.
Phase 1 of our Library’s renovation and construction is nearly completed and has modernized and improved about 28% of the existing library.
We expect the Library to fully re-open in January 2026.
This project is being supported, in whole or in part, by federal award number CPFFNO185 awarded to the State of New Jersey by the U.S. Department of Treasury.
Phase 2, which is about 75% of the Renovation & Expansion project improvements—and includes an extension of the building itself—once Phase 2 is fully funded.
A full list of FAQs and more renovation information is available from the Fort Lee Library's Renovation website.

How much is Phase 2?

Phase 2 has an estimated total cost of $5,228,000. Fort Lee Borough has committed to ensuring the future of the Library by pledging $1,000,000, and the Library is actively seeking construction grants. After the Library and Borough’s financial commitments, there is still an estimated $4,200,000 to be raised.

Donations to the Friends of the Library from Fort Lee & Englewood Cliffs residents, patrons, and all visitors can make Phase 2 possible.

You are crucial in completing Fort Lee Library as a modern, vibrant, and inclusive library space. Let’s build our new library, TOGETHER!

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