COLUMBUS—The Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation (CMLF) has received a $253,000 gift from Installed Building Products in support of Columbus Metropolitan Library’s (CML) Life Skills programs and resources for adults.
CML will use this funding to:
- Purchase additional technology and resources for adult customers to build life skills
- Provide programs and events where adults can connect with experts and network
- Enhance strategic partnerships to help adults reach their full potential
- Pilot new programs and services to meet the needs of adult customers
- Support its Business & Nonprofit Resource Center
“We’re grateful for IBP’s generosity and commitment to improving the lives of our adult customers,” said CML CEO Patrick Losinski. “This is about more than dollars and cents; it is a vote of confidence in the critical work we do in our community. We do not take that responsibility lightly.”
“We’re incredibly proud to support the Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation’s commitment to empowering adults through life skills and resources,” said Kelly Clifford Riehl, Vice President of Communication and Community Relations, IBP, and President of the IBP Foundation. “This partnership reflects our belief that everyone deserves a chance to learn and grow, and we’re excited to see the difference it will make in our community.”
The Columbus Metropolitan Library Foundation provides financial support for CML’s greatest needs and highest priorities through philanthropic giving. Every day, CML provides vital services to the central Ohio community, from sparking conversations about social justice to helping our youngest readers build a foundation for lifelong learning. Support for the CMLF ensures that the library is able to offer programs and services free and open to all.
Installed Building Products, Inc. (IBP) is one of the nation’s largest new residential insulation installers and is a diversified installer of complementary building products, including waterproofing, fire-stopping, fireproofing, garage doors, rain gutters, window blinds, shower doors, closet shelving and mirrors and other products for residential and commercial builders located in the continental United States. IBP manages all aspects of the installation process for its customers, from direct purchase and receipt of materials from national manufacturers to its timely supply of materials to job sites and quality installation. IBP offers its portfolio of services for new and existing single-family and multi-family residential and commercial building projects in all 48 continental states and the District of Columbia from its national network of over 250 branch locations. For more information, visit installedbuildingproducts.com.
