Eastern Shore of Virginia Public Library Foundation

Welcome! The Eastern Shore Public Library Foundation serves the Eastern Shore Regional Library in Parksley, the Northampton Free Library in Nassawadox, the Chincoteague Island Library and the Cape Charles Memorial Library

The Joyce Brown Milliner Summer Internship Program

Three internships -one at the Chincoteague Island Library and two at the Eastern Shore Regional Library in Parksley -- are available each summer to rising juniors and seniors or currently enrolled community college students. Each intern will receive a stipend of $1,500 for 128 hours of work (16 hours a week for eight weeks).

Thanks to the Joyce Brown Milliner Endowment, the Eastern Shore Public Library Foundation was able to create the Milliner Internship Program. We feel sure that Mrs. Milliner would be pleased to know that her fund is being used to educate students on the important work of our public libraries.

WELCOME TO OUR 2025 ANNUAL REPORT!

The Eastern Shore Public Library Foundation had a busy year. Here we highlight some of our projects and plans. To learn more, you can sign up for our monthly newsletter “In the Know” and email “blasts” at esplibraryfundraiser16@gmail.com.

Click here to review the Eastern Shore Public Library Foundation 2025 Annual Report!

DID YOU KNOW HOW SPECIAL A BRICK CAN BE?

The brick walk at the Eastern Shore Regional Library and Heritage Center in Parksley is a great way to express thanks and affection for the people in your life who love our libraries and care about their future. It’s also a place where you can celebrate the achievements of young readers.

The Foundation sells three kinds of bricks installed in separate, marked sections of the walk:

Tribute: These bricks honor library supporters and loved ones both past and present.

Library Lover: You can share your warm and fuzzy feelings for special library lovers with a brick trimmed with a heart at each corner. You can even immortalize your dog who chewed up a library book!

Reading Star: Enthusiastic young readers get a special reward when you donate a brick to our “Reading Stars Galaxy Walk of Fame.” These bricks are decorated with stars on each corner.

Click on the button below to order a Brick online, using your credit card or checking account!

Email for more information: esplibraryfundraiser16@gmail.com

Our Fall Intern

Eastern Shore of Virginia Regional Library and Heritage Center Opens on Bennett Street in Parksley, 2023

Former Gov. Ralph Northam, State Sen. Lynwood Lewis and Delegate Bob Bloxom join local and library officials to cut the ribbon and formally open the new Eastern Shore of Virginia Regional Library and Heritage Center in Parksley, September 8.

Click here for Pictures and Articles covering the Grand Opening

Click here for the Shore Daily News article covering the Grand Opening

Click here for the DelMarVa Now article covering the Grand Opening

Click here for pictures of the Donor Reception

Libraries are as Relevant Today as Ever

Laura Bush's quote is as true in the current digital age as it has ever been, as libraries become both virtual and physical spaces.  Free public libraries are basic to a true democracy because they provide everyone with equal access to information and place no limits on the ideas we can explore.  

We can find almost anything on the Internet, but not everyone has access to the Internet at home, especially on the Eastern Shore.  Making online access available to everyone is essential to providing equal opportunity to all our citizens.