About the TPL Foundation

The Tuscaloosa Public Library Foundation (TPLF), a 501(c)(3), was established in 2014 to serve the charitable and educational purposes of the Tuscaloosa Public Library.

Our Mission

To assist the library in achieving excellence by raising private funds to supplement public funding in order to ensure the library can serve as an indispensable community resource for information, education, culture and learning. 

Our Vision

To fund and support projects which will enhance the library’s facilities and programs so it will be an invaluable community asset where all citizens can expand their horizons through access to information, entertainment, learning and innovation. 

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Visitors to our TPL Branches

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Projects Funded by the TPL Foundation

  • T-Mobile hotspots
  • Hotspot cases
  • Microfilm machine
  • 3-D printer
  • Patron Point
  • TPL Road sign (current)

Meet Our TPL Foundation Board Leaders

Our TLP Foundation Board is made up of trusted individuals dedicated to serving and moving the TPL Foundation forward. We are eternally grateful for their tireless efforts.

Ryan Stallings

Ryan Stallings

Chair

Nini Jobson

Nini Jobson

Vice Co-Chair

Sully Cochrane

Sully Cochrane

Vice Co-Chair

Gaius “Whit” Whitfield, VI

Gaius “Whit” Whitfield, VI

Secretary

Bryan Winter

Treasurer