The WCLDF does not provide funding to take the place of the WCLS’s annual operating budget, nor does it provide funding for bricks and mortar or employee salaries and benefits. The WCLDF does provide funding to ENHANCE the venues, programs, and services for the people the Library serves. Major contributions have included funding to:

1975-1976 — Enhance the Southwest Branch Library, which opened in 1976, with furniture, fixtures, and equipment;
1979-1980 — Automate the Library System (checkout, catalog, etc);
1982-1983 — Enhance the North Branch Library, which opened in 1984, with furniture, fixtures, and equipment;
1986-1987 — Enhance an addition to the Southwest Branch Library, which opened in 1987, with furniture, fixtures, and equipment;
1988-1990 — Enhance Bookmobile services, including acquisition of a data radio system, which allowed on-line patron access to the Library computer system for reference, checkout, etc;
1993-1995 — Enhance the Ogden Valley Branch Library, which opened in 1995, with furniture, fixtures, and equipment;
1996-1997 — Enhance Weber County Law Library services, making legal resources available to the general public in electronic formats;
1997-1998 — Augment public computer centers in each Library building, by providing Internet connectivity and enhanced software packages;
1999-2000 — Commission a professional (Dan Jones) survey of those living in Weber County to guide the Library Board of Trustees’ planning process;
2000-2001 — Procure accounts payable and general ledger software and training to improve the Library System’s annual budget execution;
2003-2004 — Commission a professional (Doug West), independent performance audit of Library operations to evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of Library operations;
2005-2006 — Arrange donation of a 4.25-acre building site for the Pleasant Valley Branch Library and Community Center to extend services to an underserved portion of the County; and
2006-2008 — Enhance programs and services to be offered in the new Pleasant Valley Branch Library and Community Center.