Treasurer McCord Seeks to Return $232,000 in Unclaimed Property to Libraries, Bookstores and Literacy Organizations During National Library Week

Urges all organizations and businesses to search patreasury.gov and claim their cash

Harrisburg – April 15, 2013 – (RealEstateRama) — More than $232,000 in unclaimed property is waiting to be claimed by libraries, books stores and literacy organizations across Pennsylvania, State Treasurer Rob McCord announced today during National Library Week.

“Local libraries are centers of education and engagement in our communities, but often deliver vital services on a tight budget, which is why we want to return the unclaimed property Treasury currently holds for them,” Treasurer McCord said. “Every dollar counts – whether it’s a large check or a smaller amount – so I urge libraries, other groups committed to improving literacy, and people who care about these types of organizations to search regularly at www.patreasury.gov for additional revenues in Treasury’s free unclaimed property database.”

Treasurer McCord asked his Return Team to identify unclaimed property that belongs to local libraries like the Catasauqua Public Library and the Elizabethtown Library, organizations like the Warren Library Association and the Lycoming County Literacy Project, and even book stores like the Ann Street Book Exchange and Windsor Park Books & News.

The Treasurer said the more than $232,000 his department holds for these organizations represents just a fraction of the $1.9 billion in unclaimed property Treasury currently seeks to reunite with businesses, organizations, and citizens. He encouraged everyone to search Treasury’s free unclaimed property database at www.patreasury.gov or call 1-800-222-2046, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. A member of Treasury’s Return Team will assist them with their search and claim process.

Each year, Treasury receives millions of dollars in unclaimed property – things such as abandoned bank accounts, forgotten stocks, uncashed checks, and contents of safe deposit boxes. Since January 2009, the McCord Treasury has collected more than $921 million in property, returned more than $433 million to rightful owners, and generated about $488 million for the state’s General Fund through the Unclaimed Property Program.

To learn more about Pennsylvania’s Unclaimed Property Program or to search for property, visit www.patreasury.gov or call 1-800-222-2046.

Media contact: Elizabeth Foose, 717-787-2991 or

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Editor’s note: Below find a sample of libraries, book stores and literacy organizations with unclaimed property. For more information or to find out if other organizations have unclaimed property, please search www.patreasury.gov or call (717) 787-2991.

Adult Literacy Lawrence County, New Castle
Ann Street Book Exchange, Stroudsburg
Bucks County Community College Bookstore, Newtown
Carnegie Library, Pittsburgh
Catasauqua Public Library, Catasauqua
Chapters Bookstore, Tunkhannock
Chilton Book Company, Radnor
Elizabethtown Library, Elizabethtown
Erie Book Store, Erie
Franklin Library, Media
Free Library of Philadelphia
Hazleton Public Library, Hazleton
Library Association of Bala Cynwyd, Bala Cynwyd
Literacy Action Project, Philadelphia
Lycoming County Literacy Project, Williamsport
Matthews Public Library, Lebanon
Midstate Literacy Council, State College
Montgomery County Library, Norristown
Phoenixville Public Library, Phoenixville
Scott Memorial Library, Philadelphia
Shadek-Fackenthal Library, Lancaster
Springhouse Book Company, Philadelphia
Warren Library Association, Emporium
West Oak Lane Library, Philadelphia
Willow Grove Literacy Council, Willow Grove
Windsor Park Books & News, Mechanicsburg