1.   Besides Irish wolfhounds, donors include German shepherds, Labrador retrievers, golden retrievers and greyhounds.

2.   Donors have included several Hollywood celebrities including Barbra Streisand, Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.

3.   Donors included an African-American woman who remembered dismal segregated libraries from her childhood, Jackson said.

4.   Donors include schoolchildren and millionaires.

5.   Donors include New Jersey Devils owner John McMullen, said Rose Calli, who is heading fund-raising efforts.

6.   Major donors include Joseph Coors, the beer magnate.

7.   Other donors included Robert and Jane Meyerhoff, whose collection of postwar art is among the most extensive in the world.

8.   Other well-known donors include Whoopi Goldberg, Donna Karan, Christo and Candace Bergen.

9.   Other donors include Walt Disney Co. and the American Legacy Foundation, an anti-smoking group.

10.   The donors include U.S. Rep. Charles B. Rangel, D-N.Y., and retiring Rep. Patricia Schroeder, D-Colo.