Buy a cookie or buy a book to benefit the Salem LibraryPosted Sep08, 2008 at 04:41 PMThe Friends of the Salem Library will host their annual booksale within the Salem Library to coincide with Olde Salem Days -- and the teens will be doing their part, too. Outside, teens and their parents will be selling bags of cookies and bottles of water for $1 apiece. The baked goods are being donated by FOSLs, teens' parents, and community members, and the proceeds will benefit Ourspace The goal is to raise enough money to buy a large flat panel television that will affix to the wall in the meeting room where the teens gather after school. "The teen room has been a huge success in the Salem Library," said teen librarian David Butler. "It's something we're looking to keep building year after year." Some ideas Butler has to keep teens interested in the library include playing games like "Don't forget the lyrics," and maybe host a tournament with Rock Band, a video game, to raise money for the program. Inside, FOSLs and volunteers will sell donated books to benefit the library. On Saturday, September 13, the sale will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and a clearance sale will follow September 14 from 1:30 to 4 p.m. "Last year we netted over $6,200 which sets a high goal for us to equal or exceed this year. With the downturn in the economy, this may be more difficult, but there is no better entertainment bargain than a good book at a greatly discounted price," said FOSL president Bob McClanahan, Jr., in the library's newsletter. And the book sale is also an excuse to escape the heat of Olde Salem Days, too! |
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