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Les Cheneaux Library Hosts Used Book Sale

Friends of Les Cheneaux Community Library is seeking book donations for this year's book sale. Donated books will be accepted through Friday, July 3, and should be left at the designated table in the Cedarville library's multi-purpose room. Proceeds from the annual book sale go toward facility operations.

The book sale will take place Tuesday, July 7, and Wednesday, July 8, from 11 a.m.to 5 p.m. on the front porch of the Les Cheneaux Community Library in Cedarville. A presale will Monday, July 6, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Admission to the presale is $5. Admission is free for anyone with a "Friend of Friends" membership card.

Memberships will be available for purchase at the presale and the regular book sale to celebrate the beginning of the Friends' "Wanna Be Friends?" membership drive. The Friends hope to gain 1,000 new members by Labor Day, for a projected revenue of $15,000.

"Donations to the library are down by 3% this year, and income from investments for this fiscal year is down 91%. In addition, penal fines are down and operating funds from Bayliss Public Library are expected to drop by 30% this year," said Lisa Dunn, Friends of Les Cheneaux Community Library board president.

The Friends board has chosen to set aside its "Putting Down Roots for the Future" long term investment campaign until the financial climate improves. In the meantime, the Friends hope to ask everyone who enjoys and uses the library to join its "Friend of Friends" (FOF) membership group. For a membership fee of $10 ($5 for students and seniors) or $20 per family membership fee, members receive a 10% discount on all purchases at Safe Harbor Books in Cedarville (with presentation of FOF membership card) and a chance at a monthly drawing for a $10 gift certificate at Safe Harbor.

Les Cheneaux Community Library Branch Manager Ronda McGreevy reported that 2,145 library cards are currently in circulation.

In addition, circulation has gone up 11.31% this year.

"If everyone who takes advantage of all the free services available at the library, including high speed Internet and interlibrary loan service, chose to become a member of Friend of Friends, our operating funding problems would be solved," said Mrs. Dunn. "Instead of asking a few people to give a lot, we're asking for everyone to give a little - that way the burden is spread among everyone who uses the service."

Membership forms are available at the library.