Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Friends of the Lewes Public Library fall book sale.
These sales and the weeks of preparation that lead up to them have always enjoyed amazing support from the community. This year was no exception. We had over 100 volunteers who helped sort and price over 25,000 books and items for sale. We had a wonderful turnout for the Friends’ Preview Night Friday and the public sale on Saturday.
We are especially grateful to the members of the Cape Henlopen High School Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps students and the adult leadership of that organization who made the movement of thousands of books possible at the start of the book sale. After the book sale, we had a wonderful group of students from the Cape Henlopen JROTC, Cape Henlopen National Honor Society, Sussex Academy of Arts & Sciences and Beacon Middle School help us box up the remainder books.
On behalf of the board of the Friends of the Lewes Public Library, I would like to express our sincere appreciation for the generous support of the following businesses: Books in a Trice, Mr. P’s Pizza, and Grand Rental Station. A special thank you goes to Surf Bagel which supported our Biblio Bistro with delicious bagels. Our sincere appreciation goes to all the volunteers who provided family favorite baked goods for us to sell.
As an independent library within the Delaware Library System, the library receives 46 percent of its annual operating funds from the Sussex County Department of Libraries and the State of Delaware Division of Libraries. The remaining 54 percent of the library’s funds must be raised through fundraising activities. The Friends of the Lewes Public Library provide over 8 percent of those funds to pay for 100 percent of the books added to the library’s collection, as well as many of the free programs offered.
If you missed our book sale, you still have the opportunity to purchase high-quality used books at reasonable prices in the Just Between Friends Shop in the entrance of the library. In addition, the shop also offers:
• New books for children and adults
• Products related to literacy, with emphasis on unique local items
• Friends merchandise, including the Friends tote bag, key ring and holiday ornaments
• Unique USA-made cotton throw depicting the history of the library.
Our 2019 fall book sale will take place Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019. In advance of that sale, the Friends of the Lewes Public Library are accepting book donations until they reach their storage capacity. A maximum of two boxes of books per donor will be accepted. The Friends of the Lewes Public Library accepts gently used books, DVDs, and CDs to benefit the library. Please see our acceptance guidelines on the library’s web page at: www.lewes.lib.de.us.
Candace Vessella
president, Friends of Lewes Public Library
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