NCSU Libraries Focus Online
Volume 22 number 2 - Winter 2002
Friends of the Library News: Twelfth Annual Book Sale
By Mary Kate Keith, Friends of the Library
The Friends of the Library sponsored another successful book sale, raising
more than $12,000. Proceeds from the sale benefited the NCSU Libraries Preservation
Endowment. This year, after the events of September 11, the Friends of the
Library Board of Directors voted unanimously to donate 10 percent of the sale's
proceeds to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. A check for $1,200
was sent to the local Triangle chapter.
The success of each book sale depends on the generous donations of books and
media from Friends members and NC State faculty and staff. "We had approximately
14,000 books plus media, which included CDs, videos, albums, cassettes, and
audio books. This year we also featured a wide selection of greeting cards," explained
Margaret Hunt, book sale coordinator. Hundreds of book lovers shopped from
September 20 through the ever popular "bag sale" on September 23,
finding special treasures.
A special thanks goes out to all volunteers, especially Frank Armstrong, an
FOL life member and NCSU emeritus professor, who volunteered throughout the
year to prepare for the sale. Mary Kate Keith, director of the Friends, added, "I
can't imagine a book sale without Frank and his wife, Bev. Their hard work
throughout the year to help us prepare for the sale is irreplaceable."
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