The P.H. Welshimer Memorial Library’s 3rd Annual Milligan College Library Homecoming Book Sale, held October 22-23 on the library lawn, was a rousing success! Library staff were able to hold the sale outside for the first time ever–we had been prevented by wet weather the previous two years!
As with last year’s sale, we got off to a great start with a faculty & staff preview on Thursday afternoon that raised several hundred dollars. The sale continued all day Friday and Saturday. Altogether, the sale raised nearly $1700, soundly beating last year’s total of slightly more than $1000. As with last year’s sale, Library staff decided to donate all proceeds to Milligan College’s Forward Ever capital campaign (specifically the Million Pennies Campaign), a portion of which will fund a major library renovation in the years to come. We’ll include the book sale proceeds in October’s Million Pennies Campaign count.
The books and media collected for the sale came from duplicates and other titles weeded from the Library collection, titles donated by individuals that did not fit library collection guidelines, and some items from last year’s sale. Milligan College yearbooks that had been stored in the library over the decades were again offered for sale, and, as in years past, were quite a hot item.
Library staff would like to thank members of the Milligan community and surrounding areas for visiting our book sale and making the event a success. Thanks also to our library student-workers who helped with organizing, setup, and tending to the cash box. We’d also like to thank Jessi Bryant, who won our Library Booksale Art Contest, and whose photograph was the image used in our promotional posters and postcards.
We’ve posted a photo album from this year’s sale on our Facebook page. Check it out, and be sure to “Like” our page while you’re there!