The P.H. Welshimer Memorial Library’s 4th Annual Homecoming Book Sale, held October 27-29th in the library parking lot, was a rousing success, despite the rainy weather on the final two days. Altogether, the sale raised over $1,300–not bad, considering we were giving away books for free from Friday morning until the sale’s conclusion on Saturday afternoon due to the wet weather!

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 Kori Hunter, who won our Library Book Sale 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!

As with last year’s sale, Library staff decided to donate all proceeds to the our Million Pennies Campaign, which will help fund a major library renovation once the funds are raised. We collected a further $58.14 for the Million Pennies Campaign via the donation box on the library’s circulation desk, which brings the total October Million Pennies contribution to $1,364.14.

We have now raised $4,659.92 since the start of the campaign in April 2010, which means we’ve reached nearly 1/2 of our goal! The Library staff would like to extend a hearty thank you to the October donors who included their names in our deposit box: Bert Allen, Abby Banks, Jeremy Behne, Tyler Brackins, Clint Holloway, Stephen Joiner, Tommy Parker, Beverly Schmalzried, Katie Smith, Adam Tomlinson, and Luis Treviño. Remember, if you’d like us to thank you by name, please write your name down on the slips of paper in the tray next to the donation box, and we’ll let everyone know about your generosity!

Adam Tomlinson is the winner of our monthly drawing. He will receive the hardcover America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag by Sarah Palin. The next prize is the 2007 paperback The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan. Donate to the campaign, write your name on a slip of paper, and place it in the box at the Circulation Desk. On December 1st, we’ll draw a winner from the names in the box!

Milligan College Library is proud to announce that you, our loyal library users, contributed $19.50 in cash and change to our Million Pennies Campaign in September 2011. We have now raised $3,295.78 since the start of the campaign in April 2010, which means we’re getting ever closer to 1/3 of our goal!

The Library staff would like to extend a hearty thank you to our September donors: Doris Bailey Douglas, Justin Hill, Gabe Rees, and Brennan Tracy. Remember, if you’d like us to thank you by name, please write your name down on the slips of paper in the tray next to the donation box, and we’ll let everyone know about your generosity!

Community borrower Doris Bailey Douglas is the winner of our monthly drawing. She will receive the paperback Resident Aliens by Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon. Congratulations, Doris!

The next prize is the 2010 hardcover America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith, and Flag by Sarah Palin. Donate to the campaign, write your name on a slip of paper, and place it in the box at the Circulation Desk. On November 1st, we’ll draw a winner from the names in the box!

Milligan College Library is proud to announce that you, our loyal library users, contributed $20.00 in cash and change to our Million Pennies Campaign in August 2011. We have now raised $3,276.28 since the start of the campaign in April 2010, which means we’re getting close to 1/3 of our goal!

The Library staff would like to extend a hearty thank you to our August donors: Charlotte Anderson, Ben Carpenter, Kendra Fiddler, Curtis Huskins, Corrine Kaisand, Tommy Parker, Jubal Roe, Bev Schmalzied, Lauren Tomlinson, and Brennan Tracy . Remember, if you’d like us to thank you by name, please write your name down on the slips of paper in the tray next to the donation box, and we’ll let everyone know about your generosity!

Tommy Parker is the winner of our monthly drawing. He will receive the paperback The Shack by William P. Young. Congratulations, Tommy!

The next prize is the paperback Resident Aliens by Stanley Hauerwas and William H. Willimon. Donate to the campaign, write your name on a slip of paper, and place it in the box at the Circulation Desk. On October 1st, we’ll draw a winner from the names in the box!