Milligan Library Life

by the staff of P.H. Welshimer Memorial Library & Seminary Library

Million Pennies Campaign raises $1,689.50 in October 2010!

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Milligan College Library is proud to announce that you, our loyal library users, contributed $1,689.50 in cash and change to our Million Pennies Campaign in October 2010–our biggest month yet by far!  We have now raised $2,270.66 since the start of the campaign in April 2010!

The Library staff would like to extend a hearty thank you to our October 2010 contributors: Helen Biard, Anne E. Bishop, Barry Brown,  Dr. Ellen Stahl Carpenter, Teresa Carter, Kristina Cumby, Dan^2 Live!, Chris Haskins, Samantha Holley, Clinton J. Holloway, Grace Hughes, Rachel Landry, Timothy Laurio, Mike Luzadder, Krysta McMahon, Jonathan Mehl, Marshall Menchaca, Chuck Norris, Dan Ott, Jessi Pansock, Jessie Rose Remegi, Candice Schlaegel, Katherine Smith, Elizabeth Taflinger, and Zachary Zuehlke.  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 box, and we’ll let everyone know about your generosity!  We’d also like to to thank every customer at this year’s 3rd Annual Library Homecoming Book Sale–if you bought something, you contributed!  $1,632.50 of the money raised this month was from book sale proceeds.

We still need your help in raising funds to help us reach our goal of a totally renovated library.  Bring your loose change and help us get closer to $10,000. Remember, when we raise the money, we’ll allow you, the contributors, to name a study room whatever you like.  Every penny helps!

3rd Annual Library Book Sale a success!

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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!

Million Pennies Campaign Raises $10.50 in September 2010

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Milligan College Library is proud to announce that you, our loyal library users, have contributed $10.50 in cash and change to our Million Pennies Campaign in September  2010.  We have now raised $581.16 since the start of the campaign in April 2010!

The Library staff would like to extend a hearty thank you to our August 2010 contributors: Ben Carpenter, Brittney Dale, Lauren Eversole, Walter Hendrickson,  Amanda Loughlin, Jeff McNabb, Ashley Monce, Tommy Parker, Halie Winfrey, and [illegible]. 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 box, and we’ll let everyone know about your generosity!

We still need your help in raising funds to help us reach our goal of a totally renovated library.  Bring your loose change and help us get closer to $10,000. Remember, when we raise the money, we’ll allow you, the contributors, to name a study room whatever you like.  Every penny helps!

Remember to follow us on Facebook and Twitter.  Thanks again!