Million Pennies Campaign raises $181.52 in November/December 2012!

We’re proud to announce that you, our loyal library users, contributed $181.52 in cash and change to our Million Pennies Campaign in November and December 2012. We have now raised $7,372.58 since the start of the campaign in April 2010. Thanks for your generosity!

The Library staff would like to extend a hearty thank you to our most recent donors: Clint Holloway, Rebecca Miller, and Katie Siebenaler. Rebecca Miller is the winner of our monthly drawing, and she  receives the hardcover White Oleander by Janet Fitch. Congratulations, Rebecca!

Bring your loose change (or cash or checks) and drop it into the plastic cube at the Circulation Desk. If you’d like us to thank you by name, please write your name on one of the slips of paper in the tray next to the cube. We’ll let everyone know about your generosity. Next month’s prize is the 2004 paperback The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger. We’ll draw a winner on February 1st from the names we’ve collected. When we reach our goal, we’ll allow you, the contributors, to name a study room whatever you like. Every penny helps! (If you’re not familiar with the Campaign, check out original post on the library blog.)

Incidentally, we will also take your unwanted but gently used books, DVDs, Blu-Rays, and audiobooks for our Million Pennies Book Drive, which also benefits the Campaign. There’s a donation box in the library lobby. Thanks again!

Million Pennies Campaign raises $160.81 in October 2012!

We’re proud to announce that you, our loyal library users, contributed $160.81 in cash and change to our Million Pennies Campaign in October 2012. We have now raised $7,191.06 since the start of the campaign in April 2010. Thanks for your generosity!  We received an extra bump this month from donations by authors participating in Celebrating Milligan Authors, our 2012 Homecoming event.

The Library staff would like to extend a hearty thank you to October’s donors: Tim & Jamie Hatfield, Jonathan Herd, Clint Holloway, Jen Patten, Josh Ramsaran, Gabe Rees, Erin Roland, and Adam Tomlinson. Adam Tomlinson is the winner of our monthly drawing. He will receive the hardcover The Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of Genesis. Congratulations, Adam!

Bring your loose change (or cash or checks) and drop it into the plastic cube at the Circulation Desk. If you’d like us to thank you by name, please write your name on one of the slips of paper in the tray next to the cube. We’ll let everyone know about your generosity. Next month’s prize is the 1999 hardcover White Oleander by Janet Fitch. We’ll draw a winner on December 3rd from the names we’ve collected. When we reach our goal, we’ll allow you, the contributors, to name a study room whatever you like. Every penny helps! (If you’re not familiar with the Campaign, check out original post on the library blog.)

Incidentally, we will also take your unwanted but gently used books, DVDs, Blu-Rays, and audiobooks for our Million Pennies Book Drive. There’s a donation box in the library lobby. Thanks again!

Million Pennies Campaign surpasses $7,000!

We’re proud to announce that you, our loyal library users, contributed $73.83 in cash and change to our Million Pennies Campaign in September 2012. We have now raised $7,030.25 since the start of the campaign in April 2010. That puts us over 70% toward our goal of $10,000!

The Library staff would like to extend a hearty thank you to our most recent donors: James Bowman, Ben Carpenter, Angela Highfield, and Josh Ramsaran. James Bowman is the winner of our monthly drawing. He will receive the paperback Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Congratulations, James!

Bring your loose change (or cash or checks) and drop it into the plastic cube at the Circulation Desk. If you’d like us to thank you by name, please write your name on one of the slips of paper in the tray next to the cube. We’ll let everyone know about your generosity. Next month’s prize is the 2003 hardcover The Brick Testament: Stories from the Book of Genesis. We’ll draw a winner on November 1st from the names we’ve collected. When we reach our goal, we’ll allow you, the contributors, to name a study room whatever you like. Every penny helps! (If you’re not familiar with the Campaign, check out original post on the library blog.)

Incidentally, we will also take your unwanted but gently used books, DVDs, Blu-Rays, and audiobooks for our Million Pennies Book Drive. There’s a donation box in the library lobby.

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Million Pennies Campaign raises $178.20 since mid-June!

We’re proud to announce that you, our loyal library users, contributed $178.20 in cash and change to our Million Pennies Campaign since May 2012. We have now raised $6,956.42 since the start of the campaign in April 2010, which means we’re nearly 70% of the way there!

The Library staff would like to extend a hearty thank you to our most recent donors: Lewis Grant was the only name in the box, so he’s the winner of our monthly drawing. He will receive the paperback The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Congratulations, Lewis! 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. Next month’s prize is the 2003 paperback Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Donate to the campaign, write your name on a slip of paper, and place it in the box. On October 1st, we’ll draw a winner from the names we’ve collected!

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. We’ll also take your unwanted but gently used books, DVDs, Blu-Rays, and audiobooks for our Million Pennies Book Drive–there’s a donation box in the library lobby. Remember, when we raise the money, we’ll allow you, the contributors, to name a study room whatever you like. Every penny helps! If you’re not familiar with the Campaign, check out original post on the library blog. And remember you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter as well. Thank you!

Million Pennies Campaign raises $140.56 since May!

We’re proud to announce that you, our loyal library users, contributed $140.56 in cash and change to our Million Pennies Campaign since May 2012. We have now raised $6,778.22 since the start of the campaign in April 2010, which means we’re more than two-thirds of the way there!

The Library staff would like to extend a hearty thank you to our most recent donors: Rosemarie Shields and Lauren Tomlinson. 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. Next month’s prize is the 2003 paperback The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. Donate to the campaign, write your name on a slip of paper, and place it in the box. On September 3rd, we’ll draw a winner from the names we’ve collected!

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. We’ll also take your unwanted but gently used books, DVDs, Blu-Rays, and audiobooks for our Million Pennies Book Drive–there’s a donation box in the library lobby. Remember, when we raise the money, we’ll allow you, the contributors, to name a study room whatever you like. Every penny helps! If you’re not familiar with the Campaign, check out original post on the library blog. And remember you can follow us on Facebook and Twitter as well. Thank you!