Check out this article on the library’s Million Pennies campaign in the online edition of the Stampede, Milligan’s student newspaper.
In case you haven’t seen donation box in a few days, here’s how it looks as of April 20, 2010:
Thanks to all who have donated! Keep those pennies coming! If you haven’t given yet, now is the time!
Next week, we’ll count how much we’ve received in the first month of the Million Pennies campaign. Stay tuned!
Help us raise one million pennies for the library renovation and we’ll let you name a study room anything you want!
A dramatically improved library is on the horizon, and with your help, we’ll get there sooner! The library is excited to launch the Million Pennies campaign for library renovation as a part of Milligan College’s Forward Ever capital campaign.
Contribute your pennies (or other cash or coins) to the box at the library front desk, and be sure to put your name on a slip of paper so we can thank you later! Our goal is to raise one million pennies, or $10,000, for the renovation. If we succeed, we’ll allow you, our loyal library users, to name a library study room whatever you’d like!
Thank you! We appreciate your generosity! Please come see us or give us a call (423.461.8703) if you have any questions!
The P.H. Welshimer Memorial Library’s 2nd Annual Milligan College Library Homecoming Book Sale, held October 23-24, was a rousing success! 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, and continued at half-price the following Tuesday through Friday. Altogether, the sale raised over $1,000, beating last year’s total of $960. Library staff decided to donate all proceeds to Milligan College’s Forward Ever capital campaign, a portion of which will fund a major library renovation in the years to come.
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 last year, were quite a hot item.
Library staff would like to thank members of the Milligan community and surrounding areas for visiting our booksale 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 Michael Kaal, who won our Library Booksale Art Contest, and whose picture of aspen trees was the images used in our promotional posters and postcards. The booksale is always a fun event, and we look forward to seeing you at Homecoming Weekend next year for the 3rd annual sale!
See you there!
It wasn’t easy to pick the winning image in the library’s first annual Homecoming Booksale Art Contest–we received nearly 40 pieces of art from several different students. Since so many of them were so good, we’ve decided to put some of the most outstanding pieces on display in the library.
The display is on the main floor of the library, behind the the desk of Jack Weinbender, our Library Assistant. We’ve displayed at least one piece from everyone who submitted.
So stop by, take a look, and gaze in wonder at the artistic accomplishments of your fellow Milliganites. We can’t wait to host this contest again next year–thanks again to everyone who entered!
