Friends of the Library Book Sales Results and Thanks

Friends of the Library

November 30, 2017 1:00 p.m.

Friends of the Library 2017 Fall Book Sale. Friends of the Library is an all-volunteer organization whose mission is to promote literacy and lifelong learning in our community through programs, advocacy and fundraising for the Fernandina Beach Library.

We are delighted to report that our Fall Book Sale was a resounding success!

From the efforts of our many volunteers and supporters, Friends of the

Fernandina Beach Library was able to raise $24,816 for 2017 from our spring

and fall sales. All proceeds of the sales support the library and help fulfill the

needs and wishes of the community, whether it is expanding the selection of

e-books, large print books, software for the computer labs or periodicals.

Our book sales are both a community event and a community effort. We

especially want to thank the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office employees and

trustees who arrived very early on our preview day and helped to set up our

tables and move hundreds of boxes of books from our sorting room to the

transformed gymnasium floor. They returned on Saturday after the sale

closed and assisted us in breaking down the sales floor and returning the

Peck Center to normal. We simply could not accomplish this without their

continued support and help.

Our thanks go out to our tireless group of volunteers who work for months

before each sale, sorting and categorizing the thousands of books generously

donated by our community. When the sale finally arrives, they are also there

either greeting you at the door, helping on the sales floor, or helping at our

check out point. We are also so very grateful to the student volunteers from

FBHS National Honor Society and InterAct Club, along with their sponsors Dr.

Jim Glackin and Ms. Dawn Karpel, who help coordinate the scheduling of the

student volunteers. The students are a pleasure to work with and always are

there assisting us until we sweep the gym floor and lock the doors on

Saturday.

We are grateful for the continued support of Amelia Park HOA for lending

their tables to us for a few days so we are able to display our many

categories of books, CDs, vinyl records, and DVDs. Our local Harris Teeter

generously donated the paper bags for our buyers’ favorite $10 bag sale on

the closing Saturdays and we are grateful for their continued support.

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Compass Self Storage, with the help of their manager Brooke Kelley,

generously helped us set up an additional drop off site at their premises on

Bailey Road.

Along with our legion of volunteers, the FOL team of Stephanie Brown, our

Sorting Room Director, Jody Mackle, our Volunteer Chair, Nancy Graham, our

Communications Chair and Ken Brown, our logistics wizard, deserve special

kudos for the months of work they contribute to making our sales a success.

It is only through all of our combined efforts that we are able to continue to

bring the FOL book sales to the community. Our first sale for 2018 is April 12,

13 and 14th. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

Patti Kirschling

FOL Board of Director VP/Book Sale Chair

For further information regarding our book sales, on joining Friends of the

Library, or to donate, please visit the Friends of the Library website at

www.fernandinaFOL.org

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