OUR eBay SHOP IS GOING STRONG!
FONL has redoubled its efforts to sell books online--thanks to Marie Kyle and her team of seven other dedicated volunteers.
In just the first few months of this year, Marie reports that more than $1,200 has been raised through online sales; current listings totaled more than $1,400 at the end of February.
What, among all that is donated, is most likely to make it to eBay rather than be sold in the lobby or at our thrice-yearly book sales? "We have found the items that sell best on eBay are classic or vintage-type books,"Marie explains. "Book collection series are also good-selling items and we've had success with homeschooling textbooks."
Click here to visit our eBay shop and see what is currently listed, or go to www.charity.ebay.com and search for Friends of the
Nipomo Library.
ANOTHER RECORD-SETTING BOOK SALE IN JULY!
The rest of the state was sweltering in the heat, but Nipomo's temperate weather drew record numbers to our book sale on July 13--and we took in a record amount this time. Our book sale browsers bought adult fiction and nonfiction (mystery, romance, biography, gardening, travel, history, cookbooks--you name it), children's books, jigsaw puzzles, CDs, and DVDs. The Friends netted over $1,300 in book sales and also signed up many new and renewed members.
Our next book sale is scheduled for Saturday, November 9, 10am to 2pm. Come and help us set an even greater record for book sales!
WHAT'S ALL THE HOOPLA ABOUT?
The hoopla digital borrowing service recently received a $1,500 boost from the Friends of the Nipomo Library to help meet the ever-growing expense of accessing content for this extremely popular SLO County Library program.
Haven't explored hoopla yet? All you need is your library card to enjoy audiobooks, ebooks, comics, movies, TV shows, magazines, or music anywhere you have a screen--computer, phone, car, tablet, or TV. The service is free and syncs across all your devices, so you can stream titles immediately or whenever you're in the mood--no waiting to check something out. Visit www.hoopladigital.com to sign in and check out the wide array of offerings.
SEPTEMBER WAS GOOD NEIGHBOR MONTH
Our September window was devoted to Good Neighbor Month, and the Friends collected items for two community charities: The Nipomo Food Basket and South SLO County Womenade.
Good Neighbor Month is an extension of National Good Neighbor Day (September 28), proclaimed in 1978 to "raise awareness that good neighbors help achieve human understanding and build strong, thriving communities."
The Nipomo Food Basket requested items such as canned and packaged soup, vegetables, and pasta. Womenade asked for full-sized toiletries: shampoo, soap, deodorant, etc. The window display featured sample baskets from each organization with information and complete lists of the items the group was looking for.