Re: Raising money for school libraries

["Ellen R. Murphy" <emurphy@UMD5.UMD.EDU>]

I agree with Carolyn. We have a birthday book program at our school and
even though it is not a big fundraiser (we run it together  with the PTA
so the Library only gets a percentage of the donations) the students are
excited by it and thus it generates alot of publicity for us.  Ellen R.
Murphy Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Rockville, MD

On Fri, 20 Jan 1995, Carolyn H. Cothran 346-5600 wrote:

>     At the private school my daughter attended the librarian had a
> "Birthday Book" program.  She ordered books and made them available.
> Students' parents were encouraged to donate a book to the school libraryon
> the students birthday.  The student selected a title from those available,
> a book plate was placed in the book in the student's name, and the students
> were featured in the school newsletter.  My daughter was very excited about
> this.  She was the first one to check out "her" book and she kept an eye on
> "her" book while she was at that school.  This was certainly not a big
> fundraiser, but it did help add to the collection.
>           Carolyn Cothran, LMS
>          Pine Forest Elem. School
>          Jacksonville, FL
>          Cothrac@mail.firn.edu
>