Look for universities and colleges building or renovating new libraries. Their
facilities departments give their old sturdy stuff away to all takers and often
they require the 'taker' to be a school or non-profit!
I got 40 rock maple chairs for no money from a New England university last
summer--and I could have had 100! They were giving away tables, chairs, carrels,
all solid wood, just needed tightening up and a good scrubbing.
All you usually have to do is pick the stuff up. Look around. Good Luck.
Noël S. Heimer
Library Media Specialist
R. H. Brown Middle School
Madison, CT 06443
Heimern@madison.k12.ct.us
203.245.6408
"I really didn't realize the librarians were, you know, such a dangerous group.
They are subversive. You think they're just sitting there at the desk, all quiet
and everything. They're like plotting the revolution, man. I wouldn't mess with
them." ...Michael Moore
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From: School Library Media & Network Communications
[mailto:LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On Behalf Of Elizabeth Fox
Sent: Thursday, March 05, 2009 8:19 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: GEN: funding for library furnishings
Wondering if anyone has located good sources of funding (or any sort of
"deals") for replacing library tables....
Ours are older than our library and, being fiberboard, have issues with
buckling legs, etc.
I've priced new tables and am blown away at how much it's going to cost us
to replace all 12 of our tables. I looked into having the shop classes make
some, but it would be extremely expensive to construct them out of solid
wood and the joinery would have to be extra strong.
Any suggestions appreciated!
Liz
Elizabeth Fox, Technology Instructor
Newport High School, Newport, OR
keokuk@casco.net (pm)
Liz.fox@lincoln.k12.or.us (schooldays only)
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