Interesting approaches to library fund-raising

\”The feathers on the hot pink and blue boas draped around Jack Bentley\’s neck shook as he laughed during a lively serenade from the Library Sisters\”.

Dressed in hot pink, cherry red and royal blue, the Library Sisters strut their stuff to raise money for the local library . Read all about it in this story from the San Angelo Standard-Times.

Meanwhile, over in Boulder, Colorado: the library foundation, faced with a huge influx of quality donations to the library, successful quarterly book sales, and enthusiastic volunteers, shows its appreciation by
suspending
the book sale program and dismissing volunteers.

\”We are gone,\” said volunteer Lisa Lee. \”And we won\’t be back.\”



Maybe the consultant hired to review the book sales could give the board a few pointers on volunteer and public relations…