The Friends of the Old Forge Library can attest to some advantages of living in the Old Forge area. Remember the excitement of driving door-to-door looking for treasures during the recent village-wide garage sale days?
It was cold and rainy but still the shoppers shopped and they stopped at the book sale at the Old Forge Library.
The Friends sponsored an early sale this year to raise matching funds for a Libri Foundation grant.
The Libri Foundation specifically targets rural libraries at least 30 miles from a city and serving a population less than five thousand.
The Libri Foundation donates, through its Books for Children Program, good quality hard cover books.
To demonstrate community support there must be a match of at least $350 to receive about $1,050 worth of children’s books.
The sale of used books during the village-wide sales accomplished that.
Library Director Isabella Worthen recently received word that the grant was awarded and she can now review the list of books available to order for the Old Forge Children’s section of our library.
The Friends of the Old Forge Library thank all of you who stopped by to purchase books and to those who volunteered to make this a successful event.
We will soon have many new books for the children to use as a result of our community support.
The Friends of the
Old Forge Library
