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The library is powered totally by volunteer staff.
No public money is spent on maintaining the library. It relies on
fundraising events to cover its minimal costs, including a share of
operating the Church-Orr House, and volunteer staff to
keep it open. The two events which occur annually are: The Book
Sale, Bake Sale and Plant Sale which has been held on the second Saturday
in June since 2002 - before the library opened, and the
Fall
Book Sale held on the Saturday of Columbus Day weekend in conjunction
with VerShare's Fall Festival. All funds go directly to support the
library's activities, either for buying books or supporting the library's
share of keeping the Church-Orr House open.
Fall Book Sale -
October 8, 2011
The Library Book Sale, held the same day as the Vershire
Fall Festival, was another great
success. The lovely weather encouraged people of all ages to browse at
leisure, visit with friends, and take home some real bargains.
Where did all the books come from? Well, many were from our friend, Ron
Mura, in Wellesley, MA, but many, many boxes of books were donated by
families in Vershire. Just a guess - but there were probably close to
1,000 books to choose from! Sales totaled $327 - all of which goes to
support Library programs.
We couldn't have done it without all the helping hands that sorted
books, carried boxes of books, set up on Saturday morning, and took in the
cash! A big thank you to everyone who helped make it all work. And it sure
helps that two women from Worcester, Vermont, picked up all the unsold
books to sell at the annual book sale they put on to benefit their town!
It was a win, win situation.
As an added attraction during the morning, the library also hosted a
local author talk.
The Made-In-Vershire Shop was
buzzing with visitors also. Altogether it was a fun place to be and a nice
complement to the Fall Festival going on across the way at the Town
Center. .
Tenth Annual Book, Bake, & Plant Sale -
June 11, 2011
Sincere thanks to everyone who donated to, helped set up, and came to
the Library Book, Bake, and Plant Sale. The Plant Sale is getting
more popular each year, and it, along with a great bake sale, helped
offset a somewhat smaller and quieter book sale.. All told, over $750 was
raised to support the library.
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