Category: Fundraising

Annual Plant and Book Sale Coming Up!

Save the date: it’s time again for our Annual Plant and Book Sale! This is one of the library’s two big fundraisers for the year, and all money raised goes to this year’s summer reading program.

This year, we’ll have “personal shopping.” Fill out a form (online or on paper) with which categories of books you’d like and how many, and we’ll choose a selection of them for you ahead of time! Details to come.

Of course, we’ll also have a huge selection of books to browse for $0.25 each, DVDs, video games, and puzzles for $1 each, or a “fill a bag” option for $5, and plants! Garden fruits and veggies, annuals, perennials, succulents, and houseplants, all priced low and ready to go home with you or be gifted to someone special. And, if you have more of a black thumb than green, we’ll have crocheted plants as well….MUCH harder to kill those. You will definitely not want to miss this big event at the library!!

We Need Your Help!

We have started the year strong here at the library, with adult programs, Storytime, and weekly after school activities for the kids, and we’re gearing up for summer reading as well! All of that means that we could use your help with supplies. We go through a lot them, and as a nonprofit in a small town, our budget gets stretched to the max!

We do have an Amazon wish list that we regularly update with specific supplies and things that we use often throughout the year, and it also includes a few items for summer reading prizes and snacks for our after-school crowd. If you’re so inclined, we would love for you to check it out and see if you can find something to order for us. Of course, we also always greatly appreciate monetary donations, and any little bit helps!

Library Giving Day 2023

Library Giving Day is coming up again! This year, it is on April 4th.

As we all know, public libraries are known for books and research materials, but we also offer many programs that promote lifelong learning, connect patrons to technology, and advance our knowledge.

#LibraryGivingDay is a one-day fundraising event with the goal of encouraging people who depend on and enjoy public libraries to donate to their local library. And in turn, that support will go toward the programs, services and materials provided by local libraries all over the country.

This year, our goal at the Nortonville library is to raise $500 to help fund a new series of life skills classes/workshops for teens and young adults. Every little bit helps! You can donate directly to the library or use this link and choose “Nortonville Public Library” to make a credit or debit card donation to us. All donations made at the link come straight to us when you choose our library in the dropdown menu.

Please help us spread the word and meet our goal!