The March and April showers brought poor weather for our book sale. In spite of it all, book lovers came and purchased over $700 for the F.O.O.Ls. Now flowers are blooming by the front door and we have a BOOKS FOR SALE shelf, sponsored by F.O.O.Ls! When loading up excess books to drive to worthy organizations, a lightbulb went on above the heads of hard working volunteers. Why not offer some good leftovers to folks? The project is working well. Every few weeks new items are put out for sale. The money generated is helping purchase summer reading books and prizes for young readers. So…”come on down”
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Annual FOOL’s book sale is approaching
January 14, 2009 — librarianMark your calendars! The annual Friends of the Library book sale begins March 26th from 3-6 (early bird day), 10-5 March 27th, and 9-noon on Saturday(buck a bag).
Picturing America Grant
January 14, 2009 — librarianThe Oskaloosa Library was awarded a “Picturing America” grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The award consists of 40 high quality reproductions of selected masterpieces. The aim of the project is to bring these masterpieces of American Art into classrooms and libraries across the country….to use art as a catalyst for the study of America. The library has used some reproductions in displays and has plans to promote more of this great resource.
Library Friends awarded FOKL grant
April 16, 2008 — librarianThe FOOLs were awarded a Friends of Kansas Challenge grant for $500. Sales from the annual book sale more than matched that amount-over $1,000! The FOOLs are continuing to raise money with a “Get your foot in the Library” fundraiser. For every $10 dollars a person donates, they will have a cutout of a foot with their name on it in the window. All this income is to finance the new carpeting in the library.
FOOL’s Book Sale
January 14, 2008 — librarianThe Friends of the Oskaloosa Public Library are sponsoring a book sale. March 27th is the “Early Bird Sale” from 3-6pm. The fee to shop early is $5, unless you are a FOOL(then the fee is $3). March 28th the sale is from 10am-5pm. And Saturday the 29th is buck a bag morning from 10-12.
The library is also taking donations until the week before the sale if you have some items to recycle(books, movies, audios,)
Winter Blahs?
December 28, 2007 — librarianIf you are suffering from cabin fever with all the snow and ice(and it’s not 2008 yet!),
come to the library. There are many new books and movies to take you to faraway places and times. Recent dvd additions include: Amazing Grace, Reign Over Me, We are Marshall, Hairspray, Heroes-season 1, Spiderman 3, Shrek 3, and Pirates 3. Some of the newest titles are: Bangkok Tattoo, The Morcai Battalion, Everlasting, Gentlemen of the Road,T is for Trespass, Egrets to the Flames, Rhett Butler’s People, The Snake Stone, and Eric Clapton’s Autobiography.
FOOL’s Plant Sale
September 13, 2007 — librarianThe Friends of the Library plant sale will be held October 3rd from 10-5pm and October 4th from 10-2pm. Donations of plants will be accepted October 2nd from 10-5pm. Come to the sale and ‘be foolish’!
Summer Reading Sendoff
August 27, 2007 — librarianThe hot summer season sped by quickly. 93 readers completed the summer reading program: “Get a Clue @ Your Library”. Prizes of books and toys were awarded, as well as ice cream sundae and pizza coupons. What a great way to send the kids back to school!
April FOOLs
March 14, 2007 — librarianApril is the beginning of the FOOLish year. If you are not a life member of the FOOLs(Friends of the Oskaloosa Library), it’s time to renew your membership or join for the first time. The basic membership is $5.00 per year for a family, $2.00 for seniors, $10 for businesses and $25 for “lifers”.
“FOOLish” Book Sale
January 23, 2007 — librarianMarch 30th and 31st will be the 2nd annual Friends of the Library book sale. Also included are audio books and movies. Prices are very, very low. Come and buy, buy, buy!
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