[Libs-Or] You are invited to a fundraising party

[Ken Reading]

Hi, just an another interesting fundraising piece.  I liked the annual 
birthday approach. -- Ken


Diedre Conkling wrote:

>The following article appeared in Friday's Newport News-Times
>http://www.newportnewstimes.com/articles/2006/02/17/community/community02.prt
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>Siletz Valley Friends of the Library plan 'Birthday Bash' at aquarium
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>The Siletz Valley Friends of the Library are hosting a "Birthday Bash by the Bay," from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday, March 5 at the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport.
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>Musical groups will be playing in several areas of the facility and dance demonstrations will also be showcased. Local groups booked for the event include "Chuck Roast and the Hot Potatoes/Lucky Gap" (bluegrass). "Uneven Surface" (swing jazz), the Oregon Coast Recorder Society (classical), "Sons of the Beaches with Rick Bartow" (folk-blues), "007," (women's barbershop) and "Sacred Ground" (country-bluegrass). Dance demonstrations and lessons will be given by Bonnie Prater's group, "Two to Tango."
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>Adult tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Children are $1 per year. Tickets will be sold through March 4 at Canyon Way Bookstore, Newport Library, Lazerquick and Memories by Me in Newport, The Tilting Teapot in Depoe Bay, Bob's Beach Books and the Book Store in Lincoln City, Pirate's Plunder in South Beach, Little Chief Restaurant, the CTSI Clinic and the Tribal Administration Building in Siletz, Curves and the Main Street Antique Mall in Toledo, the Green Salmon Coffee Shoppe in Yachats, Chuck's Video in Waldport and the Logsden Store in Logsden. Tickets will also be available through any SVFOL board member.
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>Free birthday cake will be served in honor of the library's "birthday" and gourmet food and beverages donated from area merchants will be offered at additional cost. Gift baskets will be raffled or offered for silent auction. Anyone who can show they were born on the day the library opened, Feb. 2, will be admitted free to the event. A free book bag stuffed with goodies will be awarded to anyone who can prove they were born on Feb. 2, 1954, the year the library was founded.
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>The Siletz Valley Friends of the Library have traditionally celebrated the "birthday" of their library with the community, offering an open house, refreshments and entertainment to the community. This year, the group decided to make it a fundraiser for their new library project and invite everyone. Last fall, the group reached their fundraising goal for a new library building and went out for bid, believing they had the money needed to go ahead with the building process. The bids that came in were much higher than anyone anticipated, and all from out-of-town contractors.
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>"Costs of everything have risen due to the demand for materials because of the hurricanes," Sally Jennings, SVFOL president, explained. "Transportation costs are up and we are having a mini building boom on the coast, so construction costs are up because contractors are busy. We couldn't have anticipated the many factors that are driving up the cost of construction right now. We have put years of time and energy into raising the money for our new building and we're determined to raise the additional funds needed to see this project through."
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>The group has made some cost cutting changes to the library plan and is going to go out for a second bid this month. Local contractors have shown an interest in bidding the second time around, and it is hoped that the combination of raising more funds and getting a reduced bid will work.
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>The new library building will replace the old A-frame building that has housed the library since 1984. This building was originally constructed as a Jaycee's clubhouse, and has no foundation, insulation or ventilation system. The plywood sides, supports and roof are rotting. The library started with a donation of 500 books and has since grown into a very crowded facility with about 15,000 items available to check out, three public access computers and one staff computer.
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>The Siletz Library is a member of the Central Coast Resource Sharing Network, and patrons are able to access books from the other 14 libraries in the system, as well as through the world-wide lending system, OCLC. Books from the Siletz Library are also loaned throughout both systems.
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>The design for the new library consists of a 4,200-square foot building with a 600-square foot program room that can be accessed after library hours. The plan also includes a children's area, a small study room, adult reading area and space for six public access computers.
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>"The Oregon Coast Aquarium has been very generous to offer the use of their facility for this fundraiser so the small town of Siletz can start building a new library before the present one falls down," Sandy Bowe, Postmaster of the Siletz Post Office and chairperson of the event, stated. "We hope everyone will come and enjoy the turtle exhibit, the music, dancing and great food. We will have some great raffles for themed baskets donated by locals and a silent auction for some really unusual items. Come celebrate the 52nd birthday of the Siletz Library with us."
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>For more information or to donate food or items, please call Bowe at 574-1020 (evenings) or Jennings at 444-2687.
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>Diedre Conkling
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Ken Reading, District Coordinator
Umatilla County Special Library District
17 SW Frazer - Suite 328
P O Box 1689
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(541) 276-6449 / (541) 278-0458 (fax)
email: ken at ucsld.org