Your Library
The library was packed again tonight for another fundraiser. They really only have a few each year, but it seems like more because they are so close together.
I haven't made this Open House/Silent Auction Fundraiser lately because I've been going to the sale barn in Riverton with the guys. I signed up to bring the wassail, though, so that trumped a trip to the sale barn and sitting there all day. Guess the guys had fun...
It was packed tonight... with 70-80 people there. A good turnout for a town with a population of 300. And the library is small since Bill Gates/Oprah/Warren Buffet haven't built us a new one... so 70-80 people is GREAT!
We serve wassail and water, and cookies and goodies galore.
Items are donated by generous patrons and bid sheets are placed around. So you grab a cookie, go bid up someone by a dollar or two... get a cup of wassail, visit with friends you haven't seen for a while... and wander back to see if anyone has upped your bid.
It's fun.
See what I bought???? What a surprise, huh? It might find a home in my bathroom!
I fell out of the bidding about halfway on this one...
And I didn't get this one either...
Ahh, well... the point is to have fun, and make a donation on the side!
My paperback wreath brought $20.00 and lots of comments!
When was the last time you went to your library???
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Q& A Session on Thursday... send your questions in the comment section!
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Fascinating blog, beautiful pictures of your gorgeous red dirt land! I wonder if you have read the works of Temple Grandin and what you think of her philosophy. Do you apply her knowledge to your work with your animals? Thank you!
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What fun. We love the library and what a need idea for a fundraising event. Love the stool.
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I love it that you're so involved with the Ten Sleep Library. I may have posted this before but I'm a Library Technical Assistant (LTA) student, finishing up my classes, and libraries are one of the best community assets you can have. I love the wreaths you've been showing.
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I love the way the community is such a big part of the library! I was just at my library yesterday and had a conversation with my youngest son yesterday about libraries. He just moved to the big city and I was telling him how amazing the several floors of a library can be to visit there. Me- I make a point of travelling to the smallest library branch that we have here. Gives me the small town feeling that you enjoy.
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Was at my library about a week ago. I have a bid on a Julia Child cookbook in the weekly Silent Auction. And . . . my Red Dirt calendar arrived! I love it. The photos are great; the paper it's printed on is wonderful; and I love that the holidays are also marked with photos. I think my favorite is Valentine's Day with the dogs. Thank you!
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I LOVE the library. I'm there every 1-2 weeks. If I had more free time to read, I'd prob. be there more frequently. Anyway, my question for this week: do you have a little convenience-type store in Ten Sleep for when you're in the middle of cooking and realize you're out of sugar? If not, how do you manage to plan for everything that you might possibly need? Oh, and are you still planning on doing dog training tips?
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What fun that all looks like! I was at the library last week and tend to get there a couple times a month, at least.
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I really love the idea of the auction to benefit your library. Sounds like fun! Looks like you won a special treasure for your fossil collection. Great! And I loved the pic of the wreath with blue accents and birds, a lot.
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