Volunteer Corner

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      Book donations from the community are the lifeblood of the Friends’ fundraising activities for the library. But, like a lot of things in life, donations tend to ebb and flow, and, right now, we could use a bit of a transfusion.

      Well, that might be overly dramatic. Let’s settle on a bit of an “infusion” of book donations to keep our volunteers busy during the expected slowdown during the library refresh.

      “Even though there will be a necessary curtailment of some services during the refresh, our volunteers are planning on continuing their regular activities to process and sell donated books,” explained Joe David, Friends president. “So, we don’t want the community to get the wrong idea and think we’re closed for business.”

      David said that he expects the green donation bin outside the Wisner Center to remain accessible to donors throughout the refresh, “although, donors may have to negotiate around a dumpster that the work crew sometimes positions in front of it.” He added that the Friends’ “Book-It” service is a popular option that will remain available to donors.

      “We are more than happy to send a team of volunteers to a home or business to pick up a moderate or large collection of books,” he said. “I don’t know of any other Friends group offering this kind of free service, which might explain why it has been growing in popularity over the last year.”

      David added that anyone interested in using the pick-up service can make a request on the Friends’ web site’s home page at cascadefriends.org.

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