Your Friends' Newsletter

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The year just completed ushered in some changes in leadership and programs. But, more noteworthy than the changes were the things that remained the same: creativ- ity, commitment and selfless dedication to the mission of the Friends by volunteers, members and library staff.

Those things contributed to a very successful year in 2018, from fundraising to support for a variety of pro- grams and materials that added to the positive experience of Cascade library patrons.

Financial Results
Year-end 2018 results were not available at the time

of publication of this newsletter. So, the results below compare year-to-date numbers for November 2018 to No- vember 2017.
• Bookstore sales through November were $34,488, up 18.5 percent over the same period in 2017.

• Indoor Sales Events saw sales of $8,567, basically flat compared to 2017.
• The 4th of July Sale saw a decrease of 4 percent in sales to $10,463. The Board is addressing this with some changes to the event (see below).

• Online sales grew precipitously to a net of $18,100 at the end of November, an increase of 35.2 percent.
• Total Sales through November came in at $71,617, an increase of 12.9 percent.

Program Support
The Friends provided $23,550 to help fund special

programs and the purchase of supplies for the library. This was a 3.7 percent increase over 2017. Some of the programs included the purchase of large-print books, reading club prizes, teen reading materials, craft supplies for kids, materials for summer reading programs, signage, e-books and more (e.g., carts, clocks, white boards, easels).

In addition, the Friends also supported, financially and with their time, events such as Book Discussions, Booked for Lunch and Flix@theLibrary (free movies for families). Due to their popularity and support of our mis- sion, we will continue to support these kinds of events in 2019.