- Elizabeth Larson
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Lake County Library receives $10,000 donation
The Friends of Middletown Library members Tamsen Nash and Randa Fish presented a $10,000 check to Lake County Library Director Christopher Veach and District 1 Supervisor Moke Simon at the Board of Supervisors’ Tuesday morning meeting.
Nash, the Friends’ vice president, said that, over the years, the group has donated many thousands of dollars to the library, but in small amounts.
“This time we decided to do a very large fundraiser,” and to earmark it for the children’s library, Nash said.
The Friends sent out a request letter to the community on Sept. 30, Nash said.
“The money kept coming in,” Nash said, which caused the fundraiser to be extended from three months to six or seven.
Nash said the fundraiser was special in that the Friends asked the community to donate $5,000, with the group pledging to match that amount with another $5,000.
“I’m very pleased and proud of our community,” Nash added.
She said she also was proud of Veach, who did a lot of research and came up with areas where he would like to spend the money.
Board Chair Jeff Smith thanked the group for the donation.
Veach, taking the check, added, “Thank you for all the work that you’ve done.”
The group has asked that the funds be earmarked for the library’s children’s section.
In an interview last year, Friends Treasurer Jacquie Bogue told Lake County News that many of the library’s children’s books that were checked out at the time of the Valley fire were lost in homes that burned.
Bogue said that was one of the reasons for the desire to put funds toward the children’s library resources.
The Friends of Middletown Library welcomes new members year-round. Pick up a form at the Middletown Library, write to the group at P.O. Box 57, Middletown, CA 95461, or visit its Facebook page for more information.
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