A huge mahalo must go out to all the wonderful book buyers, volunteers, donors and members of the Friends of the Hilo Library who made our Fall Book Sale such a smashing success. ADVERTISING A huge mahalo must go out
A huge mahalo must go out to all the wonderful book buyers, volunteers, donors and members of the Friends of the Hilo Library who made our Fall Book Sale such a smashing success.
More than 1,500 buyers attended the event, and the sale netted more than $7,000, which will be pumped back into the library for books, materials and supplies that the limited state budget is unable to cover.
The Friends also will be able to fund a scholarship for the 10th consecutive year to a Big Island student majoring in library science at the University of Hawaii.
More than 50 volunteers helped man the sale — too many to name names, but they know who they are and how much we appreciated their dedication.
We owe a special salute to the hard-working custodians and to the librarians who put up with the disruption that a book sale causes in their normal routine.
To all of you out there who enriched the library with your contributions — a big mahalo!
Jane Webb
Friends of the Hilo Public Library
