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Posted by on Mar 7, 2008 in 2008 Book Drive | Comments Off Neil Gaiman (and Stephanie Betts!)
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Library to library offer

Posted by on Mar 7, 2008 in 2008 Book Drive | Comments Off Dear Dewey,We have are rare collection of hundreds of novels from contemporary authors over the past 30 or 40 years. These titles were in storage in all the nooks and crannies of our unique but small town library, the first in the county. We have been charged by our board to clean out.These titles were donations and saved as backup copies to replace lost or damaged titles. Literally, we hold a...
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End Date, Latest Winners, Fugliest Prizes and Birthday Surprises

Posted by on Mar 6, 2008 in 2008 Book Drive | 1 comment Dewey’s 2008 Book Drive Ends March 12! Don’t wait too long to make that donation! Dewey’s 2008 Book Drive ends on March 12 and if you don’t donate you’ll make Dewey cry! Usage It Well! Congrats to Catherine Harvey, Cate Cuttle and Alicia Kelly who will each receive a copy of Garner’s Modern American Usage donated by Sarah Bunting of Tomato Nation (thanks...
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Children’s Institute Update!

Posted by on Mar 3, 2008 in 2008 Book Drive | 3 comments Alicia Fox from Children’s Institute sent along an update (check out that Dewey shout out in the middle! Booyah!) I thought everyone that has contributed thus far would appreciate a little thank you….from our kids. Fresh from the amazon boxes picture books were presented to our preschoolers who chose their favorites to display for you.  What the Dewey team and you have done is...
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Rockhouse Update!

Posted by on Mar 3, 2008 in 2008 Book Drive | Comments Off Peter from the Rockhouse Foundation writes in with an update and wants you to know that you rock! We’re blown away by the generosity and enthusiasm of you guys and you many readers.  I always had faith, but seeing the long-gestating project come to fruition is so exciting.  I’ve attached a “before” photo of the front and back of the library. A little local history...
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Dewey + Shirts = Awesomeness

Posted by on Mar 3, 2008 in 2008 Book Drive | Comments Off The totals are in and you helped Glarkware raise $5,000 for Dewey’s 2008 Book Drive after they rounded things up a bit! Holy moley! Thank you for the garbtastic support and all the nice emails that came into Glarkware HQ. We definitely have to make this a part of each Dewey drive from now on. We’re splitting the take down the middle so $2500 goes to Children’s Institute and...
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Weekend Winners and New Prizes That Tell You When to Use “Y’all”

Posted by on Mar 3, 2008 in 2008 Book Drive | Comments Off Congrats to Minda Fogarty, who has won the iPod Shuffle and “JeniMull” who won a signed copy of Richard Flanagan’s The Unknown Terrorist (JeniMull, please email me with your address so I can send it out!) Donors who help Dewey on March 3 and 4 are eligible to win one of three copies of Garner’s Modern American Usage donated by Sars from Tomato Nation. As Sars says...
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This Post is a Quintuple Threat

Posted by on Feb 29, 2008 in 2008 Book Drive | Comments Off This post has got it all so pay attention! Last day for Dewey Donation System shirts! Feb 29 is the last day you can grab a Dewey shirt on Glarkware. They are turning over the $20 you spend on the shirt to Dewey (but the post office keeps the shipping cost because they enjoy spreading misery). Donor Who? Oh hello there Samantha Who? showrunner Mr. Don Todd. You added 18 books and $1000 to the...
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Everyone is Pitching in at Children’s Institute

Posted by on Feb 28, 2008 in 2008 Book Drive | 1 comment An email from Alicia at Children’s Institute just arrived in our inbox: Just wanted to let everyone know that the boxes are pouring in and it’s been a delight to unpack everything and see all of the great books everyone has donated! I’m attaching a photo of some of our “library assistants” who enjoy helping me on Library Day by scanning their own books.  A major...
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Winner! And Today’s Contest

Posted by on Feb 28, 2008 in 2008 Book Drive | Comments Off Yay, Kathy Wilcox! You won a signed galley of Jeff Alexander’s A TV Guide to Life: How I Learned Everything I Needed to Know From Watching Television! Jeff will be contacting you soon to find out where you live. …That came out much creepier than I intended. Today’s contest: A signed copy of Warren Ellis’ Crooked Little Vein, courtesy of The Savvy Reader. This is a one...
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