The Wood County District Public Library’s annual Novel Night Benefit will be held on Thursday, July 20 at 5:30 p.m. at the Veteran’s Memorial Building in Bowling Green City Park.
Hosted by the WCDPL Foundation, the event raises money to purchase materials for the library. All funds raised are used to purchase new books, eBooks, audiobooks, picture books, and more for the library.
Last year’s Novel Night raised $112,000.
“We believe that Bowling Green, Walbridge, and Bookmobile patrons deserve to have the largest, newest, and most robust book collection possible to serve the reading interests and lifelong learning needs of our local communities. The more funds we can raise locally means we can have more copies of popular titles (so waitlists are short) and meet local reading demand,” Library Director Michael Penrod wrote in a recent letter to BG Independent.
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Novel Night is an opportunity for sponsors and donors to gather together for a fun evening while raising money for the library. Appetizers start the night alongside silent auction baskets up for bid.
The evening then progresses with a live auction.
Live auction items include:
A six-day stay in a chaletin a South African mountain resort.
A flight lesson at the Bowling Green Flight Center.
A side table of ambrosia maple and black walnut handmade by John Calderonello.
The opportunity to co-host The Morning Show with Clint Corpe.
A cooking class for eight at BGSU’s Teaching Kitchen.
Dinner for Six with BGSU President Rodney Rogers.
Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased for $100 by cash or check at the first floor Circulation Desk at the Bowling Green Library. Tickets can also be purchased online at wcdpl.org/novel-night-tickets.
Sponsorships and donations are also sought.
To contribute to Novel Night visit: https://wcdpl.org/novel-night-secure-form .
Major sponsors of $1,000or more are recognized on a plaque inside the library and on the WCDPL website at wcdpl.org/novel-night-2023-donors.
For more information on Novel Night, visit wcdpl.org/novel-night.
To learn more about items and experiences that will be available to bid on at both live and silent auctions at the event, follow WCDPL on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.
