The Wood County District Public Library Foundation will hold its annual Novel Night Benefit on Thursday, July 18 at 5:30 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building in Bowling Green City Park.
The evening will b feature fine beverages, heavy appetizers, live and silent auctions, and fellowship. You can purchase tickets and/or give a monetary sponsorship of any amount at wcdpl.org/novel-night.
All funds raised at Novel Night go to support the purchase of new books, large print books, eBooks, audiobooks, and picture books for the community to read, learn, and enjoy. These private funds are above the dollars budgeted for new books from the library’s operating tax revenues.
Last year’s event brought in more than $141,000.
In an email to library patrons, Library Director Michael Penrod stated: “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.”
Live auction items are:
- Seven day, six night stay at a self-catering private home in South Africa at Regents Hill Estates.
- Guest coach spot for the BGSU Women’s Volleyball team, plus ten tickets to that game.
- Co-Host The Morning Show with Clint Corpe.
- Blackstone Grill and grilling accessories.
- Suite for Four at Slater Arena.
- Cooking Class for Eight at BGSU’s Teaching Kitchen
- “Geometry of Light” glass art piece from local artist Joel O’Dorisio.
- Dinner for Six with BGSU President Rodney Rogers
- Ooni Koda 12 Gas Powered Pizza Oven
- Huffy Youth Sea Star Bike
- Be a Guest Coach for BGSU Women’s Basketball
- Sue Shank Cookies
A more detailed listing may be found at wcdpl.org/night-night-auction-items.
Since 2009, the annual Novel Night Benefit has allowed the library to ensure that its book collections are responsive to community needs and interests.
“We now ask that you support this important event so that we can keep our shelves filled with the books that help your neighbors learn and discover,” Penrod wrote.
