Friends of Whitman County Library collected $918.16 in coins during the 2018 Penny Drive in celebration of National Library Week. Each library branch designated a special project for the money collected, with funds being used for everything from Summer Reading goodies to library projects. Many groups including daycares and church youth, to classes in several grade schools made a strong showing in their efforts to win prizes and a celebration party for the most coins collected.
A BIG THANK YOU to all community members and their donations of pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters too!!!! Another BIG THANK YOU to all for collecting and counting!!!
First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association and libraries across the country. Whitman County Library began commemorating the event with a Penny Drive in 2006 with outstanding participation from all 14 library locations.
For information about events and programs at the Whitman County Library, please visit www.whitco.lib.wa.us or call (509)397-4366.
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