By DIANE M. REY, For The Capital
By DIANE M. REY, For The Capital
Capital Gazette Communications
Published
07/03/09
When a group of local girls heard that budget cuts were eating into the public library's book purchases, they cooked up a plan to help.
Courtesy photo
A group of local tweens recently held a bake sale at the Bay Ridge Pool to help with budget cuts at the public library. With their favorite books in hand are from left, Ella Madsen, Caroline Wright, Amelia Avis and Allison Veit. Not pictured is Jenny Schultz.
They held a bake sale recently at the Bay Ridge Pool and delivered the proceeds to the Eastport Annapolis Neck Branch Library on Hillsmere Drive.
Library Branch Manager Michele Noble called the donation of $71.52 in coins and small bills "a wonderful surprise." She said the girls wanted to make sure the library could continue to buy the kinds of books they like to read.
"I've noticed a lot of other libraries have a lot more books than the Eastport one," said...
This story has expired!
You can purchase the full text in our news archives. |
Copyright © Capital Gazette Communications LLC, 2012.
See our
Privacy Policy and Terms of Use
If you encounter other problems, please email nlundskow@capitalgazette.com and include your name, username, and any errors or messages that are displayed. The more information you can provide, the better able we will be to assist you.
In order to post or vote on a comment, you must be signed in with a hometownannapolis account.
Take a look at a summary of Commenting Guidelines.
If you encounter other problems, please email nlundskow@capitalgazette.com and include your name, username, and any errors or messages that are displayed. The more information you can provide, the better able we will be to assist you.