Thank You!!

Society For Children's Book Writers and Illustrators  12/11

     The Austin chapter of SCBWI delivered over 1,000 books donated by children's authors and illustrators from all over the nation.  They kicked off their Outreach effort in November to help replenish the books that the families and the libraries lost in the fires that ravaged the Bastrop community.  In addition to the books, the SCBWI donated a check for $285.00 to the Friends of the Bastrop Public Library.  A deep, earnest, heart-of-Texas thank you to the schools, SCBWI chapters, and the individuals who donated books and funds to this important outreach. 

     The Friends of the Library gave away over 300 books to children at the Annual Holiday Open House and over 200 are being added to the collection.  Thank you from the Bastrop Public Library and the Friends of the Library!

A&M Consolidated High School English 111-Pre AP Students   12/11

    The English 111-Pre AP students at A&M Consolidated High School made a $145.00 donation to the Bastrop Public Library for damaged books.

     The library hung the poster size check up on the wall for everyone to see.

    This money went to replace Juvenile Fiction that was lost in the fire.   Thank you for your generous gift!!!

Donations for Books

Bastrop Ladies Reading Circle - $100.00

Bastrop Professional Women's Market Days - $500.00

Lost Pines Garden Club - $100.00

Library Donors - $1175.00

 Sally Jordan of Houston, Texas, donated two large boxes of new children's books to the library.  She read in the Houston newspaper about Kerrville Public Library's donation and wanted to contribute books to help us recover from losses in the wildfires last fall.  Thank you, Sally, for your generous donation.

Austin Forever Young Adult Book Club

Thank you for your generous donation!

Butt-Holdsworth Memorial Library

Donated 7,000 books to communities that were affected by the wildfires.  The books were received by the Friends of the Bastrop Public Library to be sold at the Spring Book sale.  All proceeds from the book sale directly benefit the library. 

Thank you for the huge donation!!

 Humanities Texas

Donated $1600.00 from the proceeds of their third annual Holiday Book Fair.  Twenty one successful authors visited with the public and signed copies of their latest books.  Several hundred members of the public attended, purchasing over 300 books and enjoyed homemade baked goods prepared by their staff. 

Thank you for your generous donation!!