Adult Winter Reading Program

The Adult Winter Reading Program is underway for 2008. The program will run for 13 weeks, ending on April 5, 2008. The theme this year is "A Reading Winterland". All you need to do is come into the library and sign up for the program. You need to set yourself a goal as to how many books you will read during these 13 weeks. If you reach your goal, you will receive one of our 2008 coffee mugs with the theme printed on them. We also have weekly drawings. When you finish reading a book, return it to the library, and sign up for the drawing that week. The local businesses have been very generous again with donating prizes. The program is open to the first 75 people to sign up. Happy Reading in 2008!

Fund Raising Results

Thanks to everyone who purchased tickets in our raffle. We raised over $900! Our winners were: Christmas dinner-Vickie Skoog; Large doll-Amy Adelman; Small doll-Barb Wiese; Ice cream cake-Debra Reiffenberger; Andes Tower tickets-Trevor Kellor; Basket xmas napkins, etc.-Tim Scherer; Basket of xmas goodies-Kathy Zahn; Basket of xmas goodies-Lynette Wellendorf; $10 gift certificate to E.T.C. Consignment Shop-Connie Newman; and Crocheted xmas doilie-Carolyn Kvidera. Our Harvest a Pumpkin for magazine and newspaper subscriptions was also a great success. We received about $1,200 to keep our magazines and newspapers in the library for 2008. Thanks to all our great supporters!

Fund Raising

The Ortonville Public Library is asking your help in raising funds. A new way to do that is to use www:goodsearch.com to do your searches. For each search, the site's advertisers will donate approximately $.01 to the Library. On the site is also a shopping area. If you do your shopping from the website online, the library gets a percentage of the sales. You do need to enter Friends of the Ortonville Public Library in the charity box you want to support. Please contact the library if you have questions or need assistance. 320-839-2494.

Fund Raising

The Library is holding a raffle for some Christmas prizes. Tickets are $1 each of 6 for $5. The drawing will be held on Wednesday, December 19th. You do not need to be present to win. The raffle is being sponsored by the Friends of the Ortonville Public Library Foundation. Prizes include: a complete Christmas dinner including the ham and all the trimmings, a Dairy Queen ice cream cake, 1 large doll, 1 small doll both on stands, 3 different baskets with Christmas treats and paper supplies, Andes Tower Hills lift tickets and tubing tickets, $10 gift certificate ot E.T.C. consignment shop and a poinsetta crocheted doily. Stop in and purchase your tickets. All proceeds will go towards materials for the library.

Fund Raising

Come and Harvest a Pumpkin. We have all of our magazine and newspaper subscription titles on a pumpkin. Come in, harvest a pumpkin and donate that magazine to the library. Due to budget cuts, we do not have funds to renew our newspapers and magazines. Help the library out by Harvesting a Pumpkin. To date, we have received in cash and magazine donations $730. We still have $625 worth of subscriptions that need to be "harvested".

Fund Raising

Please support the library and use the above link www.GoodSearch.com to do all of your searches and your shopping. If you do, one cent for every search will be donated to the Friends of the Ortonville Public Library Foundation and for shopping 3% is added. This can really add up in a year. So try it. It is powered by Yahoo so it should be familiar to all.

Saturday Reading Program

The Saturday children's reading program will be held on December 1, 15th and 29th. On December 15th, Santa will be making an appearance to the children. This program is open to all children ages 3 through kindergarten.