Through the Friends of the Library:
- Join the Friends of the Library
- Purchase a Brick in the Pathway to Knowledge
- Make a one-time monetary donation
- Donate books/movies to their On-Going Book Sale
Through Paper Retriever:
Recycle all your paper products using the big green/yellow bin in our additional parking lot, and the library gets anywhere from $5-$20 per ton for the trees we're saving. (The bin holds about two tons, and they empty it approximately twice a month.)
What Goes In the Bin?
| Yes, Please! | No, Thanks! |
They are able to accept window envelopes, workbooks and staples without a problem. Shredded paper is acceptable but please bag the shreds before putting them in the Retriever bin.
| Cardboard Food boxes Fiberboard/Chipboard Phone Books Colored Paper Wrapping or Tissue Paper Carbon Paper Sticky Notes (These are all recycled using a different process!) |
We're librarians; we like fun facts. Here's what has been collected:
| 2011 | 2012 | |||
| January - March | 17,740 pounds = 8.87 tons | 13,115 pounds = 6.56 tons | ||
| April - June | 18,440 pounds = 9.22 tons | 11,994 pounds = 6.00 tons | ||
| July - September | 15,019 pounds = 7.51 tons | |||
| October - December | 17,011 pounds = 8.51 tons |