Bookshelves at the German Society of Pennsylvania Library in Philadelphia.
This fundraising program for the German Society of Pennsylvania
Library (founded 1817) was designed to accomplish three goals: first,
to raise money to conserve damaged library holdings; second,
to spread awareness of the collection and its contents among the Library's stakeholders; and third, to build a culture of giving centered
on library materials.
As a member of the Library Committee, I wrote the proposal for the project, collaborated with the Society librarian and an outside conservator to select books for conservation treatment, developed
all promotional materials including a catalogue and solicitation letter,
and served as liaison for prospective "parents." I also worked to
publicize the program via social media and articles for the German Society's newsletter, the Staatsbote. In fall, 2018, the Library
Committee unveiled a holiday-themed book adoption catalogue that
I created (see below).
To date, the project has raised $10,120 for the preservation
of 41 books.
Flyer
Solicitation Letter
Adoptable Books Catalogue
Program Website
Newsletter Article
Fundraising Event (1)
Fundraising Event (2)
Holiday Catalogue
Library (founded 1817) was designed to accomplish three goals: first,
to raise money to conserve damaged library holdings; second,
to spread awareness of the collection and its contents among the Library's stakeholders; and third, to build a culture of giving centered
on library materials.
As a member of the Library Committee, I wrote the proposal for the project, collaborated with the Society librarian and an outside conservator to select books for conservation treatment, developed
all promotional materials including a catalogue and solicitation letter,
and served as liaison for prospective "parents." I also worked to
publicize the program via social media and articles for the German Society's newsletter, the Staatsbote. In fall, 2018, the Library
Committee unveiled a holiday-themed book adoption catalogue that
I created (see below).
To date, the project has raised $10,120 for the preservation
of 41 books.
Flyer
Solicitation Letter
Adoptable Books Catalogue
Program Website
Newsletter Article
Fundraising Event (1)
Fundraising Event (2)
Holiday Catalogue
