For Immediate Release
May 20, 2009
Contacts:
Roberta Longworth 703-324-8300
Buy, Borrow and Donate a Library Book
Fairfax, VA – Do you want to be the first to read a book on some tasty treats created exclusively from Martha Stewart’s collection? How about brushing up on the latest antics of a childhood favorite, Curious George, in “The Complete Adventures of Curious George”? You can be the first to read high-demand books by purchasing them through a special Amazon.com Wish List First Loan program than donating them to library through the Fairfax Library Foundation!
Thousands of readers are on library waiting lists to check out popular books and bestsellers and Fairfax County Public Library is not always in a position to buy enough copies to satisfy demand. Fairfax Library Foundation invites you to help shorten the library’s waiting lists for yourself and your fellow library patrons through the Library Foundation’s First Loan program and get books in the hands of avid readers.
When books are purchased through on the library foundation’s Amazon.com Wish List, they will be mailed directly to the library’s book processing center. You will receive an acknowledgement letter that your generous donation is tax deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
Here’s how it works:
- Go to the homepage
- Click on “Donate Books Through the Amazon.com Wish List”
- Select book(s) you want to add to the Library’s collection, click on “Add to Cart”
- Once selections are complete, click “Proceed to Checkout”
- At bottom of “Shipping Details” page check box for “Ordering a Gift”
- Enter the following on your free gift note: “First Loan/library branch where you wish to pickup/your e-mail address” in the text box
- Enter payment information to complete the order
"The Library Foundation’s Amazon.com Wish List First Loan program supports readers of all ages in Fairfax County and Fairfax City," says Roberta Longworth, Executive Director of the Fairfax Library Foundation. For more information about the Library Foundation or the First Loan program, call (703) 324-8300 or e-mail info@fairfaxlibraryfoundation.org.
Fairfax County Public Library Foundation, Inc., doing business as Fairfax Library Foundation, is a private, nonprofit corporation committed to providing supplementary support to the Fairfax County Public Library. The Foundation, while reinforcing the need for continued and increased public support for the library, serves as a catalyst for attracting private funding from individuals, businesses, organizations and foundations to enhance library services for our community.