Top Three Friends of the Library Fundraising Ideas

We have chosen the top three Friends of the Library Fundraising Ideas just for you! Select option number one if you are looking for high profits, select option two if you want low minimums or, select option three for no money upfront Friends of the Library Fundraising Ideas. If you would like to see all of our fundraisers just click the green button below or just call one of our fundraising specialists at 1-866-874-8383

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Friends of the library are individuals and groups throughout the U.S. that help to support, preserve and strengthen libraries. What better way to do this than have a friends of the library fundraiser!

There are many great fundraising ideas for a library and having a friends of the library fund raiser will help in the upkeep of the library itself.

One of the purposes of the friends of the library fundraiser is to create awareness and appreciation of the library. Making it a place where people will want to come and spend their time, check out books or just gather information is their goal. By choosing one of the many library fund raising ideas to raise money they will also be able to raise awareness at the same time.

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Scratch Card Library Fundraising

Scratch cards are a great friends of the library fundraiser. The scratch cards work as a donation system. Each card has 50 spots to scratch off. Concealed under each spot is a dollar amount ranging from $.50 to $3.00. The libraries can have cards at the counter and, as people are checking out books, they can be asked to scratch off two spots to make a donation. In return for their donation they will immediately receive a page of coupons to different national retailers. Once all the dots are scratched off each card will raise $100.00.

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Botika Glowz Candles

Botika Candles

A friends of the library candle fundraiser never smelled so good! Many groups sell Botika Glowz Candles as a pre sell fundraiser. Another option for libraries is to purchase a number of candles up front and have them in the library to sell. When individuals come up to check out books, they will have an opportunity to purchase a candle as well, knowing that the proceeds will go to help the library. The library will make 50% profit!
Carousel Rounds Lollipops

Library Lollipop Fundraiser

A great public library fundraising idea is selling lollipops. The most popular are Carousel Rounds. The library will make 50% profit and, for an additional $10, they can purchase a stand that can be placed on the counter that will hold the lollipops. This is a fundraising idea for a library that can be done year round. There is only a one case minimum at $144.00 per case. Each case consists of 576 lollipops and sells for $.50 each.

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