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NYPL launches fund-raising campaign: steep budget cuts force New York Public Library to seek $18 million in private funding. (news).(Brief Article)
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School Library Journal
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June 1, 2003
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Hit by massive budget cuts, the New York Public Library (NYPL) is launching an $18 million fundraising effort to provide much-needed money for renovations, books, and children's programming. The Emergency Campaign for the Library sets in motion a three-year initiative that will target corporations, foundations, publishers, major donors, and average library users. There's also a plan to install donation boxes in individual branches, says NYPL spokeswoman Caroline Oyama.
One key objective of the campaign is to support the annual New York State Summer Reading Program. To that end, Scholastic has already donated 35,000 giveaway books, and Yahoo! has contributed funds, as well ...