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Friends of the Library Book Sale Needs Volunteers

Benzie Shores District Library needs of volunteers for the annual Friends of the Library
booksale. Volunteers able to do heavy lifting are needed for setup on Friday, August 16, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Setup, sales, and clean-up volunteers are needed for various shifts on Saturday, August 17. Please contact the library at 352-4671 if interested or message the Library's Facebook page.

BSDL Friends of the Library fun fact! The Friends provide the funding for many of our digital services, including the popular e-book and audiobook service, Overdrive. We love our FOL and could not be the awesome institution we are without them.—Stacy Pasche

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