Support Tompkins County Public Library at the 2010 Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair

Tompkins County Public Library Foundation is participating in this year’s Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair on Saturday, December 4.

The Ithaca Alternative Gift Fair offers an opportunity to give charitable donations as holiday gifts for friends and relatives. The Fair will be held from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm, Saturday, December 4, at the First Presbyterian Church, 315 North Cayuga Street and the First Baptist Church, 309 N. Cayuga St. More than 60 organizations will be represented and each gift you buy comes with a free greeting card and an insert about the organization you are supporting. All of the money collected at the Fair goes directly to the participating organizations. The Library Foundation’s display will be located in the First Presbyterian Church, booth # 3.

The gifts the Library Foundation are offering this year are: purchasing a book for the children’s and teen collection, $10; adding a book to the adult fiction and non-fiction collection, $25; supporting storytime for babies, toddlers and preschoolers, $50; underwriting free year-round arts and cultural programming, $75; and helping the library inspire and educate, being the place where people come for the joy of reading, information and community connections, for any amount.

We hope to see you at the Fair. It’s a wonderful way to learn about our community, share holiday cheer with others, support the Tompkins County Public Library, and give meaningful gifts that have less impact on the environment.

If you are unable to attend in person, gifts will be available online after the Fair through the website http://www.ithacaaltgiftfair.org/