Children’s Illustrators Auction
October 29th, 2015 Brian HerzogI was at the New England Library Association's annual conference earlier this week, where I learned from a colleague something amazing her library is doing.
The Bacon Free Library in Natick, MA, is having a Children's Illustrators Auction as a library fundraiser, and it runs from November 1st - 15th.
She said they have 80+ illustrators contributing over 100 prints or original artwork, which is phenomenal. Plus,
In addition, we have a children’s picture book signed by Former President Jimmy Carter and we will have a picture book personalized and signed by Former First Lady Laura Bush (did you know they both wrote picture books with their respective children?). AND we’ll have two limited edition signed poems from literacy superstar Jane Yolen!
The auction is online, with software was written by someone on their staff. They also have an online preview, as well as a reception on the first day of the auction to view the work and meet some of the illustrators.
This sounds like a huge event to manage, but one that is probably a lot of fun for both staff and patrons - and hopefully also for the generous donors.
If you're interested, check it out at http://auction.baconfreelibrary.org. Good luck, Bacon Free Library!