Michael Pritiken
Rural Library Project
Rural Library Project
The Rural Library Project is a program designed to put books into small, rural libraries, in our region, that have very limited funds for acquisitions. Recipient libraries are recommended and chosen each year by our member bookstores. At our annual Fall Show, vendors are asked to donate some or all of the sample books from their show displays -- rather than shipping them back to their publisher's warehouses. Our volunteers collect these books and give them to the chosen library. Our generous publishers and reps donate thousands of dollars worth of books each year to small libraries in the region. HERE is a complete history of the amounts donated.
2016 - Stanley Community Library - Stanley, ID (37 boxes of books worth $13,000)
2015 - Amity Public Library - Amity, OR (25 boxes of books worth $12,000)
2014 - Chinook Pass Lending Library - Naches, WA (30 boxes of books worth $12,500)
2013 - Wallace Public Library - Wallace, ID (31 boxes of books worth $14,000)
2012 - Craig Public Library - Craig, AK (30 boxes of books worth $15,000)
2011 - Warm Springs Community Library - Warm Springs, OR
2010 - Rainier Volunteer Library - Ranier, WA
2009 - Clearwater Memorial Public Library - Clearwater,ID
2008 - Darby Community Library - Darby, MT
Fall 2007 - Fossil Public Library - Fossil, OR
Spring 2007 - Roslyn Library, Roslyn, WA
Fall 2006 - Hooper Bay & White Mountain Libraries, AK
Spring 2006 - Scammon Bay Public Library, AK
Fall 2005 - Kamiah Public Library, ID
Spring 2005 - Lewistown Public Library, MT
Fall 2004 - Sherman County Public Library, OR
Spring 2004 - Kalama Public Library, WA
Fall 2003 - Willamina Public Library, OR
Spring 2003 - Soap Lake Public Library, WA
Fall 2002 - Sequim High School Library, WA
Spring 2002 - Lake Chelan School District, WA
Fall 2001 - Columbia City, OR
Spring 2001 - Neil Public Library, Pullman, WA
Fall 1999 - Kettle Falls Public Library, WA
Fall 1998 - Gustavus Public Library, AK
Spring 1997 - Enterprise, OR
Fall 1996 - Jefferson Co. Rural Library, OR & Port Townsend Public Library, WA
Fall 1995 - Tamarack Library Federation, MT
Spring 1995 - Mullen Public Library, ID
Fall 1994 - North Central WA Library Consortium
Spring 1994 - Plummer Public Library, ID
Fall 1993 - Waldport & Siletz Public Libraries, OR
Fall 1992 - Lakeview Public Library, OR
2015 - Amity Public Library - Amity, OR (25 boxes of books worth $12,000)
2014 - Chinook Pass Lending Library - Naches, WA (30 boxes of books worth $12,500)
2013 - Wallace Public Library - Wallace, ID (31 boxes of books worth $14,000)
2012 - Craig Public Library - Craig, AK (30 boxes of books worth $15,000)
2011 - Warm Springs Community Library - Warm Springs, OR
2010 - Rainier Volunteer Library - Ranier, WA
2009 - Clearwater Memorial Public Library - Clearwater,ID
2008 - Darby Community Library - Darby, MT
Fall 2007 - Fossil Public Library - Fossil, OR
Spring 2007 - Roslyn Library, Roslyn, WA
Fall 2006 - Hooper Bay & White Mountain Libraries, AK
Spring 2006 - Scammon Bay Public Library, AK
Fall 2005 - Kamiah Public Library, ID
Spring 2005 - Lewistown Public Library, MT
Fall 2004 - Sherman County Public Library, OR
Spring 2004 - Kalama Public Library, WA
Fall 2003 - Willamina Public Library, OR
Spring 2003 - Soap Lake Public Library, WA
Fall 2002 - Sequim High School Library, WA
Spring 2002 - Lake Chelan School District, WA
Fall 2001 - Columbia City, OR
Spring 2001 - Neil Public Library, Pullman, WA
Fall 1999 - Kettle Falls Public Library, WA
Fall 1998 - Gustavus Public Library, AK
Spring 1997 - Enterprise, OR
Fall 1996 - Jefferson Co. Rural Library, OR & Port Townsend Public Library, WA
Fall 1995 - Tamarack Library Federation, MT
Spring 1995 - Mullen Public Library, ID
Fall 1994 - North Central WA Library Consortium
Spring 1994 - Plummer Public Library, ID
Fall 1993 - Waldport & Siletz Public Libraries, OR
Fall 1992 - Lakeview Public Library, OR