Friends of the Libraries - Needs List
This list represents high-priority item requests that fit our critieria for a need as defined below. Though all donations of books and other materials are welcomed, to support us as a Friend of the Library, we ask that you select items from this list. Thank you for being our Friend!
What Is a Need?
- Material that is out of print and cannot be ordered directly
- Material not available with current vendors
- Material needed immediately or prior to normal operating timelines
- Equipment that supports or enhances use of resources
- Equipment needed for updated technology
- Peripheral items not normally purchased for the library but that enhance the environment, such as plants, art work, display or decorative items
The links below may assist you in locating some of our requested items:
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble
ebay.com
Half.com
DVA.com
Facets Multi-media
Abebooks
Edward McKay Used Books &
More (local)
Mr. Mike's Used Books (local)
Our book needs include locally published/small press materials and works of local authors or artists such as the ones below. We also accept bookstore gift certificates or used bookstore credit, which we can then use to directly purchase needed items.
The Art of Peter Voulkos
by Rose Slivka & Karen Tsujimoto
Kodansha International, 2000
ISBN: 4770025092
Carolina Metalworkers: Coppersmiths, Pewterers, Tinsmiths of North
Carolina and South Carolina
by Quincy Scarborough
The Craven Family of Southern Folk Potters
by Quincy Scarborough
Order direct from author and publisher:
Quincy Scarborough
P.O. Box 67
Fayetteville, NC 28302
910-483-2040
Outside a Tattoo Booth
by Al Maginnes
A Raisin in the Sun
by Lorraine Hansbury
Three Negro Classics
by Dubois Washington, et al.
Avon Books, Hearst Corp (1965) 959 Eight Ave., New York, NY 10019
ISBN: 0380015811
Books on CD (Out-of-print classics)
Fanny Hill
Good Faith
by Jane Smiley
Memoir of a Woman
The Moonstone
Of Mice and Men
The Riddle of the Sands
CD cleaner
Houseplants
Instruction-related material
Calculators