I Donated Firefly & Serenity to my local library .....

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PUMAMANREDUX

Wednesday, January 10, 2007 4:57 PM

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Originally posted by Mavourneen:
Aw, Pumaman....don't sell yourself short! You have PLENTY of great ideas!

Wearing lederhosen recently in a thread was an example .. oh wait I didn't do that. Perhaps my Dungeons and Dragons: Cartoon thread was a good idea. And .. there were other threads I started ...

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And after you rushed and gave me roses in the other thread...

Hands Mav a 3/4ths full Whitman's Sampler

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Folks, donating the box set / movie is an awesome way to recruit. You just HAVE to make sure your donation won't be sold - that it will be put into circulation at your local branch. The ONLY way to do this is to ask.

And you can get a tax write off in some states, according to MAv, in a post earlier on this thread when you donate to a library.

PUMAMANREDUX

Thursday, January 11, 2007 8:18 PM

*minor bump*

SEAFORT32

Saturday, January 13, 2007 3:18 AM

Yay! First post :)

My wife and I donated to a library...sorta...My Dad has over 1000 DVDs and family and friends are always checking out stuff. He always has a dozen or more checked out. So, we are giving him a boxed set we got with strict instructions to keep it on a front shelf!

PUMAMANREDUX

Saturday, January 13, 2007 3:34 AM

Welcome, officially, to this little corner of Firefly fandom, Seafort32 (User Name #24,647)

*hands out the obligatory virtual Browncoat*

SEAFORT32

Sunday, January 14, 2007 5:33 PM

Thanks!

*tries it on*

Looks great!

If I had to pick one thing that sets the Firefly community apart it would hospitality. Makes me proud to start becoming a part of it!

BRENT

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 11:26 AM

hmm sounds like it might be time for a
"the library sold my donation" campaign
that might even be a story a local paper would bite at.

ARTCAT81

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 1:48 PM

The Houston Browncoats about a year ago donated 5 Firefly DVD sets to the local Fort Bend County Libraries. We attempted to contact two local counties libraries to find one that was both willing to accept them and put them on the shelf. Fort Bend County responded with eagerness, so we gathered dvd sets and I marched them in to the main library for Fort Bend County, and let me tell you, when you walk in with a donation like that it gets ALL the librarians attention, I had 5 librarians stop me and ask what I was carrying and ask me about the show, everyone else within ear shot leaned in to catch what I said, as did all the patrons in the area.

Every so often we check the online catalog to see where the dvd's are and what the waiting list is like. well 4 were checked out and one in transit right now, up until recently there was a long line of holds waiting for it to get back on the shelf. :)

I strongly support folks donating to their libraries but, do your research first, make sure the library will put it into circulation, and make sure they do not already have a ton of Firefly on the shelf!

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

MRT

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 2:04 PM

I recently bought three copies of the BDM as it was on sale... the intention was to donate them to my local library. Dutifully I checked the online catalogue and... they have 25 copies of Serenity already and two of Firefly as well as the soundtracks!!

Right - suggestions please for what is the best way to spread the word with three spare copies of Serenity? ( I already have two lending copies!)

PUMAMANREDUX

Tuesday, January 16, 2007 2:34 PM

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Originally posted by MrT:
I recently bought three copies of the BDM as it was on sale... the intention was to donate them to my local library. Dutifully I checked the online catalogue and... they have 25 copies of Serenity already and two of Firefly as well as the soundtracks!!

Right - suggestions please for what is the best way to spread the word with three spare copies of Serenity? ( I already have two lending copies!)

25 copies of serenity? wow

Can you try another library? I live in rural New Hampshire so I do have a few libraries near me.

uhm, see if your local sci-fi college club or the like needs a(nother) copy ...

ARTCAT81

Wednesday, January 17, 2007 1:26 PM

check teh next county over's library system, Here in my area we had Harris County, & Fort bend County within easy 20 minute driving distance, for a bit longer of a drive (30 minutes to an hour) I could have hit 10 other counties

Also, check with your local browncoats.

Browncoats are the shiniest folks in the 'verse

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