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Our library in Sabetha, Kansas received an Interlibrary Loan grant from our State Library to purchase audiobooks for young adults and older children. The publicity of this grant and the enthusiasm for the audio books grabbed the interest of one of our older patrons. She had never had children, but had taken care of lots of them in her lifetime. She also had a passion for inspirational fiction and donated a lot of those kinds of books to the library over the years. She passed away in early 2007 and a few weeks later, we found out that she had left a $5000.00 gift to the library to be used for audio books and for inspirational fiction books. Needless to say, we were extremely happy to receive such a generous gift. She may have never thought about the audio books if it hadn't been for the publicity about the grant. It is just so important to let your public know what is happening and what is needed. There might just be someone out there who will find your need something for which they can provide.
This kind of giving can in turn start a shower of giving that can help a small library survive even the harshest economic times.