In addition, there is a large section of religious books. This year Dr. Walter Richardson, a Boyd professor of history at LSU, left books from his collection. The Friends of the Library has a purpose of supporting the library in various ways. The book bazaar is just one fundraiser out of many during the year. Wire describes where the proceeds from the bazaar will be spent.
Money is donated to the libraries for the purpose of acquiring needed research material.
The library has many needs because the University has not had any increases in a long time. According to Wire, approximately 60,000 books are for sale. Cash and checks are accepted but no credit cards, added Wire. Mini Farm Building on Friday, Sept. 29 and 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30. Return to the Reveille Online index.