Nearly every dollar we earn goes right back into the community. Over our 50 years of service, a countless number of items have been sold and hours volunteered. In just the past five years, our monthly book sales and silent auctions have generated more than $63,000 in direct contributions by selling approximately 180,000 items using 25,000 volunteer hours:

We contributed $39,325 to the St. Tammany Parish Library system, funding Summer Reading Programs, the Covington Musical Garden, the Lee Road branch renovation, technology upgrades for Children’s Librarians, and eAudio book purchases.

Through the Lisbeth Millard Scholarship, we have awarded $23,950 to St. Tammany Parish graduating seniors pursuing four-year degrees—and we have increased the award over time as costs have risen for our students and their families.

Beyond the numbers, our work touches lives in quieter ways. We donate books to nursing homes, veterans’ groups, prisons, maternity homes, and library craft programs. Hundreds of residents attend our monthly sales—homeschooling families looking for children’s books, collectors searching for something rare, and neighbors who simply enjoy affordable reading and good company. Our sales average around $2,000 per month, and because we are entirely volunteer-run, we keep overhead near zero so that every possible dollar reaches the people and programs that need it.