Best-selling Canadian author Margaret Atwood will greet her readers and fans at an evening fundraiser for the South Shore Public Libraries on Tuesday, August 23 at the Best Western Bridgewater Hotel.

The Adopt a Library Literacy Program with the help of participating Walmart stores in Nova Scotia is offering a unique bookmark to their customers as a fundraiser to support this children’s literacy program.

Can you describe a successful fundraising event held by your library or Friends of the Library? What practical tips can you offer to others? What lessons were learned?