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Capital University News, California State University, Sacramento
February 02,
2004
Valentine-themed
auction to benefit library
A first-ever auction
to benefit the California State University, Sacramento Library will be presented
by the Friends of the CSUS Library at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 13 in the Library Gallery
and lobby.
 Kitty
O'Neal |
Featuring Kitty O'Neal
of KFBK and CSUS professor emeritus John Syer as auctioneers, the casual event
will include both live and silent auctions. Items on the block include original
art, fine wines, round-trip airline tickets, pilates equipment and antique library
furniture. Activities including a trip aboard a 26-foot sailboat on Folsom Lake,
an evening of chauffeured limousine service and dinner at the home of CSUS President
Alexander Gonzalez are also up for bid.
Wine and hors d'oeuvres will be served. All proceeds will benefit the CSUS
Library.
Lean budget times have forced a $343,273 cut in the library's annual budget,
a reduction of about 6.5 percent. In light of the reduction, 37 student worker
positions were eliminated, planned equipment purchases have been curtailed and
hours have been reduced at the express circulation desk and reserve book room,
according to Louellyn Cohan Lower, board president of the Friends of the CSUS
Library. Additional cuts, including a reduction in funds to purchase new materials,
are expected in the future. The Valentine Auction for the Library is an effort
to offset some of the loss.
For more information, contact the Friends of the Library at (916) 278-5154. Media
assistance is available from CSUS public affairs at (916) 278-6156.
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California State University, Sacramento • Public Affairs
6000 J Street • Sacramento, CA 95819-6026 • (916) 278-6156 •
infodesk@csus.edu
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