Novel Night 2003

Guests had Volumes of Fun
at the Foundation's 2nd annual

This is the Novel Night 2003 logo.

Novel Night Gala
which was held on April 5, 2003
at the Towson Library.

Honorary chair and recipient of this year's Library Hero Award:
Donald Manekin, Manekin LLC
community volunteer, philanthropist, and advocate for children and education

What could be better than spending an evening dancing to great music, eating scrumptious food, chatting with friends, and having a great time at a festive party – and knowing you are helping the community at the same time? That’s what over 350 guests did on April 5 at the Foundation for Baltimore County Public Library’s 2^nd annual Novel Night Gala held at the Towson Library. This is a photo of the Mood Swings saxophone players.

Back by popular demand, Mood Swings, "Baltimore’s youngest and swingin’est Big Band," provided the music for the evening. Costumed actors from Lord Foppington & Company mingled with partygoers. Thirsty guests could try a Fiction Fizz or a Library Libation from the Dewey Decimated Martini Bar, sponsored by Smirnoff Twist.

This is a photo of the raffle baskets. A highlight of the evening was this year’s new themed raffle baskets. Fifteen prize collections were created, valued at approximately $250 each. There was something for everyone, ranging in interest from travel, art, and romance, to sports and home improvement, to books and movies. Lucky winners received autographed books, gift certificates to area restaurants, and other related items in their baskets.

The honorary chair for Novel Night 2003 was Donald Manekin, Partner and Senior Vice President of Manekin, LLC. The Foundation chose Mr. Manekin to receive this year’s Library Hero Award because of his extensive philanthropic work and his active efforts to benefit the children and youth in our community.

This year, the Novel Night Gala raised $58,000 for the Foundation’s Read Rover Plus project. This project will provide a new Read Rover Plus bookmobile to serve preschoolers and their caregivers in neighborhoods where reading scores have been among the lowest in the area. Read more about our Read Rover Plus mobile library project on the Foundation's home page.

Thank You!

The Foundation would like to extend its heartfelt thanks to the wonderful sponsors who helped make Novel Night 2003 a success, and brought us closer to our goal of purchasing the Read Rover Plus.

Our Novel Night 2003 Title Sponsor: