News Briefing

UNCP celebrates National Library Week April 18-24

National Library Week is April 18-24, and the Sampson-Livermore Library has scheduled several events, including its annual book sale and a poetry/prose reading.

Library Week is also “fine free” week. All fines are forgiven for books returned during the week.

The annual Library Book Sale begins April 19 and ends April 21. Hours are 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

There will be a half-price sale on April 22 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m.

Accounting Students Association establishes book scholarship

The Accounting Students Association established a $500 scholarship on March 24 to provide relief from high textbook prices.

Funds will go to an accounting student, who is in good academic standing at the university and demonstrates financial need. The $500 annual scholarship will be available at the campus Bookstore in amounts of $250 per semester.

For more information call (910) 521-6213.

Sampson Livermore Library’s annual fundraiser is April 23

“Books, Barbeque and Bluegrass” will be held at 6 p.m., April 23 in the Main Reading Room of the library.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, the annual fundraiser will benefit an endowed scholarship for the University Honors College, an unrestricted scholarship and a textbook scholarship.

The cost is $50 per person and attendance is limited to 100. For tickets, call (910) 521-6655.