Project Financial Support

The project is funded through various fund-raising activities:

• Local libraries donate used books or buy new books
• Library and municipal vendors are asked to donate funds to support programs
• Bulgarian jewelry and crafts are imported and sold in the U.S. with part of the proceeds used to send library materials to Bulgarian libraries and to support other aspects of the project
• Federal grants from the US Department of State

About the craft sales:

Bulgarians produce beautiful arts, crafts and jewelry. Nancy Bolt, Project Chair, brings jewelry and crafts back from Bulgaria and sells them at craft festivals to benefit Bulgarian libraries. The funds have been used to partially fund a booth for the Bulgarian Library Association at the American Library Association Conference and to send books donated by American Libraries to Bulgarian libraries. If you would like to make a donation or schedule a program about Bulgaria with a jewelry sale, please contact Nancy Bolt.