Shop for a Cause

Carved Vintage Book Art

In June 2021, the Friends found a creative way to upcycle the hundreds of vintage Reader’s Digest condensed books donated to our bookstore. The books are carved into letters, animals, and other popular designs and sold as book art. We have sold nearly a thousand of these unique art objects, saving the previously undesirable books from the landfill and giving them new life.


The Friends currently sell the carved vintage books locally at book sales and vendor events. They can also be ordered at the Lebanon Public Library or online with the order form below. Shipping is available within the United States. Online invoices are sent out via PayPal Goods & Services. Shipping and handling fees apply.


We happily accept donations of hardcover fiction Reader's Digest condensed books so we can continue this fundraising program.

Merchandise

In 2023, the Friends opened a print-on-demand shop with Redbubble and, in 2024, we expanded to TeePublic. We have more than 30 fun bookish designs available on dozens of items. Below is a small example of available designs and merchandise. We've sold over a hundred items to people around the world including Australia, Canada, Portugal, and the United Kingdom. The Friends receive a percentage of every sale made from our shops.


Visit Redbubble Shop


Visit TeePublic Shop 

white mug on desktop with Reading is Sweet design

Redbubble

Reading is Sweet

classic mug

torso of person facing left with a cotton tote bag over their shoulder. On the tote bag is a design with a stack of books and I read banned books underneath

Redbubble

I Read Banned Books

cotton tote bag

woman wearing a black t-shirt with Read Return Repeat design on the chest

Redbubble

Read Return Repeat

active T-shirt

white couch with a lavender throw pillow printed with a unicorn reading a book sliding down a rainbow with READ underneath

Redbubble

Reading Unicorn pillow

Student Art Contest Winner

Purple woman's T-shirt with three raccoons on it. First raccoon is eating noodles with chopsticks, second raccoon is reading a book, third raccoon is sleeping with a book as a pillow. Underneath the text says Eat Read Sleep Repeat

TeePublic

Eat Read Sleep Repeat

female fit T-shirt

Multi-color tie-dyed T-shirt with black BOOK NERD with an open book design underneath. The double O's in BOOK is the outline of a pair of eye glasses.

TeePublic

Book Nerd 

male fit T-shirt

Dark blue tote bag with white text that says, Librarian (noun) Custodian of knowledge; purveyor of imagination; guardian of intellectual freedom. see also: book dragon

TeePublic

Definition of Librarian

tote bag

Magent or sticker that says FRIEND of my local LIBRARY design with book spine letters in the first and last words with a white background.

TeePublic

Friend of my local Library magnet or sticker