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The Friends of the Orange County Library has launched a buy a brick-type fundraiser for the new library building going up in downtown Hillsborough.

Only these bricks aren't for your office desk ... these bricks are made for walking (on). They'll form part of the walkway to the future building.

Individuals and groups can purchase the 4” x 8” brick pavers, which match the bricks being used for the building's exterior. They can be personalized with names of family members, a favorite author quote, or to commemorate a special occasion. Each paver can fit up to three lines with 14 letters, punctuation marks, or spaces per line, for a total of 42 characters.

Pavers cost $100 each and are tax deductible. Order forms are available at the library's circulation desk, 300
W. Tryon St., or by e-mailing FOCPL2009@yahoo.com.

The new Orange County Public Library, scheduled to open in the second half of 2009, will be nearly double the size of the existing library, which is housed with several other county departments in the Whitted Building, site of the former Hillsborough High School.