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4th Annual Snuggle Up with a Book Ball
Help the JCPL Foundation Bring Award-Winning Authors to Our Community
A word from 2023 Snuggle Up with a Book Ball chair Craig Johnson
“It’s Craig Johnson, and it’s my honor to invite you to join me in participating in the fourth annual Snuggle Up with a Book Ball. What could possibly be better than spending an evening snuggled up with a book… Okay, maybe one of mine, and supporting the Johnson County Public Library Foundation?”
Read Craig’s entire letter here.
Thank You to Everyone Who is Donated and Snuggled Up & Stayed Home in 2023
POTTER'S PALS
Hannah Adams Ingram
Dawn Anderson
Gail Branigan-Good
Erin Cataldi
Devin, Heather & Evie Clawson
Sara Colburn-Alsop
Greyson Cooper
Hudson Cooper
Parker Cooper
Raquel Cooper
Ryan Cooper
Erica Cuatlacuatl
Athena Dabalos
Sarah Davis
Barbara Dobbs
Mary Joyce Donathen
Regina Eddington
Summer Ehresman
Elyssa Everling
Barbara Everling
Brenda Ferguson
Mandie Forgue
Andrea Gash
Kara Larkin
Brandi Hall
Bri Hall
Drew Hall
Holly Hostetler
Cassandra Jones
Sara Kinder
Brenda Kolb
Hanna Kottlowski
Holly Kubancsek
Sue Larmore
Christine Locke
Phyllis Lewis
Tiffany Ludlow
Morna McCall
Anna Miles
Deborah Miller
Holly Miller
Elizabeth Moffett
Jenny Moore
Cindy Murphy
Charlotte Parrott
Kristin Parisi
Heather Petro
Wendy Preilis
Sarah Rafferty
Patricia Richards
Andrea Robinson
Doug Ryan
Lucy Ryan
Jene Schantz
Kimberly Short
Aniston Stanley
Sammantha Sturgeon
Jennifer Vance
Melissa Wall
Sarah Webb
Sarah Wright
ALCOTT'S AMBASSADORS
Michele Batt
Jane Bingham
Tim Briscoe
Kristy Brown
Meg Butcher
Paul Corsaro
Susan Crisafulli
Elizabeth Braun
Ed Deiwert
Caleb & Rachel Drake
Doris Dobbs
Mark & Pam Dobbs
Barb Dunn
Elizabeth Dusold
Jenelle Erickson-Bejarano
Barbara Everling
Paula Fleener
Stephanie, Bradley & Owen Fox
Brenda Ferguson
Kristin Flora
Andrea & Ben Fisher
Amanda Hartman
Marcia Hauser
Kristen Hewett
Ryan Ann Hoagland
Julie Kennington
Wes Klutts
Lisa Lintner
Erin Litton
Debbie March
Jackie McNeelan
Susan McRoberts
Mary Miller
Amanda Ott
Jen & Lulu Parke
Cindee Phillips
Carla Popplewell
Carri Randall
Kathleen Ratcliff
Marti & Brad Schrock
Betsy Schmidt
Judi & Les Seel
Gigi Shook
Nancy Stanton
Kelly Staten
Susie Stinson
Annie Syers
Sarah Taylor
Hope Thompson
Ellen Tjarks
Bob & Vicki Tonte
Joe and Rachel Tonte
Rebecca Trowbridge
Amber Turner
Nathaniel Uhl
Kathy Vest
Eleanor Windisch
Lauren Woodworth
Steve & Anne Young
SHAKESPEARE'S SCHOLARS
Gretchen Beaman
Kirk and Cheryl Bixler
Dr. Lori Davidson & Jody Veldkamp
Jan Fredbeck
Dianne Heid
Cheryl Morphew
Nancy Patton
AUSTEN'S ANGELS
Merilee Allen
Robin Angle
Diane Black
Cindy Cook
Amanda Cooper & John Abbott
Heather Daily
Jo Jurgensen
Mary Kooi
Craig McCall
Traci O'Rourke
Kate Taylor
TEAMS & TEAM CAPTAINS
Between the Covers / Captain: Linda Briggs
Book Club Babes / Co-Captains: Erin Cataldi & Elyssa Everling
Bunco Babes / Captain Marti Ramsey
Cooper's Next Chapter / Captain: Rachel Tonte
Couch Potato Pie Society (an Only Readers in the Building Production) / Captain: Craig McCall
Day Dreamers / Captain: Brandi Hall
Sheriff Longmire’s Bookshelves / Captain: Lisa Lintner
Team Alsop / Captain Sara Colburn- Alsop
Team Bibli / Captain: Bibli
Members: Micah, Ruby, Isabella, Tristan, Tinsley, Connor, Darwin, Elton
Team Vance – Captain: Jennifer Vance
Tequila Mockingbird / Captain: Kate Taylor
We Like Big Books and We Cannot Lie / Captains: Jen & Lulu Parker
Zeta Reads Book Club / Captain: Brenda Ferguson
Who knows what to expect from the weather in February. That is why the JCPL Foundation created the Snuggle Up with a Book Ball, the event you don’t attend. All you need to do is register, donate and ask others to not attend with you. Then on February 25, you just snuggle up with a book anywhere, anytime, with anyone, or no one.
Your donations help the JCPL Foundation bring New York Times bestselling authors to our community as part of our Authors at JCPL series.
New This Year: Two Ways to Not Attend
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Donate any amount, stay at home, snuggle up and read. Just like always.
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You have the option to be a team captain. Learn about Snuggle Up teams here.
The team and the individual that donates the highest amount win a private event with a future Authors at JCPL visiting author.
Win Prizes for Not Attending
Starting at noon on the day of the Snuggle Up with a Book Ball, we will award hourly door prizes to someone who is not attending. We will post the winners on the JCPL Foundation Facebook page.
When
Anytime and for as long as you wish to celebrate on Saturday, February 25, 2023.
Where
Wherever you are—wrapped up in a quilt by a fireplace, on your sofa with your cat, in a coffee shop or anywhere your book leads you!
How
Grab a book (or several) and read! Support the Authors at JCPL series to continue to bring award-winning, New York Times best-selling authors to Johnson County by donating what you would have spent on a fancy gala! Share your love for JCPL on Facebook or Instagram, with the hashtag #JCPLSnuggleUp.
Attire
Black tie pajamas, evening gown pajamas, regency era costumes, sweats, t-shirts, jeans or whatever you are in the mood for.
Food & Drink
A proper mug of tea and shortbread, hot cocoa and buttered toast, Cabernet Sauvignon and extra sharp cheddar cheese, cappuccino and a glazed cake doughnut, or cherry Coke with hot Cheetos—anything goes!
Guests are Optional
While Snuggle Up with a Book Ball is a perfect activity for one, feel free to invite your loved ones, family, friends, children, your book club members, cats, and dogs, via Zoom, Facebook Live or any way you care to!
Donation Levels
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Potter's Pals: <$50
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Alcott's Ambassadors: $50-$149
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Shakespeare's Scholars: $150-$249
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Austen's Angels: $250+