BY STEVEN ANDREWS

Louise Robie always admired people who donated generously to nonprofit organizations. Now, she hopes to have created a program that will do just that for many years.

The first annual town-wide yard sale in New Boston, which takes place Saturday, June 23, will sell items from numerous households to benefit the Whipple Free Library.

She hopes that the event will be able to provide extra funding to a different nonprofit group each year.

“At the end of the sale this year, the library will randomly draw the recipient for next year,” Robie said. “This will give people a chance to squirrel away their little treasures for the next sale.”

Robie can see the money raised this year benefitting the library in a variety of ways.

“They want to expand the building they are presently in, but it has been voted down repeatedly,” she said.

“At the very least, it could help them get a paint job or update the inside a little bit.”

In the future, Robie hopes to coordinate the sale more with the recipient of the money raised.

“The school and my church were instrumental in getting the word out this year,” she said. “Hopefully in the future, we’ll have more time to work with the recipient to make the event special.”

This year, more than 20 houses are participating to offer items as varied as garden and farm equipment, including a tractor, to jewelry, toys, baby accessories and furniture.

Maps to each selling location are available for $5 and are available at the library in the village. Purchasing a map will also provide a raffle ticket for a wooden garden love seat.

Doughnuts, coffee, hot dogs, lemonade and chocolate chip cookies will be on sale throughout the day. The sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.