PARIS — Fundraising for the Paris Public Library’s air conditioning has begun, raising almost $800 in the first week. Contributions may be made to the library in a variety of ways, including purchasing chances, buying fan placards or donating cans and bottles.

Donors may also purchase an “ice cube” on the library’s fundraising thermometer for $200. The donor may personalize a cube in honor or memory of a person, group or business. At the conclusion of the drive, the contributions to the “cube club” will be permanently displayed on a plaque in the Soule Addition entrance.

An anonymous donor has pledged up to a total of $500 to match any $100 contributions toward the ice cubes during the first week of April.

Last summer’s heat led the library’s trustees to seek an effective and efficient solution to the problem.

For more information, contact the Paris Public Library at 743-6994 or e-mail [email protected].