Rowling donates to save school
In news at The Pride of Ireland, another auction is in motion. This one is to save a school from closure. It appears Antiville Primary School, is in near financial ruin, and upon hearing of this, the author JK Rowling has sent all five of her books to help in the auction. The donation includes a first edition and a letter of authenticity from JK Rowling.
They will be auctioned of at Larne Town Hall on November 17 and 18 from 10:00am-12:30pm.
Parents' association secretary Samantha Robinson said "It was my husband William's idea that the auction should include children's books and he suggested JK Rowling.
"I didn't think anyone so famous would support a Northern Ireland school, I was too choked to speak when they came," she said.
The donation includes a first edition and a letter of authenticity from JK Rowling.
"I just wouldn't want to separate them, so they will be sold as one lot," said Mrs Robinson.
"We heard that a first edition, which wasn't signed by the author, reached 1,500 pounds, so a reserve of 1,000 pounds has been put on them."


The highest bidder for the books will be announced in the school at 9pm on November 18.