FARGO (AP) - Supporters of an effort to build a library in a remote area of southern Sudan are turning to the Web to raise money for the project.

The project, spearheaded by former "Lost Boys" in Fargo-Moorhead, has scheduled a one-day online fundraiser today to try to reach a $100,000 fund drive goal.

Lost Boys is the moniker given to civil war refugees from Sudan who went to refugee camps in neighboring countries. Some later came to the United States.

To raise awareness for the library campaign, supporters have been using social network sites such as Facebook and mass e-mail invitations, which they hope will be forwarded to a mushrooming network of contacts.

"They're going all over the place," said Justin Machien Luoi of Fargo, a former Lost Boy. "We're just trying everything. We appreciate every dollar we get."

A special Web site, www.libraryproject.org, has been set up to provide information and take donations.

"We're taking advantage of technology, much the same as the recent (political) campaign, to raise funds," said Joan Kopperud, a member of Pacodes, a local not-for-profit organization that is working to build the library. "It's the holiday time of the year when some people are looking for extra places to give."

So far, Pacodes - short for Panyijiar Community Development Services - has raised $33,000 for the library project. More than 50,000 books have been donated, and a carton of books soon will be packed for shipment to southern Sudan.

Luoi plans to return to Sudan, which he fled on foot as a boy, to begin preparing for construction. A Chicago architect expects to have preliminary blueprints ready later this month.