Friends of the Blanchard Community Library present the Friends’ Annual Spring Book Sale on May 2

April 08, 2009
Santa Paula News

The Friends of the Blanchard Community Library present the Friends’ Annual Spring Book Sale on Saturday, May 2nd from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the upper parking lot of the library (north side of the building), 119 N. 8th Street.

The Friends of the Blanchard Community Library present the Friends’ Annual Spring Book Sale on Saturday, May 2nd from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the upper parking lot of the library (north side of the building), 119 N. 8th Street. The purpose of the sale is to raise funds, with profits donated to the library for purchases of new books and equipment, and other library expenses. Among the Friends’ recent gifts were shelving, some colorful juvenile furniture for the children’s area, and some new updated computers.There will be a silent auction from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. featuring rare and special books, usually of historical and/or local interest. The auction is always exciting, with lots of unexpected treasures and serendipitous finds!All books are bookstore or estate liquidations, donations from the public, or culled (discarded) from the library’s shelves. Categories of books, both hardcover and paperbacks, include: Fiction, Non-fiction, Biography, History, Mystery, Romance, Westerns, Science, Nature, How-To and Self-Help, Travel, Children’s Books, Music, Art, Drama, Foreign Language, Health, Humor, Religion & Philosophy, Gardening, Government, Sports & Hobbies, Reference, Business, and many more. Also on sale are records, tapes, CDs, videos, puzzles, and magazines.The unbelievably low prices are still the best bargain in the county: lots of better than ever “Better Books” from $1, all other hardcovers 50 cents each, and hundreds of paperbacks in every category are 25 cents each. And at the end of the sale, from 2 to 3 p.m., ALL items are half price!
The Friends’ sale is a great excuse to get outdoors, to mingle with friends, old and new, and get great bargains on literally hundreds of books. And with the current financial situation, the Friends are even more eager to help our wonderful Library. We are especially proud of the popular Children’s and Teen programs, the Homework Center, new furniture, and the emphasis on computers and the use of the Internet.The Friends of the Library are dedicated to the support, improvement and promotion of all library services for the benefit and enjoyment of our community. All sale profits go to this end.Members of the Friends of the Library (a legally designated non-profit organization) volunteer their time year round to organize and categorize all donated books, and then manage and staff their two annual sales, the first Saturdays of May and November (and we are always looking for book-loving volunteers). These sales, with the accompanying auctions of valuable books, raise an average of $1,800 to $2,000 each.Book lovers one and all, come, have fun, and support our library!



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