Libraries always have too many books or books they replace after a certain time. Our libraries in Logan City have a community book store where these book are sold to the public. The store is run by community groups and all moneys stay with the groups.
Well, today it was U3A's turn to run the store and it fell on me to organise it. Publicise it on posters around the area and all the local radio stations.
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| The Bookshop at the Library |
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| Logan Central Library |
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| Besides Books, we sold DVDs and Audio Books |
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| The Bookshop has a wide variety of books and subjects |
We had a roster of volunteers looking after the shop from various groups of U3A. We took it in turns looking after the till and serving customers, many of whom are regulars and come every Saturday morning to stock up on books.
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| Frances and Michael, a couple of U3A Volunteers |
We had a steady trickle of customers coming in the shop between 9 AM and 2 PM. The shop is open every Saturday and is restocked every week before it is open for another community group. We think the Logan City Council is to be congratulated for providing this fabulous service for community groups to derive an income and for the public to stock up on inexpensive books.
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| Customers spend a lot of time browsing |
We made a decent sum of money and plan to do it again in September.
The time may come when no one wants a proper book with pages and a cover, rather than an ebook, but we are not there yet.
ReplyDeleteI stocked up on books too. The prices are set by the Library and no books were dearer than $2.
ReplyDeleteSorry I missed the book sale. Do you know if I can take a box of novels there as a donation to sell. I will also miss the Sept sale as I will be away.
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