58th Annual Book Sale Relaunches With More Than 60,000 Books

58th Annual Book Sale Relaunches With More Than 60,000 Books

TODAY IS OPENING DAY FOR THEBOOK SALE THAT'SUT P ON BY THEFRIENDS OF THE WACO- MCLNAENNCOUNTY LIBRARY.

THIS YEAR MORETHAN 60 THOUSAND BOOKS AREN OSALE FOR BARGAIN PRICEINSORDER TO HELP RAISE MONEY FORTHE LIBRARY.

YOU MAYE BFAMILIAR WITH THIS SEALBECAUSE IT'S HAPPENED FOR 58YEARS -- BUT AS VOLUNTEERSEXPLAIN --THIS YEAR IS UNLEIKANY OTR.HENAT WALK INTO THE EXTRACOEVENTS CENTER AND YOU'LLIN FDBOXES AND BOXES NAT OF BOOKS04:56:18:08 OLD BOOKS NEWBOOKS, HARD BACKS PAPER BACKS&AND DOZENS AND DOZENS OF BOOKLOVERS 04:57:45:14 AND IT ISMAGIC LET ME TELL YOU --ESPECIALLY KIDS BOOKS -- IT ISMAGICAL.

IN PREPARATION RFOTHE ANNUAL BOOK SALE--THEFRIENDS OF THE WACO-MCLENNANCOUNTY LIBRARY VOLUNTEERHUNDREDS OF HOURS 04:56:126:1THIS IS BOOK LOVERS PARADISECOLLECTING, SORTING, UNBOXINGAND ORNIGAZING NAT -- IBELIEVE IN READING & IF WEHAVE READERS WHO HAVE ACALTUBOOKS IN THEIR HANDS.

WE TNKHITHERE'S SOMETHING MAGIC ABOUTACTUALLY HOLDING A BOOK TYHERRING HAS ORGANIZED THE &FOR XX YEARS -- BUT THIS YEARSSALE IS DIFFERENT.

"IT WASDISHEARTENING&" WHEN THEPANDEMIC HIT LAST YEAR THEBOOK SALE WAS CANCELD.LEUNSURE ABOUT SAFETY PROTOCOLTHE FRIENDS OF WACO- MCLENNONCOUNTY LIBRARY STOPPED TAKINGBOOK DATONIONS FOR THREEMONTHS.

04:45:36:15 IT WASDISCOURAGING.

IT WASDISCOURAGING TO ROUVOLUNTEERS.

04:44:11:18 BACKTHEN WE WERE JUST SAYING WEMAY NEVER DO ANOTHER SALEAGAIN.

NAT FINALLY THEYREOPENED -- BUT NO ONEEXPECTED WHAT WOULD COME NEXT04:45:02:08 IT WASOVERWHELMING.

IT WAS SURPRISENUMBER ONE.

THE BOOKS CAME INBY THE THOUSANDS THEY BROUGHTTHEM TO US BY THETRAILER-LOAD.

WORKING FROMHOME PEOPLE HAD TIME TO CLEANOUT CLOSETS DANLIBRARIES...AND THE STACKSF OBOOKS JUST KEPT GROWING.

BACKTHEN WE WERE JUST SAYING WEMAY NEVER DO ANOTHER SEALAGAIN...BUT HERE WE ARE& NATHERE WE ARE -- THEOO BKS AREHERE 05:00:28:21 I DON'T THINKI'VE EVER SEEN SUCH BEAUTILFUBOOKS AS THIS YEAR AND TSEHEBOOKLOVERS ARE BACK04:56:35:11 IT'S FANTASTICREADY TO PASS ON THE GIFT OFREADING TO THE NEXTGENERATION.

04:48:35:06 IF THEBOOK IS IN GOOD CONDITION, ANDE THPICTURES AREBRIGHT...MAGIC CAN OCCURTHE SALE WILL OPEN TODAY ATTEN AND LAST THROUGH SUNDAY.THE PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDSHELPING THE LIBRARY AFFORDEXTRA PROGRAMMINLIG KE THEIROUTREACH BOOK VEHICLE AND KIDSSUMMER READING CB.LU