CUBBERLEY
USED BOOK SALES
Saturday October 9
Main Sale 11 am - 4 pm
(will be held outside temporary
Mitchell Park Library Bldg O)
Ephemera 9 am - 4 pm
Outdoor "Fire" Sale 9 am - 4 pm
Bargain and Children's Rooms 10 am - 4 pm
Map of the sale
Sunday October 10
All Rooms Open 11 am - 4pm
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FEATURED IN OCTOBER
Bargain Books
Children's Books
Psychology/Self-Help
History - Cooking
Fiction - Mystery - Classics
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4000 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto
NE corner of the Cubberley Community Center
(650) 213-8755
www.friendspaloaltolib.org
Map
More information on the sales
Donate your old books
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO HELP PALO ALTO LIBRARIES
Marty's (Main) Room
*** NOTICE ***: Due to a fire in Marty's (Main) Book Room on the
morning of August 9 there will be no sale in this room until further
notice. The Main Sale for October will be held in the patio area
outside the Mitchell Park Library in Cubberley Building O
(auditorium) on the southeast corner of the campus, basically
opposite Marty's Room. (See sale map)
There will be NO EARLY ENTRY NUMBERS issued for this sale.
Children's Book Sale
The Children's Room has moved to the portable formerly occupied by
the Jewish Community Center next to the soccer field. It is entirely
filled with children's books and toys. You'll find picture books,
school age fiction and non-fiction, award winners, non-English titles,
CDs and DVDs, and books for parents and teachers, most for 50 cents
or $1. This room and the Bargain Room open at 10 am on Saturday.
Strollers are welcome in the Children's Room at any time.
Bargain Books in K-7
The Bargain Room is located in Rooms K-7 and K-6 of the Cubberley main
campus, right next to the tennis courts. Paperbacks are 50 cents,
hardcovers are $1, and children's books are just 25 cents each. The
room also contains many LP records and 78s at $1 each. On Sunday, the
room opens at 11 am and all prices are half off. Save even more on
Sundays by buying grocery bags from us for $5 each and stuffing them
with any items in the room. Buy 4 bags and get the 5th one FREE!
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Temporary Library Open at Cubberley |
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The Mitchell Park and Downtown library operations have been moved to
the Cubberley Community Center Auditorium (Building O) and are now
open and will remain open while the new Mitchell Park Library/Youth
Center is built, and the Downtown Library is renovated. Now you can
visit the library and our book sales all in one stop!
The main book sale will be held in the patio area outside the Library
for this month. (See sale map)
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Non-Profit Book Giveaway |
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Non-profit organizations, schools and teachers that need FREE books
should come to the Bargain Room this month from 4 to 6 pm on Sunday,
October 10. Please bring your own grocery bags to put books into.
More information. |
Suggestions? |
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We're always eager to hear your suggestions for ways to improve our
book sale. Please email them to us at
suggestions@friendspaloaltolib.org
or mention them to a volunteer at the sale. |
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October Sale Notes |
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Our Main Room is still closed due to the August 9 fire. The building
that we were in will be completely replaced; we have a tentative target
to be in back in there in time for the November Sale. This will be a
relief to our dedicated volunteers who have been working under
less-than-ideal conditions for the past two months to keep the book
process flowing.
We will once again have our sale in the patio area outside of
the new temporary Mitchell Park Library in Building O (see map link
below). Bargain Room and Children's Room are open as normal, and
we'll be accepting donations and selling Ephemera outside of the
'old' Main Room...The books will be arranged on tables. Our normal
sale policies still apply:
- 12 book buying limit for the first hour or until the Sale
Manager removes the limit (you may re-enter the sale as
many times as you wish).
- No hoarding or stacking of books allowed (any unattended
books will be returned to the sale).
- Aggressive behavior will not be tolerated.
- Scanning is allowed "in place" only - please help keep our
sale orderly.
- We reserve the right to eject from the sale anyone who does
not comply with our policies.
Map of the Sale
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Preview Our Shelves |
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Check out some of the thousands of books that will be on sale this
weekend using our
shelf preview
pictures.
Be sure to check back late Friday afternoon and evening, we will be
photographing and updating as we get the main sale books out of storage and out
on the tables.
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Smoke Damaged Inventory "Fire Sale" |
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Some of the inventory that was in the Main Room during the fire will
be for sale in the Tennis Court area next to Marty's (Main) Room.
All of the books were exposed to smoke and will have some trace of
"smoky" smell to them. There are various techniques that can be done
to remove the smell if desired. The books are sold "as-is". Pricing
will be 1/2 of the price marked when prepared for the August Sale
(marked in the usual spot on the first page). This sale will start at
9am. In the unlikely event of rain this sale will be cancelled. |
Library Patio Sale A Success! |
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The September Sale went better than we had hoped despite having far fewer
than the normal amount of books as one of our "normal" sales. We would
like to thank all of you who came to the sale for your support. Children's
Room and Bargain Room also boasted strong sales. The Library reported that
borrowing activity was up for the weekend. We hope you'll come out again
this month as we have a whole new bunch of books for sale. |
We're Still Accepting Donations! |
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Donations are still being accepted in front of the 'old' Main Room.
There is usually a volunteer attending to the donation station every
afternoon or you may leave your donations on or behind the table.
Receipts are available on the table if no volunteer is present.
We'll also arrange pickup of large donations or if you are unable
to bring your books to us.
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Bargain Room Bag Sale on Sunday |
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On Sunday the Bargain Room features a "bag sale". For $5.00 you
purchase a large shopping bag from our cashier and then you can fill
it up with anything inside the Bargain Room. We encourage creative
bag packing to maximize value. For every 4 bags you buy, you get an
additional bag FREE! If you don't want to buy a whole bag, all items
are 50% off our Saturday prices - so hardback books and media are
only 50 cents, softcover books only 25 cents.
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One-Liners |
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The Annual Members-Early Sale has been set for Saturday,
November 13. Due to the fire, the location may change. Details
will be published in future newsletters and will also be available
on the web site.... The next "Better Book Bonanza" will also be in November. Don't miss
it!.... Remember, we do accept donations during the sale -
drop off a few and pick up some new ones.... If you sell on eBay you can donate a
portion of your sale to FOPAL! We're now listed as one of the charities
under "eBay Giving Works". Please contact us if you need more information. |
Think Ecologically! - Bring or Donate Your Own Bags |
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Due to the increasing reuse of grocery and other bags, we tend to run
short at our sales and encourage you to bring your own cloth tote or
paper bags to the sale. If you have any extra grocery bags in good
condition please bring them for your purchases at the sale. We would
also gladly accept any extra bags you wish to donate.
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Support
Palo Alto's Libraries While You Shop |
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By shopping at Kepler's Books in Menlo Park and Amazon.com, a
percentage of your purchase price can help the Palo Alto Libraries at
no cost to you. At Kepler's,
just mention to the cashier that you want to support the Friends of
the Palo Alto Library. For Amazon.com, always start your shopping
session by
clicking here or on the Amazon link on the top right of any of
our web pages at
www.friendspaloaltolib.org.
Virtually all purchases you make at Amazon are eligible, not just
books. Over the years, we've raised thousands of dollars to help
our libraries through these programs.
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