If you cannot attend the book sale, please drop by the Friends Bookstore located inside the Mitchell Park Library and Downtown Library and open during library hours. They are restocked regularly with a unique selection of books for all ages and interests.

 
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H1 Bargain Room Overflow Super Sale, Saturday August 8th, 10am-4pm

Stop by Cubberley room H1 this Saturday to check out the selection of Bargain Room books that were in all too voluminous to fit on the shelves in H2! FOPAL recently received several large donations, the overflow is being offered this Saturday only in H1.

With the help of FOPAL's on-line sales guru Jerry Stone and the Bargain Room team: Karen, Frank, Peter, Edwin, Jim, Stephanie, Evelyn, Tyler & Rick, customers will reap the rewards of all their hard work sorting this BIG BOOK donation for the August Sale. Look for Jerry Stone and several fantastic FOPAL volunteers to be cashiering for this special sale!

 
Children's Book Room

Right around June each year the volunteers in the Children's Room get worried that they don't have enough donations and their shelves seem a bit empty. Then like clockwork comes July and August and it's as if every parent within a 10 mile decides it's time.... "Kids, clean your rooms, gather all your gently used books, games and toys and let's donate them to the Friends of the Palo Alto Library." For this August's sale the Children's Room is all full up! We have books in every area, Teen reads, Sci-fi, Middle-grade Fiction, Early Chapter Books, Nancy Drew, Parenting, classic board games, puzzles, Klutz Books and much more! Come early for the best selection and enjoy the bounty of books.

If you're looking for more collectable children's books check out the freshly stocked "Red Carts" or, if you can't make the sale look for FOPAL's collectable children's books on-line at http://www.amazon.com/grandmabetsybooks

 
Cooking/Wine Special

Found in one of our large July donations was a tremendous number of cook books and equally as many books on wine and some on beer & hard liquor. You'll find the best of this donation in our Main Room with one "specials bay" (to your right as you enter the main room) dedicated to "Spirits". Here you'll find books on choosing wine, wine from specific regions, making wine, as well as books on beer and hard liquor.... If you want even more books on wine, check out the Bargain Room & the H1 Over-flow Super Sale.

 
European Languages

"We got a large donation of French and German books, mostly contemporary fiction. But including Petit Dictionnaire Absurde & Impertinent de la Vigne et du Vin and...Die Sofa-Prinzessin." -Susan Strain

 
Art for August

"This month look for new organization in the Art section. You will find a book about your favorite artist in the Individual Artist section which is alphabetic. If you are planning a trip to include a favorite art museum look for our Art Collection section which has art from many institutions around the world including the Vatican, the Louvre and the Getty as well as some private corporate collections which can be difficult to view. We have many art auction catalogues where you can see works of art that are rarely seen in public. New textile, ceramics and glass section highlight artists that work in the mediums. As always, there is a broad selection of art history as well as books to inspire and education the artist in all of us." -Mary Ahrens

 
Nature

"Take a hike--over to the Nature section this month and browse dozens of categories, including: Animal Stories, Evolution, Natural Disasters, New Arrivals, Local Hiking Guides, Birds Worldwide, and two exciting new sections: Natural/Supernatural and Extreme Adventures. The Horse section is bursting with over twenty "new" titles. We are having a special on the little Golden Guide books we loved as kids--four for one dollar. Perfect for giving your children (grandchildren?) a great start on a nature library of their own.\240 Check out the $1 values on the red Nature cart outside in the tent sale. Most would sell for more inside, but we ran out of room! Remember- "Green Dot" books are by well-known authors, award winners, and/or bestsellers, at our usual FOPAL low prices." -Karen D.

 
Psychology/Self-help

"Who wouldn't enjoy a better life? Come browse and see what inspires YOU. Some of the more popular books new to Self-Help are: Leap of Perception, Peirce; Forgiveness, Vanzant; Influence, Caildini; Body Language, Pease; Writing Down Your Soul, Conner; Three Marriages: Reimagining Work, Self & Relationship, Whtye; The Marshmallow Test: Mastering Self-Control, Mischel; Brainstorm (Teenage Brain), Siegel and Surrender Experiment (an Oprah favorite), Singer. Spark your Creativity with: Creative Habit, Twyla Harp. A More Beautiful Question, Berger and more! Check out some fuller than usual subsections: Dreams; Hypnosis and NLP; Autism/ADHD; Communication; Abuse/Trauma. Prices are way below Amazon prices--most only $2 or $3, so enjoy!" -Marnie Shuey

 
TV & Entertainment

"The Entertainment section is really full of great books. There particularly is a very large selection of books on film theory and criticism books and several interesting books on African American film topics." -Dick Grote

 
Philosophy for August

"New arrivals in Philosophy are to be found on the top shelves of the right hand bookcase and in the subject area for specific philosophers. New titles include: Emerson, Collected Writings, and Essays and Journals, Hume, Essays, Hobbes, The Cambridge Companion, Voltaire's Emile, Erikson, Gandhi's Truth, and Besterman's biography of Voltaire. Other books worthy of note include a signed copy of Marti-Ibanez, Tales of Philosophy, a nicely illustrated Praise of Folly by Erasmus, Plato's Symposium in English and Greek, and for the first time an Anthology of African Philosophy, Sabina. Also, we have two box sets, Jowett's Plato and the four-volume box set, Philosophy in the Twentieth Century by Barrett and Aiken.

Don't forget there is a great selection of Philosophy books in the Bargain Room including 12 books by Dewey." -Nigel Jones

 
Sci-Fi & Fantasy

"Science Fiction and Fantasy: In the Anthologies and Collections section there's a big run of the Year's Best Fantasy and Horror anthologies by Ellen Datlow et al. In Fantasy we have a lot of George R. R. Martin, several volumes from the Song of Ice and Fire, both hardback and softcover; and quite a few Terry Pratchett books. In Science Fiction, among the flood of books new this month is a set of Kim Stanley Robinson's "Three Californias" trilogy.

Comics: Lots of new manga, including both English translations of Japanese titles and original Japanese. On the top shelf, look for a large-format edition of Jack Kirby's adaptation of the film "2001: A Space Odyssey" from 1976, and a coffee-table-book tribute to the British "Commando" comics. Landing in the bottom shelf of the Comics sections this month are a sizeable collection of rule-books and materials for Vampire: the Masquerade and other White Wolf Role-Playing Games, and a selection of classic Archie comics." -Rich McAllister

 
Humor August 2015

"August must be Monty Python month--we have several large format books from the Pythons including Autobiography, All the Words volumes 1 and 2, and The Meaning of Life. Other new arrivals in the Humor section include books by Ellen DeGeneres, Tina Fey, Chris Rock, Jimmy Buffett, Denis Leary, Russell Brand and, unusually, Ashleigh Brilliant. A very interesting book seen for the first time is Mel Watkins' On the Real Side, a detailed history of African American humor. In the British section we have new arrivals by Wodehouse, and Spike Milligan and the collected wit of the Irish genius, Oscar Wilde. Make sure to check out the Bargain Room and look through the large collections of cartoons." -Nigel Jones

 
Greeting Cards

"Get your ROSH HASHANAH cards at the August sale. There is a large selection on the card cart outside the main room, plus the usual assortment of cards. As always, packaged blank cards are for sale in the main room below the postcard shelves. You can also find packaged blank cards in the Friends sale room at the Mitchell Park Library." -Marda Buchholz

 
Teen Recommendations by Tristan Wang

A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle

It was a dark and stormy night. Thirteen-year-old Margaret "Meg" Murry sits wide awake in her attic bedroom, pondering over her dismal condition. Her teachers think her stupid, her friends call her a crybaby, and she can't hold back her tears at the thought of her absent scientist father. Utterly depressed and unable to sleep, Meg descends to the kitchen along with her mother and baby brother Charles Wallace, for a midnight snack. They are unexpectedly visited by their new bizarre neighbor, Mrs. Whatsit. In the course of conversation, Mrs. Whatsit brings up the existence of a tesseract, upon which Mrs. Murry nearly faints.

A tesseract, or a wrinkle in time, is a means of travelling via the fifth dimension. And it is the only means of rescuing Meg's father from the captivity of the Black Thing, an evil universal entity. Embarking on a mission that transcends time and space, Meg aims to do just that. Will she succeed?

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick

Orphaned at a young age, Hugo Cabret lives a life of anonymity within the walls of a busy Parisian train station, adjusting the numerous clocks in the place of his late uncle. Having to survive by thievery, Hugo's life is upset when he is caught stealing by the owner of a small toy booth, putting both his undercover life -- and his most prized secret -- in jeopardy.

Blending elements of illustration with text, film, and photography, Selznick tells a cryptic yet riveting tale involving an intricate notebook, a heart-shaped key, a mechanical figure, and hidden messages that together deliver a subtle message of loss and redemption.

The Tale of Despereaux by Kate Dicamillo

This is the tale of Despereaux Tilling, an "abnormal" mouse who takes no interest in eating, but rather is in love with music, fairy tales, and a princess named Pea. It is also, however, the story of Roscuro, a rat who dwells in the murky castle dungeon but covets a world of light. And it is the tale of Miggery Sow, a servant girl who is sold by her father yet fosters an impossible dream. As they embark upon their own journeys, a genuine tale is interwoven as their paths eventually converge: one of hope, loss, forgiveness, and love.

 
Public Works Department, Environmental Services Division at FOPAL Sale

"Have you started separating food scraps and soiled paper at home for compost collection? Zero Waste Palo Alto will be at the book sale on Saturday 8/8 to answer any questions on the new residential food scraps collection program. Stop by to learn more about the program or visit www.cityofpaloalto.org/foodscraps." -Wendy Hediger, Zero Waste Coordinator, Public Works Dept.

 
Mitchell Park Library - FOPAL Bookstore - Volunteers needed!

Volunteers are needed to cashier at the new Mitchell Park Library Friends of the Library Book Store, Monday-Friday 3-5pm. (Other days and times are available with MPCL managers' approval.)

Cashiers would be selling books off our rolling gondola and book store as well as acting as FOPAL liaisons to the community and assisting with restocking the shelves.

 
Create your own mini book store. Become a section manager!

Here's an opportunity to create and manage your own mini book store as a FOPAL Section Manager. By taking your love of books in areas like Psychology/Professional, Biographies & Memoirs, Gardening, Reference or History...you can make a difference. All books are pre-sorted and ready to be researched, priced and displayed by you! Proceeds go directly to the Palo Alto Libraries to fund literacy & enrichment programming. Join the FOPAL team to sell more books and change people's lives.

 
Member of FOPAL, help us update our email list

FOPAL is eager to update our membership email list, send out email blasts, and keep our members and donors current with news about upcoming Members Early Sales. Please help us update our membership email list. Use our contact form at http://www.fopal.org/contact. Select the Membership Department, fill in your name and email address and a subject of "Update my email address".