CUBBERLEY
USED BOOK SALES
Saturday August 12
Ephemera 8am - 3:30pm
Bargain Room 9:30am - 4pm
Children's Room 10am - 4pm
Main Room Sale 11am - 4pm
Tent Sale 9am - 4pm
*WEATHER PERMITTING*
Sunday August 13
All Rooms 11am - 4pm
FEATURED IN AUGUST
Religion
30 Must Reads
Business
Children's Non-Fiction
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4000 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto
NE corner of the Cubberley Community Center
(650) 213-8755
www.fopal.org
Maps and Directions
More information on the sales
Donate your used books, CDs, DVDs, &c
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO HELP PALO ALTO LIBRARIES
Marty's (Main) Room
In our Main Room, prices are way below what used book stores charge.
Hardcover books start at $2.00 and softcover books start at only $1.00.
Due to the popularity of our sale and the fact that we can only have
160 customers in the room at any time a numbered ticket system (Main
Room only) is in place and numbers are given out beginning at 8am on
Saturday. Be sure to be in line in order of your number before the
11am opening. If you miss the time when your number is allowed to
enter the Main Room you will forfeit your place in line. NOTE: If
you plan on arriving to the sale after 11am you do NOT need to get a
number.
Please note that due to crowding during the first two hours of the
Book Sale, no strollers, rolling carts, etc. can be brought into the
Main Room. This is for the safety of shoppers and volunteers alike.
By 12:30 or so, the crowd thins out and shoppers are welcome to bring
these items into the sale.
Children's Book Sale
The Children's Room is located in 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. Strollers are welcome in the Children's Room at any time.
Bargain Books in H-2
The Bargain Room is located in Rooms H-2 and H-3 of the Cubberley
main campus, between Marty's Room and Middlefield Road. On Saturday,
paperbacks are 50 cents, hardcovers are $1, and children's books are
50 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. Or, save even more on Sunday by buying green FOPAL reusable bags
from us for $2/ea (or bring your own grocery-size reusable bag) and
stuffing them with any items in the room for $5/bag. Fill four bags
at $5/bag and fill a fifth bag FREE! (We no longer receive sufficient
used paper grocery bags along with donations for this purpose.)
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Library Closings for August and September
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The Library will be closed on Monday, September 4 for Labor Day.
Normal hours will resume on Tuesday, September 5.
You can find out about closings and other Palo Alto Library events
on the Library's event calendar.
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A Reminder about the 12-Book Limit
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In November of 2014 FOPAL implemented the following rules to be
followed during the period of the 12-book limit rule. These rules
still stand and will continue to be enforced. We ask all shoppers
to honor the following rules:
- EARLY IN THE SALE, each customer may select up to twelve (12)
books, sets of books, or other items. They must be purchased and
taken outside of the sale room. Customers may then return to the
waiting line (if any) and re-enter the sale as often as they like.
Note: The FOPAL Sale Manager will announce when this limit is lifted.
- Adult shoppers may bring in no more than ONE GROCERY-SIZED BAG
or ONE GREEN FOPAL BAG.
- For safety's sake, NO boxes, large backpacks, carriages, or
strollers will be allowed. Bags and other large items must not block
access to shelves - they are a tripping hazard.
- Do not take books away from their sections to review them. If you
remove a book to look at it, please replace it neatly on the shelf.
Covering, hoarding, and/or stashing books are not allowed. Keep your
books with you; abandoned books will be re-shelved.
- Avoid crowding, pushing, verbal disagreements, and aggressive
interactions with other shoppers, staff, or volunteers.
- SCANNER/CELL PHONE USAGE- some customers have voiced their
concerns about the use of scanners. Although some book sales do not
permit their use, FOPAL permits them with the expectation that all
customers will act in a manner that is respectful to other patrons,
volunteers, and staff. If you are using a dedicated scanner, please
be mindful of the area and other customers around you. If you are
not using a scanner, please keep in mind that those who do are also
customers.
Our goal is to make our book sales as pleasant and rewarding as
possible, for as many customers as possible. We are grateful for the
support of most of our shoppers in honoring these rules. We ask for
the commitment of our "business clients" in considering the rights of
all of our customers and observing our rules.
Many thanks to all of you -FOPAL Book Sale Committee
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Friends Bookstores in Mitchell Park, Downtown, and Rinconada |
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If you cannot attend the book sale, please drop by the Friends
Bookstore located inside the Mitchell Park Library, Downtown
Library, and Rinconada 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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Look for FOPAL high-value books on Amazon.com at competitive prices
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Book Sales on line at:
http://www.amazon.com/shops/grandmabetsybooks
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Non-Profit Book Giveaway
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Non-profit organizations and schools are able to select books
from among the thousands of books available in the Bargain Room
on the Sunday evening following the sale from 4pm to 6pm.
If you are associated with a non-profit organization or school
that would like to receive books from us for free or for
information on eligibility, hours, and the types of materials
available, please contact Norma Burchard in advance by e-mail
at normalcy@earthlink.net or at 916-936-4580.
Each organization that selects books needs to provide their
address and email address, cell phone number, the name of one person
who will represent them at the giveaway and their address and
telephone or email address. That way we will be able to contact you
if we change hours, days of operation or limit numbers of volunteers
from each organization selecting books. Please include this
information in your request to Norma Burchard.
Each organization is allowed one person to select books in the
children's bargain room and two people to select in the main bargain
room. Each children's bargain room person may fill two paper
supermarket bags for the first 45 minutes. In the main bargain room,
the books must be selected individually for the first hour and if
the large Ikea bags are used, they need to be taken outside as they
are filled. If boxes are used, they need to be of a size that does
not require the use of a hand truck to remove them. You may have
further questions so feel free to call or email me. See you at the
sale! -Norma Burchard
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Suggestions?
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We're always eager to hear your suggestions for ways to improve our
book sale. Please email us at
suggestions@friendspaloaltolib.org or mention them to a volunteer at the sale.
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The Children's Room is ready to Help Your Kids Go Back-to-School
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Look for FOPAL's 30 Must Reads Special this month located in the bay
across from the check-out line next to DVDs. This special is
comprised from a tongue-in-cheek article in Time which jumps
out to Quora, 30 Books You Need to Read to Earn 'Well-Read' Status:
The first week of school is a great time to share some awesome
children's literature that is perfect for teaching about going back to
school. Many of the books will be a springboard for a discussion on
back to school topics. Start with books and get your kids thinking! In
our Children's Room you can find dozens of books to inspire.
Check out the new poetry area filled with great selections like Shel
Silverstein's second book, The Giving Tree, and Runny Babbit,
published in 2005. Shel invited children to dream and dare to imagine
the impossible.
Visiting the Children's Room this sale will help you begin
daydreaming of the bounty of books you can afford, filling your
child's room with more books that imaginable! With the huge number of
books donated over the summer the shelves are full. Look for nearly
new books in the non-fiction section on the shelves, on the tables, in
boxes...as we have much more than usual and this section is full for
the August sale. And, in the Activity Book section look for dozens of
books, games, puzzles to give your child the opportunity to read as
well as play as they get ready to go back to school.
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FOPAL's 30 Must Reads
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Look for FOPAL's 30 Must Reads Special this month located in the bay
across from the check-out line next to DVDs. This special is
comprised from a tongue-in-cheek article in Time which jumps
out to Quora, 30 Books You Need to Read to Earn 'Well-Read' Status:
This light hearted collection holds books from genres like... "Western
Classics (Ancient & Modern): to give you a good foundation for the
who's who of Western literature. Dystopia: the stuff of our worst
fears and nightmares. Science Fiction & Fantasy: we can't
overlook the geeky cousin of the classics, can we? Great American
Novels: these zeitgeist works practically defined a time period of
U.S. history. Literary Heavy Hitters: books that make people go
'Whoa, dude!' when you say that you've read them. Popular Fiction:
those guilty indulgences that everyone has read (but won't necessarily
admit to it). Warning: this is U.S.-centric, feel free to indulge in
your country's guilty pleasures. Immigrant Experience (U.S./U.K.):
ah, the magical experience of being thrust into a new culture.
Non-Western Classics (Ancient): if Westerners get theirs, so
should the rest of the world. Non-Western Classics (Modern): the
stuff that you should read to feel worldly and well-read. (More
applicable if you're from the U.S. or Western Europe.) Satire:
throw in a little giggle into your reading list."
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August Religion
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"Again this month there are many religion books from a large church
donation. Next to the sorting room is a whole bay of vintage scriptural
studies including Lindsay's History of the Reformation,
MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture, ten volumes of The
Expositor's Bible, and six volumes of The Annotated Bible.
Look for two red carts with vintage Christianity including many
volumes of The Westminster Pulpit. The regular religion section is
full of old and newer volumes." -Nancy Cohen
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Judaica
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"Browse the Judaica section for books on the Jewish religion,
Kabbalah, Jewish history, the Holocaust, memoirs, Israel, Jewish
Women, the Jewish American Experience and other related subjects.
"New this month: The Genius of Judaism by Bernard-Henri Levy;
Generation Exodus: The Fate of Young Jewish Refugees from Nazi
Germany; City of Oranges: An Intimate History of Arabs and
Jews in Jaffa; Towers of Gold: How One Jewish Immigrant Named
Isaias Hellman Created California; Houses of Study: A Jewish
Woman among Books; How to Read the Bible: A Guide to Scripture,
Then and Now; and The Book of Jewish Values: A Day-by-Day
Guide to Ethical Living. The Modern Literature section has
shelves for Judaica Fiction. Books in Hebrew with no English
translation will be found in European Languages."
-Charlotte Epstein
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Business
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This month's batches of business book donations have been better than
normal. Look for more books than usual on management, also business
histories, biographies. Biographies on Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Bill
Gates, as well as interesting management and historical titles are
offered. The business section was the recipient of a huge donation
from TE Connectivity/Raychem. "TE's Raychem, originally located in
Menlo Park, California, was the first company to develop products
using the new area of science called 'radiation chemistry'."
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Science
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"About half of the shelves are the next part of the unique Raychem
library donation. Most of the books are about applied chemistry. A
larger selection of math, physics, astronomy, quality and
manufacturing populate the remaining shelves." -Edwin El-Kareh
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August Art
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"FOPAL received some wonderful books this last month. There are many
international art books on various artists, architecture and genre.
The books include wonderful photos, historical details and even
popups. Our section has also received extensive art collector books.
The list includes the Selby books, Time Warner Special Collectors
World of and finally, art review collector magazines. There continues
to be a growing section on American art; American illustrators; and
international art prints. Don't miss out on great books and prints."
-Andrea Lozano
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Sheet Music
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"Trombone, cello, flute, and opera scores are featured this month.
Several packets with complete parts for ensembles have been received
from a Stanford based performer. These expensive and hard to get items
have been aggressively priced." -Edwin El-Kareh
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European Languages
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"This month I have a *lot* of fairly recent fiction and thrillers in
French. I have more Hebrew books, mostly fiction." -Susan Strain
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Asian Languages
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"The Asian Languages section has two locations. One is in
aisle 13, which displays many Chinese CDs and DVDs of music, movies
and dramas. The other location is in aisle 8 hosting books in Chinese,
Japanese, Korean, Indian and Vietnamese.
"这个月我们有很多不错的中文书,如:中国古典名著《醒世恒言》等;张纯如的
《被遗忘的大屠杀》,林语堂的《感悟人生》,还有几本有关林徽因的书;
如果您喜欢收集旧书,我们有一套民国二十三年出版的《儒林外史》。"
-Haiyan Chen
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Russian Language
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"Bargain room and main room shelves have been stocked with new
donations that have unexpectedly arrived in larger quantities.
Fiction, history, art, crime drama, romances and satire are the
dominant genres. A few technical books held back from last month's
donation have found spots on the shelves." -Edwin El-Kareh
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Sets for August 2017
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"August is Elbert Hubbard month; we have the 15-volume set, Little
Journeys, 1928, in excellent condition for $45 as well as Slang,
Philosophy and Scrapbook. Other new arrivals include
the six-volume set The Complete Works of Robert Burns, Gebbie 1905,
in very good condition for $90, The Writings of Oscar Wilde, seven
volumes from a larger set, number 28 of 250, 1907, illustrated,
beautiful embossed cover, mixed condition, $30. We have quite a range
of older individual volumes typically pre-1940 novels selected for
their content and decorative qualities. More sets will be found in
their subject areas such as History in aisle 11 and Fiction
in aisle 15 with even more sets are in the Bargain Room.
"Don't forget, a set only counts as one book when you are buying
within the 12-book limit." -Nigel Jones
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Self Help for August
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“We have 3 copies of The Upside of Stress, 2016, by
McGonigal! Also featured, is TA Today, Stewart and Joines,
that presents an updated explanation of Transaction Analysis, a
classic model of looking at ourselves and relationships. There also
are a number of books by Esther and Jerry Hicks, including Money and
the Law of Attraction; they give great tools for getting through
stuck places in your life and manifesting more of what you want. Their
books are on the Inspiration shelf along with some colorful books by
Sark, like Succulent, Wild Love - 6 powerful habits for feeling more
Love! A book I found very helpful is the best seller, Boundaries,
Cloud and Townsend. As always, great prices, great selection. Come
early and browse!" -Marnie Shuey
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Philosophy for August 2017
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"In August we have a bumper crop of philosophy with three shelves of
new arrivals including Philosophy 101 by Rosen, The Stuff
of Thought by Pinker, Consciousness by Zuman, Evil and
the Demonic by Oppenheimer, Get a Grip on Philosophy by Turnbull,
Postmodernism by Jameson and New Philosophy by De Landan.
Don’t forget the Bargain Room: there was not enough shelf space
in the Main Room for all the books received and there are excellent
books to be found there as well." -Nigel Jones
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Historical Fiction
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"Do you love history but find it hard to slog through non-fiction
history books? Then perhaps Historical Fiction is the solution for
you. This month we have an especially large collection of books about
World War II, many that we have not had before. Our selection of
books about China is also excellent this month. Do you like adventure
or thrillers of an historical bent? We have lots to select from. Our
center display section of books has the newest historical fiction
books as well as some classics such as The Siege of Krishnapur.
This month we also have a nice four volume set of The Raj Quartet
as well as a five volume set of The Norsemen Saga in pristine
condition. As usual our section on Great Britain is extensive. We are
located in the far corner by recent fiction. Check out the section
and learn history the most enjoyable way." -Suzanne Little & Marian
Urman
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Humor for August 2017
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"New arrivals in August include seven different varieties of the New
Yorker cartoons, the very topical Yuge by Trudeau on you
know who, All About Ken Kesey by Ed McClanahan, Modern Romance by
Aziz Ansari, and Funny by Judd Apatow. Other authors include
Stephen Fry, Howard Stern, Richard Zacks, and Amy and David Sedaris.
The oddest books of the month are a whiskey bottle shaped book called
A Guy Goes into a Bar and TTYL by Myracle, a sort of play.
"Make sure to check out the Bargain Room for Humor and look
through the large collection of books and cartoons." -Nigel Jones
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Classics & Modern Literature
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"14 volumes of a set of Rudyard Kipling's works published 1917, on
bottom shelf Classics side, selling individually at $2.00 each.
Novels by Frank Stockton, (1834-1902) American, reduced from last
month, now each $1.00. Novels by Charles Dickens: Published by John
Wurtele Lovell, NY. No Date, c1890, sold separately for $1.00 each.
An incomplete set of Rudyard Kipling's works: Charles Scribner &
Sons, NY, 1913, good condition, sold separately for $2.00."
-Laverne Bornschlegel
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Teen Reviews by Tristan Wang
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Life of Pi by Yann Martel
After the sinking of a cargo ship, sixteen-year-old Piscine "Pi" Patel
finds himself adrift in the Pacific, being the only survivor aside
from Richard Parker, a full-grown Royal Bengal tiger. With humor and
profundity, he recounts his childhood struggles with spirituality and
practicality as he charts a determined course to survive the
impossible.
Sabriel by Garth Nix
Something sinister is afoot in the world. In the Old Kingdom, the
Dead refuse to stay dead. Disaster seems to have befallen the only
one who can slay them, the Abhorsen, who sends an urgent word to his
daughter, Sabriel, to take his place. Growing up on the wrong side of
the Wall that separates the supernatural Old Kingdom from the
industrial Ancelstierre, Sabriel must set things right to save both
realms.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
With the Nazi occupation underway, young Marie-Laure and her locksmith
father flee Paris, taking refuge in her great-uncle’s house within the
walled citadel of St. Malo. In a German mining town, talented orphan
Werner is recruited by the brutal academy for Hitler Youth, where he
is tasked to track the French Resistance. Increasingly aware of the
human cost of his intelligence, Werner finds himself in Saint-Malo,
where his story and Marie-Laure’s converge.
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