CUBBERLEY
USED BOOK SALES
Saturday September 14
Ephemera 8am - 3:30pm
Bargain Room 9:30am - 4pm
Children's Room 10am - 4pm
Main Room Sale 11am - 4pm
Tent & Art Sales 9am - 4pm
*WEATHER PERMITTING*
Sunday September 15
All Rooms 11am - 4pm
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FEATURED IN SEPTEMBER
Children's Room / Teaching Tools
Military History
Classics / Literature
High Value
Politics
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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 in September and October
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The next closing that is on the event calendar as of this writing
is Thanksgiving.
You can find out about closings and other Palo Alto Library events
on the Library's event calendar.
Check it out, it has filters that let you select a date range, library
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Donations...donations...donations....
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To the very generous people who donate books - and more -
And to people who are thinking of doing so:
YOU ARE THE LIFELINE OF FOPAL and you have our unending thanks:
we wouldn't exist without you! But we have a big favor to ask:
- Starting on the Friday before our sale, please hold donations
until after our Saturday and Sunday sale days.
- Books brought in before the sale may not make it onto the
shelves that month. (If you wish to see them on display, plan
accordingly)
- No popular magazines, no National Geographic, no Gourmet, no Sunset....
FOPAL is phasing out accepting any periodicals.
Right before and during the sale, our Sorting Room (where books
arrive) is filled as high as it's safe to stack them. We don't have
room to sort - let alone store new donations. We make these
requests in the interest of efficiency and the safety of our loyal
volunteers. We are anxious never to turn away donations and will
work to accommodate your travel and schedules.
Regular donation times are Monday through Saturday, 2 to 4 pm.
If these hours won't work for you, volunteers are often available
at other times to welcome you; please call us at 650-213-8755 to
be sure someone will be there.
We can also schedule local pick-ups if you are unable to bring your
donation to the Main Book Room (Marty's Room). Call 650-308-4933
and leave a message for our pick-up team.
Your treasures are our treasures AND ALL BENEFIT THE PALO ALTO
LIBRARY. AGAIN, OUR WARMEST THANKS TO 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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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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Monday "Free Night" Book Giveaway
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From 6-8 pm on the Monday night after each monthly sale, everyone --
you don't have to be a non-profit or a FOPAL volunteer -- may come and
take away from the Bargain Room/H2 any amount of books and
media. Be sure to pass along to all and as a reminder, bring your own
bags and boxes.
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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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What's special for September
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Donations were especially strong since the last sale, creating
back-stock from August and as a result, many section managers have
already priced books for the October sale! This is especially true
for the Military History section. Military History
section manager Marlene Strauss has amassed and displayed two full
bays of new books donated from a collector of World War I & World
War II titles! Look for this special selection to your right as you
enter the Main Room. The Children's Room shelves are sagging under
the weight of all the books as well! This means a great selection for
buyers; this September will be a super sizzling sale. For all the
teachers out there, check out a substantial donation of teaching tool
activity items recently donated from the Palo Alto Libraries most are
new/never used!
For the upcoming September Sale, look for multiple treasures in our
Classic Literature section. Many of these titles had been
priced and held back in FOPAL back-stock storage for a sale this
month. Also, this month it's a great time to keep in touch with
political current affairs by choosing a read from our Political
Science section. Look for the best works of political theory,
comparative politics, international relations, public law, and
political biographies and memoirs. FOPAL's new-ish section in the
Main Room, High Value is located at the end of aisle 13
and continues to offer uniquely valuable books, sets, and other items.
Look for a featured variety of High Value temptations each
month uncovered in FOPAL's Annex storage rooms by FOPAL's past
President Nigel Jones.
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Children's Room
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"This month we are bursting with books--and games, toys, DVDs, etc.
In School-Age Fiction you'll find all the usual suspects (Junie B
Jones, Captain Underpants, Magic Tree House); every book in the
Harry Potter series; lots of other fantasy series (Rick Riordan,
Erin Hunter); and sports-themed series including books by Kobe
Bryant for young basketball hopefuls. Be sure to check out the
popular authors on our mobile Fiction shelves.
"In Religion we have a good selection of books for the High
Holidays. Our Giftables displays rival any local bookstore, but at
bargain prices. In Activities there are Legos by the pound and an
electric Lego train set; many brand-new Lakeshore Learning kits; books
with ideas for science fair projects; math workbooks and math
competition preparation books; games galore; and shelves stuffed with
stuffed animals. For Disney collectors we offer a full box of Pluto
memorabilia, including a Pluto telephone!" -Carolyn Davidson
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Vintage Children's Books
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"Girls' empowerment might seem like a very 21st century thing, but the
1930s to 1960s girl-centric series featuring Kay Tracey, the Dana
Girls, Trixie Belden, Judy Bolton, Nancy Drew and Cherry Ames would
lead you to think otherwise. You can find some of their stories in the
Girls, Girls, Girls section of Vintage Children's Books this month.
Also highlighted are Old Mother West Wind books written by Thornton
Burgess where you can meet many of his characters like Peter Rabbit,
Jimmy Skunk, Sammy Jay and other forest friends. Younger kids can
browse a Tintin pop-up book, the Caldecott award winner Chanticleer
the Fox and many volumes of Mother Goose.
"Also this month, buyers of both older and younger children's vintage
books get first crack at some prime books that would normally be
listed for sale on eBay or Amazon. Averaging in price around $20,
these special volumes might just pique your interest, including a
six-volume YA set of the Dragonlance Chronicles (like new!), Snoopy
and the Red Baron, and a couple of first editions, among others. Of
special interest might also be a 10-volume leather-bound Master
Library (1927) of Bible stories. We're hoping to make this special
"eBay section" a regular feature of our monthly sales but if you see
something you like, buy it! Unlike other books, these eBay selections
will be on the shelf for one sale only and if not bought, will then be
listed for sale to the general public on eBay." -Lisa Heitman
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Teen Recommendations by Jeff Wang
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The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold (Vorkosigan Saga)
As he graduated from the imperial service academy of Barrayar, Miles
desperately hoped to get ship duty, the most prestigious position that
everyone sought: but instead, the talented Miles was assigned to be a
weatherman. At an arctic infantry base. On an island in the middle of
nowhere. The reason? He was deemed unable to follow orders, and so was
sent there to learn how to respect his superiors, and only then could
he receive the position he so desperately wanted. Needless to say,
Miles was not pleased by his situation, which was only worsened when
he arrived at his base and accidentally offended his superior, General
Stanis Metzov. As time passed, Miles adapted to his new environment,
and all seemed well: until one incident where Miles has to choose
between risking lives by following the orders of his superior, or
instead refuse the orders and give up all his chances of advancing his
military career. Which choice will Miles choose?
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
One of the greatest pieces of American Literature ever written, The
Great Gatsby takes place on long Island during the "roaring
twenties", a period of great economic prosperity, and with the recent
victory in WWI, a vision of hope for the future. The story is written
from the perspective of Nick Caraway, a bond salesman who recently
moved to the village of West Egg on Long Island in New York, and is
the cousin of the extremely rich Daisy Buchanan living in the village
of East Egg with her husband, Tom Buchanan. Nick lives right next door
to the mansion of Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire who throws lavish
parties, attracting the attention of all. When Nick goes to one of his
parties, he soon finds out that Gatsby has long been in love with
Daisy, ever since before the war, and is now attempting to win her
back. What will happen next is some of the most tragic events in
American classical literature....
1984 by George Orwell
In the year 1984, a shadow of totalitarianism looms over the world.
In the country of Oceania, there is one and final authority: IngSoc,
the one and only party of the government. In the capital city of
Airstrip One, formerly known as London, everyone is under constant
surveillance, with giant telescreens placed everywhere that can listen
and watch every action taken. With this much monitoring, any
resistance to the government will prove ultimately futile, and are
quickly eliminated when discovered. But IngSoc is not satisfied with
just that, and takes their tyrannical rule to the extreme: anything
that may go against the party, even thoughts, is outlawed. If one is
suspected to have commited "thoughtcrime", they would be quickly
"unpersoned": not just killed, but completely erased from existence--
every record and proof of them ever existing is destroyed, and any
mention of them by someone else is now also a thoughtcrime. For this
to happen effectively, everyone in Oceania practices "doublethink", a
form of cognitive dissonance where they simultaneously hold
contradictory views, and is able to believe both of them. Winston
Smith lives in Airstrip One, and works at a government ministry that
falsify documents and records, and destroy real ones to match the
official narrative. Because of the nature of his work, he begins to
doubt the Party's control on the truth, and with this very notion, he
has already doomed himself....
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High Value Books and Collectibles
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"FOPAL sells its highest value books online but we now have selected
high value books at our monthly sales to give our patrons an
opportunity to buy them, as well as rarities and unusual collectibles.
"This month's new arrivals are two classics of Western Americana, The
Story of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 5 volumes,
1921, unmarked for $175; and Jewel City, Art From San Francisco's
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, as new, $50. Additionally,
we have Baudelaire's Flowers of Evil (Fleurs du Mal)
with an excellent cover and illustrations, #229 of a set of 1,499,
1947 for $16.
"Also available: The Correspondence of Burke, 4 volumes, 1844,
$115; in good condition, Works of Theodore Roosevelt, 1925, 20
volumes, $160 and The Lives of the Saints, 15 volumes, 1872,
$250." -Nigel Jones
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Russian Language
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"Due to a generous large donation of really nice condition books this
month, the whole section has been refreshed." -Edwin El-Kareh
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Sheet Music
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"Some not so common books on drumming, bass, vocal and scores have
shown up this month, plenty of the usual instruments also." -Edwin
El-Kareh
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Science
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"Continued larger than normal selection of geology books. Lots of new
math books, and the usual remaining subjects have the shelves stuffed
and groaning." -Edwin El-Kareh
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Music
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"Visit the Music section for books on a wide variety of musical
topics in the genres of classical, rock, jazz, opera, American music,
and dance.
"New this month - Willie Nelson - An Epic Life; What's That
Sound?: An Introduction to Rock and Its History; All the Songs:
The Story Behind Every Beatles Release; Big Bangs: The Story of
Five Discoveries that Changed Musical History; Tango Lessons: A
Memoir; The Bakersfield Sound: How a Generation of Displaced
Okies Revolutionized American Music; Leonard Cohen Old Ideas
Tour 2012.
"Also browse our wide selection of sheet music neatly sorted by
instruments including violin, piano, trumpet and guitar."
-Charlotte Epstein
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Judaica
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"Browse the Judaica section for books on the Jewish religion
including editions of the Torah, Kabbalah, Jewish history, the
Holocaust, memoirs, Israel, Jewish Women, the Jewish American
Experience and other related subjects.
"New this month - The Plot: The Secret Story of The Protocols of
the Elders of Zion; Surviving Hitler: The Unlikely True Story
of an SS Soldier and a Jewish Woman; Claiming My Place: Coming
of Age in the Shadow of the Holocaust; Jerusalem : Holy
Business as Usual; Shtetl: The Life and Death of a Small Town
and the World of Polish Jews; The Heebie-Jeebies at CBGB's:
A Secret History of Jewish Punk.
"Most fiction with Jewish themes will be found in Modern Literature,
Classics, or Current Fiction. Books entirely in
Hebrew are shelved in the European Languages section."
-Charlotte Epstein
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Humor
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"New additions for September include: Doonesbury, The Weed Whisperer;
Dante for Fun - HELL; Napoli, Sarcasm; You Can't Spell
Truth Without Ruth; Baxter's A Blizzard of Tweed; succinct great
books as in Twittterature, and the dark and disturbing Dawn of the
Bunny Suicides.
"Also, we have six books by Wodehouse including for the first time the
fascinating book Wodehouse at War, an apologia for his very
ill advised Berlin broadcasts.
"As ever in the Bargain Room there is an excellent selection of
additional humor and cartoon books." -Nigel Jones
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Philosophy
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"New additions for September include: Harris, Civilization and its
Enemies; Brooks, The Second Mountain; Chalmers,
Conscious Mind; Tart, Open Mind; Frazer, Voices of
Time, the entertaining 30 Second Philosophies, Loewer,
and for the first time an unusual picture book, The Good European -
Nietzsche's Worksites. Both in our Main Room and Bargain
Room you will find an assortment of books on Utopias and Utopian
thought." -Nigel Jones
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Computers
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"The Computer Section has new subject labels that are easier to
read. The idea is that you can scan a few, no more than 30, titles in
your subject area of interest and maybe find a gem! Speaking of gems,
this month, modestly hiding among 'Comp. Sci. & Algorithms' books, is
an unsung classic, Jon Bentley's Programming Pearls. Will you
be the one to buy it?" -David Cortesi
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Religion
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"Look for these nice Oxford tomes: The Oxford History of Christian
Worship, The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha,
The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, The New
Oxford Annotated Bible.
"Then go to From the Psalms to the Cloud, Connecting to the Digital
Dge, Almaas' The Inner Journey Home; several Augustine,
Nouwen, Merton works." -Nancy Cohen
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Self-Help
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"I have an ABUNDANCE of books this month with 3 shelves each for
‘Popular on Amazon’ (including a section of popular workbooks) and
‘New Arrivals.’ There are multiple copies of some popular books,
priced accordingly. Some featured books are: The Power of Time
Perception; Am I There Yet?; How to Change Your Mind; The Soul of
Discipline; Maybe You Should Talk to Someone; 365 Days with Self
Discipline; The Art of Relevance; Brainstorm. The
sub-sections of ‘Addiction’, ‘Emotions’ and ‘Happiness’ are unusually
full. There is also a good selection of CDs. If you like Thich Nhat
Hanh, as I do, you’ll find five of his books on the top shelf along
with multiple copies of books by Don Miguel Ruiz that are popular on
Amazon. Happy Browsing," -Marnie
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Sets and Antiquarian Books
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"The main new arrival in September is The Works of Balzac, La Comedie
Humaine. Published in 1896 through 1899 this The Novelists Library
Edition de Luxe with red cloth boards, set number 127 of a limited
edition of 500 numbered sets. This collection has 37 of the 40-volume
set and is $95. In terms of history we have the two-volume set Around
the World with General Grant, 1879, $40, as well as the beautifully
produced Printing with the Handpress, 1969, ex libris, $15.
"We still have a large collection of pre-1900 books and a selection
from the 1920-1950 era. Whether it's the pleasure of owning a vintage
book and reading it or appreciating the art of the book in terms of its
cover design and illustrations they are a wonderful addition to your
library.
"Don't forget, a set only counts as 1 book when you are buying within
the 12-book limit." -Nigel Jones
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