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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 11, 2005
Contact:
, Austin Public Library, (512) 974-7528
Fax: (512) 974-7442
Library Friends to Hold Monster Book Sale at NEW
location
Contact:
Kim Lindros 512-250-0105; booksales@austinlibrary.org
Jacqui Schraad, 512-474-5198 x15
What:
Monster Book Sale
Who:
Friends of the Austin Public Library
PO Box 2287
Austin, Texas 78768
www.austinlibrary.org
512-974-7551 or 512-440-1241
When:
September 10-11, 2005
9:00 to 6:00 (Sat.), 11:00 to 5:00 (Sun.)
Members-only preview sale, Friday, September 9, 5:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
- Memberships available at the door.
Where:
Friends sorting facility
1800 South Fifth Street, Austin (corner of Fifth and Mary in the former Post Office
building)
Why:
Proceeds directly benefit the Austin Public Library
How do you present a puppet show, help kids keep reading during the summer, and
get that treasured book for a couple of bucks, all at the same time?
Come to the Monster Book Sale presented by the Friends of the
Austin Public Library, Saturday and Sunday, September 10 and 11, at the new Friends
facility!
Each year, scores of book lovers and bargain hunters flock to rummage through
tens of thousands of books, videos, CDs, DVDs, record albums, and computer software being sold in this
annual fundraiser to help the Austin Public Library.
At just $1 to $2 per treasure, past sales have generated as much as $69,000 to
demonstrate the event's success. Money raised by these volunteers fills a variety of worthwhile needs for
the Library system, from funding for the Summer Reading program and Pilot Talk Time Program for New
Immigrants, to the Ruiz Branch Annual Posada, children’s book bins, and much more.
Treasure hunters who can't wait can attend a sneak preview on Friday evening
(September 9) from 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. This is a members-only event; memberships and renewals are available
at the door.
The Friends of the Austin Public Library is a nonprofit organization that
provides volunteers and financial support for the Library. The annual book sale is run entirely by
volunteers who work year-round sorting and organizing materials for the sale.
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