It's book sale/bake sale collection time

zucca

Apr 12, 2015 at 2:42pm Edited

This is super-advance notice, but given that everyone seems to be in spring-cleaning mode, I thought I'd put the ask out early for children's-book donations for our annual Kids v Cancer book sale/bake sale fundraiser, which will take place in our front yard on May 30, 9am-1pm.

If you are clearing shelves and have any children's books (board books through young adult) to spare, please consider donating them. I am happy to pick up from you, or you can leave them on my porch (38 Plymouth Avenue in Maplewood) any time, any weather. All books remaining from our sale are offered first to the inimitable @kidlit, for her literacy efforts in Orange, and then to local library sales.

pdg

Apr 12, 2015 at 4:59pm

When shall I bring our boxes full over!?

zucca

Apr 12, 2015 at 5:33pm

I think we should schedule that coffee or lunch we've been talking about and we can even make a car-to-car transfer!

My daughter did a brutal edit of her shelves; we'll see if I can get my son to do the same, but I'm not optimistic. He's way more sentimental.

j_r

Apr 12, 2015 at 5:54pm

This is a big step, in a family that never gives away books. But I figure that our paperbacks are not going to make it another 10 or 15 years, and if I ever have the honor of grandchildren, it would be my enormous pleasure to give new books -- many of which haven't even been written yet.

So I'll drop off soon.

zucca

Apr 12, 2015 at 6:26pm

Thank you, @j_r! If you saw my shelves, you'd see that I can't fault anyone for holding on to books, so thank you for whatever you come up with.

carolanne

Apr 16, 2015 at 8:32am

I may have several boxes for you!

sac

Apr 16, 2015 at 9:26am

I will check to see if we still have some.

zucca

Apr 17, 2015 at 2:25am

Thanks!

pdg

Apr 21, 2015 at 10:34am

I just loaded several boxes of books into my car, to move to your car next time I see you.

I'm determined not to miss this great opportunity to clear the kids' shelves, like I did last year!

cody

Apr 21, 2015 at 10:49am

Will start looking through our books.

zucca

Apr 22, 2015 at 11:15am

Thanks, @pdg. The books are awesome! Our daughters are leading parallel lives--looks like they were ready to give up many of the same books at the same time. There's easily a summer's worth of escapism for several middle-school girls here now!

annesimms

Apr 22, 2015 at 2:07pm

Hi - I have a name and number for a woman at Seton Hall who has a huge number of childrens books. I'll PM her info to you.

zucca

Apr 22, 2015 at 6:17pm

Awesome--thanks, @annesimms!

zucca

May 16, 2015 at 9:05am Edited

Okay! Unless I'm already expecting your books, or you already planned to bring us some, looks like we are set on books! Amazing.

We've got a super-sort going on here now and zillions of awesome books that can be yours, two weeks from today, for the low, low price of 25 cents apiece. There are so many gorgeous books here. Can't wait to share them. . . .

I forget--is there any way to edit the subject of a thread now? I'd love to take the word "collection" out.

LL_

May 16, 2015 at 9:33am Edited

NCJ

zucca said:

I forget--is there any way to edit the subject of a thread now? I'd love to take the word "collection" out.

That option isn't currently available.

See ya in two weeks

annesimms

May 16, 2015 at 1:48pm

If you missed bringing your books to zucca's most noble of book and bake sales, you can bring book donations for The Friends of the South Orange Public Library BOOK SALE. Donation days start : Wednesday June 3rd 11am-4pm and Thursday June 4th 3pm-8pm at The Baird Community Center, 5 Mead St., South Orange. (Kinds books are most welcome - as are other genres - as they are a big seller and all of our fundraising money goes to help out the South Orange library)

Book Sale : Sat. June 6th (11am-4pm) and $5 Bag Sale Sun June 7th (10am-3pm)

Want to VOLUNTEER? Email: friends at SOPL.org

www.friendsofsopl.org

jasper

May 26, 2015 at 10:02am

Ach, zucca, I never got around to bringing my books over. Mind you, I can't get my son to clean out his bookshelves, so I only had a few board books which I might just give to a colleague with a new baby. One book I'd be interested in acquiring for her (I can't part with our beloved copy) is "Goodnight, Gorilla". If you happen to have one of those, I'd love it. If you can't hold books, that's fine. I'll plan to come by on Saturday and browse.

zucca

May 26, 2015 at 7:20pm

No worries, jasper. There's always next year (maybe). Or the SOPL sale. I know I said we'd take books till the last minute, but we must have a dozen boxes of picture books alone! So great, but totally full to the gills.

I feel like maybe I saw a copy of that book, but I'm not sure. Such a good one. If I come across it (too tired to check right now), I'll put it aside and let you know.