WHEATON-GLEN ELLYN BRANCH
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Used Book Sale The Wheaton-Glen Ellyn Branch’s main
fundraiser is the annual AAUW Used
Book Sale. Each year, the sale runs for four days in May at the
Glen Ellyn Civic Center. We sell more than 30,000 volumes to the
community and visitors from surrounding states. 50th Annual
AAUW Used Book Sale May 11-14, 2011 535 Duane
St., Glen Ellyn Wednesday
- Opening Night* - 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm Saturday
-- Books by the Bag! ($10 per Bag) * There is a
$10.00 Opening Night entry fee for adults (children |
Donate Used Books to AAUW! Click here for
“Donate Books” Flyer. Pass out the
flyer to your neighbors. Drop flyers
at garage sales or estate sales. Post flyers
on local bulletin boards. |
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General
Book Donation Guidelines: We accept all books, including audiobooks. We do not take magazines, textbooks,
Readers Digest Condensed books or encyclopedias. We especially love to receive collectible books. These
are not just “old” books but can be books on special topics, books
with collectible pictures, first editions with pristine dust jackets, unique
children’s books in excellent condition, art books and other “coffee-table”
books. So, please consider donating
one of your treasured volumes. We promise to value it, to find a good
home for it, and to use the proceeds from your rare and special book to
support education for some lucky woman. “Curios and collectibles” are a special category. We always welcome that amazing book that is
too special to give away without finding just the right owner. Our
appraiser helps us evaluate such books so don’t fear that their value
will be overlooked. We will find the
right place for them. Moving along a
rare book, a scarce book, a book of considerable worth, is an act of
recycling with a cultural value. -- Curio Chair, Ewa Bacon, June
2010 You can help us out by being on
the lookout for such treasures—at home, among friends and family, and
even at estate sales where they may be hidden. If you have books to donate or have any questions, please email Judy Sims
or call her at 630/790-1093. Book donations may be made at any time throughout the year by
taking them to one of the following locations during business hours.
Call the individual realtors for their business hours. Wheaton Glen
Ellyn ReMax Suburban Realtors ReMax Suburban Realtors 1417 N. Main St. 441
Taft Ave. 630/653-1900 630/790-1776 |
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Members find that working on the Used Book
Sale is a great way to meet people while contributing to AAUW, the nation's oldest and
largest source of scholarship funding for women. Volunteers Needed:
We need volunteers throughout the year to pick up books from the drop
off locations and to sort books in the storage area on Thursday afternoons,
from 1:00-4:00 PM (when scheduled).
For information about sorting, email Jan Radil. To volunteer for book pick ups, email Judy
Sims. Two days before the sale we move the books
from the locker to the Civic Center.
At the Civic Center, we need help opening the boxes and displaying the
books on tables. Volunteers are requested
to sign up for one or more 3-hour shifts on the Two and a half days prior to
the sale. No heavy lifting for our
members – we hire movers for that!
To find out how you can help with the Used Book Sale, email Jan Radil. |
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