Red Cross Book Sale
By Val
@valmnz (17095)
New Zealand
May 28, 2016 12:08am CST
Every year our local Red Cross holds a gigantic book sale to raise funds. The event runs over three days and is extremely popular with the community. All books are donated and the event is manned by volunteers. It's the most well organised second-hand book sale I've ever been to.
This year's sale started Friday and today, Saturday, my friend and I ambled along after lunch. After an hour or so of browsing I came home with three books, all autobiographies or memoirs. Two of them are New Zealand people and the third is a Dawn French book, which I imagine will be fun to read.
Tomorrow morning my husband and I will return to the sale and spend another hour or so there. It's a great place to stock up on reading material, at the same time making a donation to a good cause.
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@allen0187 (59830)
• Philippines
28 May 16
Sounds like my type of place to go to! I could spend hours and hours rummaging through a book sale. Something of a confession, when I'm sad, I like to think things through in a book store.
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@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 May 16
i notice some people here go to bookstores to talk on their cellphone while pacing and pausing through the aisles.
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@valmnz (17095)
• New Zealand
28 May 16
@hereandthere that could be quite annoying for customers and staff
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 May 16
With the advent of technology, it's good that there are still people like you who relish reading real books.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 May 16
@valmnz That's very nice! We used to read whole books when I was in my elementary and high school years. After reading a whole book, we were required to make a written summary and do an oral report in class. I guess that helped much in having some mastery of the English language.
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@toniganzon (77209)
• Philippines
28 May 16
I could spend Hours and hours at a book sale without minding the time.
You are doing a good deed.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
28 May 16
As you said,such sales are really good.You can browse so many books and buy some for a good cause.I have heard of Dawn French(actress.). Looking forward to knowing which books you bought on your second visit.
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@silvermist (19701)
• India
31 May 16
@valmnz looking forward to a post after your return.
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@ElizabethWallace (12069)
• United States
28 May 16
This is a great idea. It wouldn't work where I live though, since local libraries sell donated books and use the funds to buy new books for the library. Have fun at the sale.
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@celticeagle (189881)
• Boise, Idaho
28 May 16
It sure is a good cause. I saw on the news where donations of blood are way down and this is a hard time of year for it.
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@celticeagle (189881)
• Boise, Idaho
28 May 16
@valmnz ....Yes, but the country needs the blood. Wish I could give it.
@hereandthere (45628)
• Philippines
28 May 16
did you donate your books, too?
i like autobiographies and memoirs, too, over fiction.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
28 May 16
I love these sorts of books sales and it is also a good cause. I have lots of books I will be donating to charity soon.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
28 May 16
@valmnz I don't think I have ever gone to a book sale and not found something. I have a weakness for cookbooks!!
@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
28 May 16
And they say books are out of style....
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@BlissfullySilent (476)
• India
28 May 16
wish i could be there! i love books...
books are my constant companion!!
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@xstitcher (39036)
• Petaluma, California
9 Jul 17
Aw...I like the bear in your photo. 
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@trivia79 (7827)
• El Segundo, California
29 May 16
wow! great! books! i wish there is also an event like that here in the philippines.
