Literary December

December is Read a New Book Month
December 6^th Encyclopedia Britannica published.

December 3rd, 4th Holiday Book and Bake Sale, Auditorium RPL

other dates of note:
December 6^th Sinterklaus
December 21^st Winter Solstice
December 25^th Christmas

When I discovered libraries, it was like having Christmas every day. Jean Fritz.I do love secondhand books that open to the page some previous owner read oftenest. Helen Hanff

Books are the carriers of civilization. Without books, history is silent, literature dumb, science crippled, thought and speculation at a standstill. Barbara W Tuchman


On December 6^th in 1768 that the first edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica was published. It's the oldest English-language encyclopedia still in print. It was co-founded by two Scottish men: the printer and bookseller Colin Macfarquhar, and the engraver Andrew Bell. The first edition was titled "Encyclopadia Britannica, or, A dictionary of arts and sciences, compiled upon a new plan." They were inspired to produce an encyclopedia in the spirit of the Scottish Enlightenment, to celebrate scientific and intellectual ideas. Scotland was one of the most literate nations in Europe, with a literacy rate of about 75 percent.
When Macfarquhar died, Andrew Bell took over the entire operation. Bell was quite the character in Edinburgh. He was less than five feet tall, but he proudly rode the tallest horse in the city, which he had to mount and dismount with a ladder, while people cheered for him. And he had an enormous nose, and sometimes when people stared at it, he would pull out his even-larger papier-mache nose, and put it on.
Bell illustrated 160 plates for the first edition of the Britannica, including illustrations of female pelvises and fetuses for the "Midwifery" entry, which shocked King George III so much that he demanded they be ripped out of every copy of the encyclopedia.
Today, the Encyclopedia Britannica employs 100 full-time editors and more than 4,000 contributors.

Silent Auction - Holiday Sale

A wonderful new addition to our REPURPOSING books! This unique table lamp will be available as a SILENT AUCTION Item at our Holiday Book and Bake Sale on December 3,4th (Saturday and Sunday) in the Library auditorium. Bidding will start at $50. It is a perfect bedside reading lamp! It would make a GREAT GIFT in this holiday season.  All proceeds benefit the library, and it is a donation for those end of the year taxes!

2011 Friends' Booksales

2011 Dates for the Friends of the Library

Book Sales

RPL Auditorium

Friends' members get into the first day of each sale 1/2 hour earlier than the public. Become a member today and get in early. Friends' members also get 20% off in the Friends' Bookstore.

February

Winterfest     

Monday, February 7   

Friends 10:30 a.m.

Public  11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

                        

Tuesday, February 8      

10:00 a.m. -  3:00 p.m.

This sale raised nearly $2,000. These funds will go towards our goal of purchasing the much needed self-check machines for the library.

                                                          

April

Saturday,  April 2       

Friends 1:30 p.m.

Public   2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, April  3        

1:30 p.m.  -  4:00 p.m.

June

Rochesterfest  

Wednesday, June 22          

Friends  9:00 a.m.

Public     9:30 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.

                      

Thursday,  June 23   

9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

                      

October

Fall Sale  

Saturday October 15     

Friends 9:00 a.m.

Public 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

                      

Sunday October 16         

1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

December

Holiday Gift Book and Bake Sale

Sunday, Dec 4  

Friends 1:00

Public    1:30 – 4:00 p.m.

Second Saturday Sale

Due to the inclement snowy weather last weekend, we closed the bookstore. Do not despair! We moved the Book Sale to THIS next Saturday December 18th so you can still find the perfect book gift!
We have a wonderful selection of Gift Quality Books for our Second Saturday Sale,  in the Friends' Bookstore and Library Foyer. Join Paige Turner in selecting a great holiday read! I will soon be posting my annual reading list, with recommendations, so check this space!

Second Saturday Sale

We have a wonderful selection of Gift Quality Books for our Second Saturday Sale, December 11th in the Friends Bookstore and Library Foyer.  Join Paige Turner in selecting a great holiday read!

Holiday BOOK AND BAKE SALE

Don't miss our annual holiday book and bake sale!
Sunday afternoon December 5th in the Auditorium of the Rochester Public Library.
There are amazing gift quality books at very reasonable prices, some specifically for the holidays plus other new fiction and nonfiction.

Don't forget, we always have a wide selection of Christmas cookies and baked goods! These are best sellers and disappear fast! Come early for a good assortment! I know some people who come and get their holiday cookies and don't bake for the rest of the month!

Remember, eliminate regifting! Buy and book and then buy a bottle of library wine at Andy's Liquor Crossroads!