Unusual & Special Books Stewardship Team

Summer Activities

Offered over 100 items at RochesterFest sale table in RPL lobby; sold ~$700 worth 

            

 Highlights of the Rochesterfest Sale:

• Tomie diPaola child's book in unknown language [turned out to be Japanese]
•  Handmade Chinese scrapbook
• Little Black Sambo  (1972)
• Very old autograph book              
• Very large & heavy art books
• Wanda Gag's “Three Gay Tales from Grimm” 
• Leftovers redirected to the
  bookstore (collectible shelves and general stock)
  display case (>$100 sold from there)
  to-be-listed-on-Amazon queue
  U&S storage cabinets for future displays/sales

Sold two collectible children's books on Amazon.com:

• Broom Closet Family   ($35)
• How the Mole Got His Pockets   ($150)

Listed old calendars for sale on Amazon.com

Installed Little Books display in glass case

Forwarded “Marriage License Bonds of Accomack County, Virginia from 1774-1806” to the Clerk of Court

  in Accomac, VA

Researched/evaluated/priced/dispensed several hundred books

Rochesterfest BOOKSALE

The last few hours of our huge booksale will take place today. Stop in for amazing deals on some great summer reading!

A wise man will select his books, for he would not wish to class them all under the sacred name of friends. Some can be accepted only as acquaintances. The best books of all kind can be taken to the heart and cherished as his most precious possession. John Alfred Langford (1823-1903)

Rochesterfest Booksale - last few hours!

LAST DAY FOR THE FRIENDS BOOKSALE!! Get your summer reads!!!
We had a great day yesterday with over $2500 (by donation), so help us achieve more funding for the library! Good books are still left, in all categories (travel, mysteries, paperbacks, hardcovers, children's, etc etc etc). There are also FREE Library discards!

Rochesterfest - Special and Unusual Books!

There will be a great collection of some Unusual and Special Books at the Rochesterfest Friends Book Sale!

They have limited hours 10:00 - 2:00 pm on Wednesday and Thursday, June 22 & 23, so be sure to drop in when they are available.

 Presented on Christmas 1881 to Miss Jennie Boyle of Decatur, Michigan, it contains 45 autographs ["May your name be found on the 'page white and fair'."] as well as almost 20 stunningly unused floral-decorated pages.

Rochesterfest Book Sale

Our  huge two-day sale featuring tens of thousands of books is held during Rochesterfest in the Library auditorium. This is a perfect chance to find ALL your summer beach reads!

Wednesday, June 22  Book Sale
9:30am - 8:00pm - Auditorium
(Friends have early entry at 9:00 am)

Unusual, Special Booksale
10:00am - 2:00pm
Thursday, June 23 Book Sale
9:30am - 7:30pm - Auditorium

Unusual, Special Booksale

10:00am - 2:00pm

Remember to stop by the Friends' Bookstore with your Rochesterfest button and receive a free book!

Rochesterfest!

The Friends of the Rochester Public Library are selling Rochesterfest 2011 buttons in the Friends' Bookstore. The buttons are $4.00 each and are worth it! Check out these deals. Once again we will be offering a free book to all button wearers from our special sales cart.

Rochesterfest BOOKSALE

LAST FEW HOURS FOR THE BOOKSALE!!We had a great day yesterday with over $2500 (by donation), so help us achieve more funding for the library, while you get your summer reads! Good books still left, in all categories (travel, mysteries, paperbacks, hardcovers, children's, etc etc etc) There are also FREE Library discards!

Unusual & Special book sale

This is a great way to view what was for sale at the Unusual and special booksale part of Rochesterfest that was held today. And the music is charming! The books that didn't sell will be available in the Friends' Bookstore, or online. Check out their new display in the case next to the Elevator. Some wonderful books!

Rochesterfest buttons!

Don't forget your free book when you visit the store with a rochesterfest button! Don't forget to visit the Bookstore after the Auditorium Book Sale!

Friends' Membership, Booksales

Now is an excellent time to become a Friend of the Rochester Public Library! Your membership will give you a 20% discount on (nearly) every book in the Friends' Bookstore. BUT more importantly, it will get you EARLY admission to the Rochesterfest BOOKSALE starting WEDNESDAY June 23rd.
New Arrivals in time for mega book sale!

Summer Reading - Summer FUN begins at Rochesterfest

Today is the Summer Solstice! (latin sol - sun, stitium - to stand still) (time (and sun) seems to stand still/pause, before heading back/joining the two ends of the year together).
There are many literary references to this day from Shakespeare (A midsummer's night dream) to Sir Walter Scott (The eve of St John, ballad poem of the Lady of Smailholm Tower, Kelso) as well as JRR Tolkein's Lord of the Rings (Aragorn and Arwen wed in Minas Tirith on midsummer's day).
Generally celebrated with bonfires, feasting and merrymaking - certain elements of the Rochesterfest and our booksale! Come join us this week during our book sale, in our Bookstore, find your summer read(s) and make merry!

Summer Reads: Rochesterfest!

Summer Reads
When did the commercial notion of "summer reading" first appear from publishers, bookstores, writers and readers? American families with little more than modest incomes didn’t have much leisure time to enjoy a weekend or a week even, until the 1960s. Many people read throughout their lives, during the evenings. But the anticipation of a few leisurely summer days gives hardworkers/ readers a destination and goal. I always stockpile new books as well as books recommended by others for summer reads. Ok, I always have a pile of books that I want to read! But knowing that many authors will be having their big debuts/sales in the autumn, summer is a time to read for pleasure – anything that takes your fancy. Classics, mysteries, fiction, history, historical thrillers, period pieces, out of print novels, those yard sale delights that you couldn’t resist for 50cents. To say nothing of reading through that stack you collected over winter, kept warm by looking forward to those unbroken stretches of sultry summer sunshine.
The FRIENDS BOOK SALE during Rochesterfest is the perfect time to gather up reading material, so those summer days as well as winter nights!

Unusual & Special book sale

Rochesterfest

Rochesterfest Book Sale

A huge two-day sale featuring tens of thousands of books is held during Rochesterfest in the library auditorium.

Wednesday, June 23
Book Sale
9:30am - 8:00pm - Auditorium

Unusual, Special Booksale
9:30am - 3:00pm - Library entryway near the mural

Thursday, June 24 Book Sale
9:30am - 3:00pm - Auditorium

Remember to stop by the Friends' Bookstore with your Rochesterfest button and receive a free book!

Rochesterfest BookSale

Rochesterfest, Amuzing Race, Library Foundation

AMUZING RACE
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Rochesterfest Event

Competitors are being sought for the Rochester Public Library Foundation's 4th annual Amuzing Race, being held on Saturday, June 19, 2010.

The Amuzing Race is designed to mimic the popular television show – The Amazing Race (Sunday evenings on CBS). Teams of 2-4 individuals work together to solve clues to reach destinations or "legs". At each leg, they receive new clues; some legs involve completing a task or a cooperative challenge.

The Race will begin with check-in at the Rochester Public Library at 7:30 AM, and orientation at 8:15 AM. The Race itself will begin promptly at 8:30 AM. Teams will compete for 3-4 hours in a series of exciting and challenging legs around the Rochester area.

Proceeds from the Race will be used to help fund the library’s online homework assistance program.

Check out the Library website, link onto the Foundation page and receive more information and updates!