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

Unusual & Special Books Stewardship

WHAT is the Unusual & Special Books Stewardship Team?

Books that are donated to the library are generally sorted as:

            Possible additions to the Library collection

            Suitable for sale in the Friends Bookstore

            Of minimal value and set aside for a forthcoming garage sale.

But some special books are referred by sorters to Friends members who list them on web sites for sale to a vendor or online buyer.  These books may be specialized by their subject content, age, author, or binding; some are rare or collectible.  If offered through an online book selling service that reaches an international viewership, these books can bring the Friends a much higher price than could be charged in the Bookstore. 

With a sense of stewardship, the Friends also wish to preserve books and information by making

it available to collectors, scholars, students, organizations, and individuals who value their purchases and continue to make use of them.

WHO Are the Unusual & Special Books Stewardship Team?

Many Friends  may not realize that we (U&S) aren't just about selling books online; our activities include:

• Research, evaluate donated books and direct them to appropriate channel
•  Stock, display, and maintain Collectible shelves in Bookstore
• Maintain selling presence at FOL RochesterFest activities: 
• Silent Auction (2001-2006) and sale tables in Lobby
• Sell at occasional other Friends sales
• Display and sell books from the created-for-us glass cabinet in RPL Lobby
• Select and donate books for other RPL-related events: 
  Wit-Wisdom-Wine, Plummer House, Assisi Poets, etc
  Sell books online (mostly on Amazon)