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. Click here
for “Neighborhood” Flyer. 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 or
call one of our Branch member pick-up chairs: Maryann
Oblak Tel. 630/858-1830 (just click on her name to send an e-mail) Susan Flater Tel. 630/858-7307
(just click on her name to send an e-mail) 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 Maryann
Oblak or Susan Flater. 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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