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. 2012 AAUW
Used Book Sale May 9-12, 2012 535 Duane
St., Glen Ellyn Wednesday
- Opening Night* - 6:00 pm to 9:00 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! Drop books off any time during business
hours: Wheaton ReMax Suburban 1417 N. Main Street 630/653-1900 Glen Ellyn ReMax Suburban 441 Taft Avenue 630/790-1776 Call individual realtors for drop-off
availability times. OR …. Arrange a book pick up by
calling Sue Flater at 630/858-7307 or
Judy Sims (’10) at 630/858-7179. Pass out this flyer to your
neighbors. Click
here for “Neighborhood Book Donation” Flyer. Drop flyers
at garage sales or estate sales. Post flyers
on local bulletin boards. Click here for Book Sale advertising flyers |
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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: Susan Flater Tel. 630/858-7307 (just click on her name to send an e-mail) Judy Sims
(’10) Tel. 630/858-7179 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 most Thursday
afternoons, from 1:00-4:00 PM (when scheduled). For information about sorting, email Jan
Radil. To volunteer for book
pick ups, email Judy Sims
(’04). 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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