The Mayor of Gedling, wearing a mask & Chain of Office, will open charity booksale by ExLibris, the Masked Booksellers, at 11am, Apr 29th.
10th ANNUAL SECOND HAND CHARITYBOOK SALE WEEKENDS 2016
In aid of local charities:
Nottingham & Notts Refugee Forum’s Destitution Fund
&
Hayward House (caring for people at end of life, Nottingham Hospitals Charity).
Low prices, starting at 10p.
ExLibris rescues books that might otherwise be thrown away, and sells them at affordable prices to raise funds for charities and good causes. And we wear masks.
Books are donated or rescued from many sources – we have even intercepted some as they were being thrown into a skip. They are sold at stalls at events and festivals around Nottingham, but once a year the entire stock is put on sale at our home in Carlton/Gedling. They are displayed in the garden, in the front porch, in the back porch, in the garage, in the purpose-built shed, in the boot of our car, under cold frames and in a specially-bought toilet tent – anywhere that we can find.
In accordance with the principles of the Federation of Masked Booksellers, prices are kept low so that the books are available to all, and proceeds are donated to good causes. And the booksellers (all volunteers) wear masks.
To celebrate the 10th magical appearance of Gedling’s only second hand bookshop, and the fact that ExLibris has raised over £10,000 for good causes since it started, the 2016 sale will be run over a period of 10 days rather than just one weekend. The dates have also changed from September to April/May
As it’s our 10th anniversary, there will be other surprises and treats, such as free raffle entry for people who come wearing a mask.
Since the last sale, hardly a week has gone by without a quality donation. Our rescued, low-priced books include: books for children and adults; new, genre, unusual, modern and classic fiction; every non-fiction subject under the sun; local interest; books on leisure pursuits such as gardening, crafts and cookery; hardbacks and paperbacks; books that used to belong to Nottingham writer and broadcaster Ray Gosling; collectable books at much lower prices than online, and the odd really weird book that you wouldn’t believe could or should exist.
Visitors will be able to take a break from their browsing to enjoy refreshments, including drinks and yummy home-made cakes, in “Josiah’s”. Budding artists will again be encouraged to decorate the garden path with coloured chalks. And anyone who would like to, is invited to bring a tin of vegetarian food, to be donated to local food banks.
Last year’s sale raised over £2000 for charities. That represents the rescue of a lot of low-priced books. We would love to see our celebratory tenth sale raise even more. There are certainly enough books to do this!
To be opened by the Mayor of Gedling, wearing a mask.
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