tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post2378211960035760300..comments2023-11-09T22:51:59.986-05:00Comments on Dreaming About Other Worlds: Random Thought - Library Book Sales!Aaron Poundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-2752096214204443832012-11-14T08:43:50.581-05:002012-11-14T08:43:50.581-05:00Hi. We just visited the Charlottesville library b...Hi. We just visited the Charlottesville library book sale, and it was utterly delightful. Really, though in reality it all adds up quickly, it's like getting Christmas gifts for free, the prices are so great. I feel like a little kid digging around under a Christmas tree, opening presents at will and carrying off my favorites. I have to limit myself to two or three sales each spring and fall, but they are one of the most delightful things we do. And then there are the CDs. I have found the most beautiful classical music, and the most obscure of my favorite artists. Delight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-28323352694559410972012-05-16T11:20:37.825-04:002012-05-16T11:20:37.825-04:00@redhead: The current count is actually 7,740 book...@redhead: The current count is actually 7,740 books, but that doesn't include the books I talked about in this post. Once I get those entered in, the total will go up to about 7,900, although I will likely exceed 8,000 within the next month or two.<br /><br />Most of the library sales around here have a sort of sliding scale for pricing. On the first day or two of their annual sale you buy books individuals, usually for between $0.50 and $2.00 each, but on the last day, or the last two hours of the day, or whatever, they have a bag sale where you can buy as many books as you can stuff into a bag for a fixed price of $5.00 or $10.00.Aaron Poundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11747596648152141394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3304302673132222419.post-57884389310451487552012-05-14T21:25:14.372-04:002012-05-14T21:25:14.372-04:00wow, 8,000 books? Library booksale purchaes of ove...wow, 8,000 books? Library booksale purchaes of over 80?? i am jealous! <br /><br />my numbers are about 1/10th that, as i just don't have room to put anymore books. the library closest to where I live has a "friends of library bookstore" in the basement, and I troll that place all the time, and the suburban library that's about a half hour from me does a once quarterly massive booksale that takes over the entire basement. <br /><br />I know you are allowed to bring tote bags to fill up, or purchase a paper grocery bag for a fixed price and fill it with books, but I usually limit myself to whatever i can carry in my arms. <br /><br />and yes, the best part is certainly the hunt! my favorite room is where it's just cardboard boxes full of books to be gone thru, it's a treasure hunt, and the search is part of the treasure.redheadhttp://littleredreviewer.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com