Educator & Parent Book Alert

We know you've been waiting for it, so here's the scoop on the upcoming Children, Teen, & Education (K-12) Sale!

Even better -- there are two in August -- ours and one at Pohick 

(oh come on, it's only in Burke -- worth driving!)

RESTON REGIONAL LIBRARY

Thursday, August 18 - Sunday, August 21

10-4, Th-Sat
1-4 Sunday

POHICK REGIONAL LIBRARY

Friday, August 26 - Saturday, August 27

Of course, you know that for the Reston Friends, this is a smaller sale and we like to keep it FRIENDLY.

So leave your scanner in your car and prepare to limit your purchases for the first several hours.

Cash or checks -- no credit cards (ATM on site).

And be nice. There will be children learning from your behavior!

Children/YA Sale Begins Today

Here's the view from the pre-sale trenches.  As you can see, we have quantity and quality, awaiting your purchasing pleasure!

The Childrens and Young Adults Sale begins today, Friday March 18, at 10 a.m.  Hurry in, but leave your scanner at home, please!

and here are the leprechauns who made it happen.

Thank you, Ladies!

By Popular Demand!

When we split out our Children's and Young Adults' Sale from our main sale two years ago, it was an experiment to see if we could better serve our patrons.  We were nervous -- would we get enough volunteers to set up and staff? Would we get enough donations to justify using an entire meeting room? Would people want to come to a separate sale?


Well, YOU, our PATRONS, have been amazing! Your response to this semi-annual sale has been so great that this spring, we are able to ADD a day for sales!  That's right, instead of confining the sale to the weekend, we'll be starting on Friday.


This is supposed to be a FRIENDLY, LOCAL, MINI-SALE.  Most of you know what that means -- be kind, don't be greedy.  In order to keep it a friendlier sale, we have established some guidelines that are different than the semi-annual sale.

1.  NO SCANNERS
2.  Limit on number of books per household in the first few hours on Friday.

We also have a further request. Although this is a friendlier sale for families, it doesn't mean that it's a free-for-all for the children who come with you. Please keep an eye on your children and instruct them to treat the books respectfully.  If you don't intend to purchase the book your child is handling, please leave it in a condition that someone else will be interested in doing so.


So, mark your calendars!  The Spring 2011 Childrens' & Young Adult Sale (including teacher materials) will be:

Friday, March 18

10-4

Saturday, March 19

10-4

Sunday, March 20

1-4

In the meeting rooms

at Reston Regional Library

References For You!

Our Children's and Young Adults Used Book Sale starts tomorrow, Saturday, August 21. We will have all your favorite children's book authors, plus teaching materials. And as a special bonus, we have three sets of encyclopedias available for sale.

$250             Encyclopedia Britannica    /  2007, 15th ed  /  black bindings

$150             World Book Encyclopedia    /  2007  /  ex-RRL set

$85               World Book Encyclopedia    /  2002  /  deluxe black bindings



So come to the sale at 10 a.m. Saturday. Leave your scanner at home. Note that quantities will be limited during the first few hours, so that all may shop without frenzy.

August 21-22

Saturday 10-4

Sunday 1-4

at Reston Regional Library

Children's & Young Adult Mini Sale

Don't miss it!

THIS Saturday & Sunday

August 21-22

Saturday 10-4

Sunday 1-4

at Reston Regional Library

Be there or be sad.

Children's & Young Adult Mini Sale

Once again, the Friends of Reston Regional Library will hold our popular Children's & Young Adult Mini Used Book Sale. We established this sale due to MANY requests by buyers who attended our huge semi-annual sale. They wanted something smaller and more friendly. This has proven to be just what the doctor ordered and also includes teacher materials. Because our volunteers work so hard to sort out the good stuff for this sale, we do NOT offer children's books in the Semi-Annual sales in September or April.

Because it is a smaller sale, and in order to keep it a friendlier sale, we have established some guidelines that are different than the semi-annual sale.

1.  NO SCANNERS
2.  Limit on number of books per household in the first few hours on Saturday.

We also have a further request. Although this is a friendlier sale for families, it doesn't mean that it's a free-for-all for the children who come with you. Please keep an eye on your children and instruct them to treat the books respectfully.  If you don't intend to purchase the book your child is handling, please leave it in a condition that someone else will be interested in doing so.

So mark your calendars:

Children's & Young Adult Book Sale

August 21 & 22

Reston Regional Library

Sat: 10-4

Sun: 1-4

Children's and Young Adults Sale

CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT SALE

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

Saturday, March 20

10am -4pm

Sunday, March 21

1pm - 4pm

Please Note:

1. These categories will NOT be sold at the Semi-Annual Sale in April
2. NO Scanners permitted
3. NO Backpacks or Large Bags/Boxes
4. NO Rolling Carts or Strollers
5. Quantities will be limited for the first four hours on Saturday
6. Sale will also include teacher materials, children's sets, special collectibles in showcase

Questions? E-mail us!

Photo by Darlene

Another Disney Treat

Another beautiful book the Reston Friends have available for sale at the Children's and Young Adults Sale March 20-21 is this Snow White. It is a large folio of the story, with the original Disney illustrations. The tops of some of the pages show where formerly something was attached -- perhaps a script that someone read along as the story was recorded? We have no idea, but the attachment residue does not detract and invites delicious speculation.

This book is available for viewing by contacting Pam at the library. E-mail us or call the library at 703-689-2700 and leave a message!

Ruby Tuesday for the Friends

The Friends of Reston Regional Library are participating in the Ruby Tuesday meme, featuring works by our FABULOUS and FAITHFUL photographer, Darlene S.

Here's this week's submission. If you want to see more Ruby Tuesday posts, from around the world, go visit Work of the Poet.

Scenes from our August Childrens/Young Adult Sale. This was our inaugural event -- the first time we tried splitting out these materials from the huge semi-annual sale. It was a great success and we've decided to do it this way in the future. Approximately one month before the semi-annual sale, we'll do the Childrens/Young Adult mini-sale. Watch for dates in the spring!

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