Puzzle Sale Finished

We TOLD you to get there early!  This was a VERY POPULAR event this year and things were mostly finished by Saturday evening!


So stay tuned for the Holiday Sale, December 1-5, when the cream of the donations will be offered as suitable holiday gifts for others.  We won't tell anyone that you got that awesome gift at a FRACTION of the price!


It will be during regular library hours in the front of the library (New Books area).  See you then!

Holiday Open House

What a wonderful time at the Reston Regional Library yesterday. Music, treats, sale books and an awesome balloon man.

The funniest thing about the afternoon was the Cub Scout Pack who had been displaced from their original meeting place and so met at RR. When the boys discovered free cookies after their meeting they were over the moon! I pity the parents who welcomed those sugar highs back home! One boy had his hands full of cookies. I asked if he'd left any on the tray and he said, "it's one for me, one for mom, one for my dad, and one for each of my three brothers." Oh my...

The balloon man was incredible. His name is Joe Oleszczuk! The kids wearing his creations throughout the library could be spotted by the variety, intensity, color and height of the creations. Many of them looked like something out of Dr. Seuss! Stay tuned for contact information for him. If you want to book him for an event, you can get in touch with him HERE.

The music was, once again this year, very lovely. Dulcimer, guitar, violin...and little dancing girls made the holiday atmosphere just perfect! Feel the Wag is the name of the band. They were short a

musician, but Bud Burwell and Scott Malyszka gave the listeners a good time anyway! Bud is a long-time Friend and owner of Reston Used Book Shop at Lake Anne.

Scott Malyszka has a site and a CD...you can check them out by clicking here.

The book sale was very successful and a good time was had by all!

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Holiday Sale Scenes

This is just a glimpse of the available books! Come see what gifts are awaiting you and yours in this wonderful selection!

The Friends' Ambassador of Cheerfulness, Mary Ann, will help you find books you didn't realize you were missing in your life! And if you need advice on helping your feline survive holiday stress, Mary Ann is the one to ask!

Vicki is our long-time faithful cashier. Meticulous and friendly, we rely on her every sale.

If Vicki is taking a break, Charly is always happy to take your money.

Don't forget Friends' merchandise -- excellent gifts that also support the library! Adult T-Shirts (XL, L, S) $10;

Youth (L, M) $8;

Mugs $5;

Mousepads $4;

Lanyards $3.

We're bundling for discount. Any two items, $1 off total purchase; Any three items, $1.50 off and Any four items, $2 off! This is too good a deal to pass up!

Come join the Staff and Friends of Reston Regional Library for a Holiday Open House on

Sunday, December 6, 1:30-3:30

Joe, the balloon sculptor will be there; music and refreshments will abound. It will be the last day of the Holiday Sale so don't miss it!

Holiday Mini Sale in Full Swing

Yesterday was the first day of the Holiday Mini Sale at Reston Regional Library. The brightly colored, high quality, low-priced books were a delightful alternative to the cold rain outside. Sales were brisk and people were cheerful.

Today the weather is supposed to be a bit less frightful, but that won't change our books -- they'll still be high-quality and low priced. Come see what we're talking about!

Today (Thursday) through Sunday, Opening through 4 p.m. each day.

On Sunday, please join us for Reston Regional Library's Holiday Open House, starting at 1:30. We'll have music, refreshments and holiday cheerfulness.

Despite the budget woes, no bah humbug for this group of dedicated staff members!

The Holiday Open House is underwritten by the Friends of Reston Regional Library. No county funds are expended in bringing the holiday spirit to our patrons!

MINI HOLIDAY SALE TOMORROW

The Friends of Reston Regional Library Mini-Holiday Used Book Sale starts tomorrow, Wednesday, at 10 a.m.

Giftable books of all types and topics as well as great merchandise for purchase!

Don't miss it!

HOLIDAY MINI-SALE

December 2-6

Opening - 4 p.m.

Quality Books for Gift Giving

Cash or Checks

No Scanners

Limit on Children's Books

10925 Bowman Towne Dr

Reston, VA

For more information, E-mail us

HOLIDAY MINI-SALE

Books are the best presents to give for the holidays. They delight, they satisfy, and they keep giving -- either in re-reading, re-gifting, or donating to good causes.

But when you give a book as a gift you want to make sure you are giving one that looks ... well, gifty! This is where our very able and expert sorters come in. For the last many months, they've been choosing the very best of the donations that come in and setting them aside for our

Holiday Mini-Sale

The sale will begin on Wednesday, December 2, at 10 a.m. The sale will continue through the 6th, starting each day when the library opens, and closing at 4:00 p.m. During the sale we will also have Friends of Reston Regional Library merchandise available for purchase. We even have smaller people and children's sized T-shirts!

Now because this is a friendly neighborhood sale, we have a few rules for you to remember:

1. No scanners

2. We will have a limit on the number of children's books (we only have so many available -- think about it -- how many children's books survive the children well enough to qualify as gift books?)

3. Be nice

And, on Sunday, December 6, beginning at 1:30, join us for

refreshments and music as the Reston Regional Library celebrates its Holiday Open House.

As always, for questions, please e-mail us.

See you soon!

We've Been Blogged

Check out what Restonian said about our sale! It seems the efforts we've made to increase civility are starting pay off. The yeoman efforts our book specialists make to restock and cull are also paying off. We've made more money so far this sale than any in the past, and closing earlier each day (due to new library hours) gives our volunteers a chance to recover some before the next day!

Donations will be accepted again beginning October 6. We look forward to seeing you at the following sales:

Jigsaw Puzzle Mini Sale (November)

Holiday Mini Sale (December )

Mystery Mini Sale (February)

Childrens & Young Adult Sale (March)

Semi-Annual Used Book Sale (April)

So watch this spot for more details!

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