Last Chance at Great Deals!

Today (Sunday) is the last day of the Huge Semi-Annual Used Book Sale at Reston Regional Library. Brought to you by Friends of Reston Regional Library, Inc., this sale still has fresh books to offer. We are open from 1-3:30 today, and then it's wrap-up time.

So stop by and see what sparks your interest!  And don't forget the Specials Room! We were joking yesterday that we ought to rename it the "Boutique" room, because the books in there are unusual, desirable and unique!

See you then!

Record Set!

This Spring 2010 Sale is our second time experimenting with two major differences from prior years.

First, there are no children's/young adult books at our sale. Per popular demand, we have split that sale out and it occurs approximately 1 month before the Semi-Annual Huge Sale.

Second, this is the second time we've operated under different hours/days structure. This was necessitated by County Budget changes.

So, we're missing the Childrens/YA buyers, and we've spread out the days by starting on Wednesday evening (with truncated hours) and having two weekdays (Thurs/Fri) instead of just one. You'd think that would cause our numbers to drop.

Except, Thursday's sale numbers are approximately $2000 more than they were last Fall, the first time we dealt with both changes.

Wow.  This tells us a few things:

1.  Our sorters are outstanding
2.  Our book sale volunteers are awesome
3.  Our patrons are faithful, and amazing

Well done, Reston and surrounding areas! Stay tuned for the rest of the sale!

Also, we keep getting this question:
Do you do a box or bag sale the last day?

No, unlike most booksales, we are still putting out fresh, first quality used books on Sunday. Booksales that mark down often do so because they recognize that what is left by the last day of their sale is much less marketable and they have no mechanism for storage or disposal of those unsold books. At Reston Friends, we give the left-over books a good second life through charity donations, so we have no need or pressure to mark them down. Thus, we do not do a bag or box sale at the end of the sale.

If you like to shop a mark-down 'sale ending', we do recommend our sister Friends Group, at George Mason Regional Library, that does a bag half price sale on their last day.  Their book sale is next weekend.

Friends Night Success

Despite the drizzle, Friends Night at Reston Regional Library was a big success.  Before we opened the doors there were at least 60 people in line, not all of them dealers!

We're still counting the beans, but the preliminary numbers look comparable to the Fall 2009 Sale Friends Night.

We hope to see many of our friends from last night back again throughout the weekend, because as you know, we restock constantly!

For the rest of you who missed it, we open at 10 today, tomorrow, and Saturday. Sunday we open at 1.  Don't miss this great way to celebrate Earth Day - it is the ultimate recycling event!