One of the regular events on my social calendar every year was the Smith College Alumnae Association Used Book Sale, in which books stored in Baltimore attics, basements, back rooms and I don't know where-all else were boxed up, hauled to the National Guard Armory in Towson, placed on long tables, and sold for cheap.
Now the Armory belongs to Towson University and (one hopes) is no longer used for military weapons storage, and the nice ladies from Smith College, after several years of holding their event at the State Fairgrounds, have given up the ghostwriters.
An event a few blocks east at the public library is almost as huge. It's the 28th annual Friends of the Towson Library Book Sale! It starts today and runs through Saturday the 12th on the first floor of their great building at 320 York Rd.
They feature books of all types (well, almost all types) and they have a huge selection of children's books, most of which were written by such noted scribes as Gwyneth Paltrow, Jenna Bush Hager, Billy Crystal, and Jimmy Fallon.
You can't beat the prices, either: $1 to $5 today through Friday, and on Saturday, load up the SUV, Mom and Dad - everything is $5 a foot!
Dates and Times
Wednesday, April 9, noon to 7 p.m.
Thursday, April 10, noon to 7 p.m.
Friday, April 11, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, April 12, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Last year's sale raked in over $21,000, which the FOTL wisely invested in pain and new tables for the library, as well as programs such as Baby Craft Time, Black Business Fair and Teen Chill Time.
Go buy some books!
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