
{"id":2184,"date":"2008-03-27T06:50:39","date_gmt":"2008-03-27T14:50:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/2008\/03\/27\/recently-want-not-for-books-whatever-your-desire\/"},"modified":"2008-03-27T06:50:39","modified_gmt":"2008-03-27T14:50:39","slug":"recently-want-not-for-books-whatever-your-desire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ibiblio.org\/carrborocitizen\/main\/2008\/03\/27\/recently-want-not-for-books-whatever-your-desire\/","title":{"rendered":"Recently: Want not for books, whatever your desire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/recentlylibrary_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.carrborocitizen.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/03\/recentlylibrary_1.jpg\" alt=\"Members of the University Woman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Club, Linda Folda, Ann Hillenbrand, Betsy Bryan, Welshie Potts and to the left\/rear in white, Eleanor Morris, prepare for a book sale that starts today. Photo by Valarie Schwartz.\" align=\"left\" height=\"120\" width=\"161\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>By Valarie Schwartz<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Ours is a book-crazy community.<\/p>\n<p>Why not? It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the stock-in-trade for many who live here \u00e2\u20ac\u201d scholars, professors, writers \u00e2\u20ac\u201d creating a booming business for used-book sellers and local libraries as people move, downsize or otherwise clear out their old books.<\/p>\n<p>Bibliophiles mark their calendars for the months when the public libraries hold their quarterly sales. But the Wilson Library sale, which happens every other year, gets a little less attention.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->This year, the new venue of the sale promises to bring more support. It will be held from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, March 28, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, at the American Legion Building Post 6 on Legion Road. Friends of this UNC Library (of which anyone may become a member at the door for $25) get the opportunity to shop today [Thursday] from 5 to 8 p.m. Parking at the sale will be ample, free and nearby, unlike on campus.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, half a dozen members of the University Woman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Club and one husband of a member were at the task they spend many Tuesday mornings at \u00e2\u20ac\u201d sorting through the many boxes of books that are donated at Wilson Library.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u0153A lot of alumni and professors naturally gravitate to giving to Carolina,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Mary Morrow, who has been helping conduct sales for 18 to 20 years.<\/p>\n<p>Though the books are sold for a fraction of their original cost, the dollars add up and have provided about $150,000 to the library endowment over the decades.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The interesting thing is the many categories,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Eleanor Morris, as she pointed out history, religion, hobbies, humor, chess, gardening \u00e2\u20ac\u201d to name a few. There are gorgeous coffee table art books, and many sets of books, including ones in foreign languages.<\/p>\n<p>Phil Rees, a former art librarian, gets called upon to inspect the books before the sale to catch any that need to be specially priced, like signed or special-edition books.<\/p>\n<p>Collectors and sellers tend to hit the sales first, buying at a greatly reduced rate before putting the purchases on their own shelves to admire or sell. On Saturday, which is bag day ($3 for however much fits into a bag), all manner of people help to clear the shelves.<\/p>\n<p>Prices vary, getting cheaper as the selection narrows.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The man who empties the shelves fills a shipping container and sends them to India to be bound by hand,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Morrow explained. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153We got to see one of the hand-bound books.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d She said that they are used in model homes and movie and TV sets, among other places.<\/p>\n<p>The work for a sale begins in November in the bowels of Wilson Library, meeting every other Tuesday until February, when it becomes a weekly practice of unpacking boxes, sorting into categories, repacking boxes and stacking them out of the way. Over 500 boxes of books are ready to sell.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The reason it takes us nine months to get ready for a sale is we stop and talk about them,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Morris said of the books that provide interest for any curious mind.<\/p>\n<p>Although most of the volunteers who help are members of the University Woman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Club, there is no rule about who can be a part of this action.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153We accept anybody who wants to help,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Morrow said.<\/p>\n<p><em>Contact Valarie Schwartz at 923-3746 or valariekays@mac.com.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Valarie Schwartz Ours is a book-crazy community. Why not? It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the stock-in-trade for many who live here \u00e2\u20ac\u201d scholars, professors, writers \u00e2\u20ac\u201d creating a booming business for used-book sellers and local libraries as people move, downsize or otherwise clear out their old books. 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