"Read, Reuse and Recycle" is the theme for the annual Friend of the Teton County Library Spring Book Sale from Thursday, May 15 through Sunday, May 18. Bookworms can burrow through rows of best sellers, biographies, thrillers, romance, classics, Oprah selections, art books, photography books, children's literature and more during the four-day sale in the Ordway Auditorium and conference room at Teton County Library, 125 Virginian Lane. Although the book sale is open to all buyers, carts and scanners are prohibited. Proceeds from the sale benefit the Friends, who support the library through volunteer projects and events for the community.
The Friends aim to make this already eco-friendly book sale even greener this spring by offering free, re-useable Friends book bags. The bags will be handed out, one per family with a book purchase, to encourage shoppers to "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle." Both the book sale and book bag fall in line with the Town of Jackson and Teton County 10x10 initiative to cut community fossil fuel and electricity consumption by 10 percent by 2010.
Book Sale hours: Thursday, 4-9 p.m.; Friday, 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Sunday, 1-3 p.m.
On Saturday and Sunday, the Friends offer free books to teachers and non-profits. Teachers can find potential classroom treasures, such as a hardcover copy of the Guinness Book of World Records, snapped up by one educator at last fall's sale.
The library accepts donations of books, videos and CDs all year long. Donated materials are first evaluated for potential addition to library collections. Any materials being added to the library, whether purchased or donated, must meet current collection development criteria.
FMI: Andy Angstrom, volunteer coordinator, at 733-2164 ext. 255 or e-mail aangstrom@tclib.org
