Thanks to everyone who stopped by Borders Books in Eastland Plaza on Saturday (7-19) to donate books and other media for our big Book Fair this October. It was beastly hot, but all our volunteers did a wonderful job helping out. Our newest volunteer group came out in a big way—Thank you, Daughters of the Bloomington Revolution, (DBR) for doing such a great work for the Red Cross. Thanks also to June Taylor, volunteer coordinator, and our book fair volunteers: Anne, Barb, Bobbie, Don, Karen, Pat, Joan, Rosemary, Conor & Caroline. Thank you to county corrections for dropping off road crew to help getting all the boxes into the basement at our Chapter House. This past week we got an entire U-Haul full of books donated, so between that and the Borders book drop-off which yielded four loads of books, our volunteers should be busy for quite a while. By the time we get ready to set up the last week of September we should have three tractor trailers full of books, and maybe more!

Stop by our booth at the Monroe County Fair this week—we’re offering $1 books to patrons who stop by and see us!

Sue Gulley
Executive Director

Book Drop Off at Borders July 19th

Borders Books & Music and WFIU are hosting a book drop-off to benefit the Monroe County Chapter of the American Red Cross on Saturday, July 19 from 9:00am - 12:00 noon in front of Borders, 2634 E. 3rd St. The Red Cross is collecting gently used books, CDs, LPs, DVDs, video tapes, maps, sheet music, games and puzzles for its annual Book Fair to be held this year on Oct. 2-7, 2008. Donors are asked to please bring items in boxes if possible.

A Day At The Book Fair

Read this first hand account of a satisfied 2006 American Red Cross Monroe County Chapter Book Fair patron.

http://blogcritics.org/archives/2006/10/19/090013.php

Feel free to comment and post your own experiences on the blog!