The Times Colonist Book Sale at the Victoria Curling Club in 2019. Image credit: Darren Stone, Times Colonist.
If you’ve lived in Victoria for any length of time you’re probably familiar with the annual Times Colonist Book Sale. This year’s sale will take place May 4th and 5th at the Curling Club at 1952 Quadra (more details at https://www.timescolonist.com/book-drive/times-colonist-book-drive-and-book-sale-6877883).
The Greater Victoria Placemaking Network (GVPN) is one of the many beneficiaries of the sale – after the sale ends the remaining books are made available to non-profit groups on the so-called ‘Charity Day’ which this year will be Monday, May 6, 2024 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
If you are able to come on May 6th and pick up a few books (or lots!) and keep them in your home for distribution to little free libraries (LFLs) near you throughout the year that would be much appreciated. To keep things somewhat orderly the organizers of the Book Sale ask that we have a list of who is coming from GVPN and that you sign in when you arrive.
Susan Martin from the GVPN will be at Charity Day until probably lunchtime and can help you finding and gathering books and taking them to your vehicle. If you can bring boxes or bags that would be great. Susan will also create boxes and bags of books ready to go so if you are short on time and don’t care about picking specific books/genres let us know in the email.
Volunteers needed to restock neighbourhood libraries
If this is something you are able to do – collect books, transport them to your home and store them for a few months – please send an email to info@victoriaplacemaking.ca with your first and last name. The expectation is that you distribute the books to LFLs throughout the year but you are welcome to do that on a timeline that works for you. Why not chat with your neighbours and see if this is something you’d like to do as a group?
Guest Author Bio
Susan Martin
Longtime resident of #YYJ who delights in exploring every corner and cul de sac of our beautiful city. Thinks that walking is one of the best medicines in existence and tries to get a dose of it each day. Keenly interested in how our built environment affects the health of individuals, neighbourhoods and societies.
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