Category: Book Sales

October Book Sale a Huge Success!

The October 2023 book sale raised over $4,000 for the Library. This was our largest sale to date. Our next sale is January 26th (members only) and 27th (everyone welcome). Hope to see you there!

With the hard work and dedication of the volunteers, plus the support of our members and customers, the Friends of the Redwood Libraries has been able to present to the Humboldt County Library $19,292.00 this year. This amount comes from the proceeds from the sale of books through the Serendipity Book Store, our quarterly book sales, and our internet book sales. Another contribution to this amount has come from the sales of the Children’s Art Calendar.

February 2020 Book Sale Results


February 2020
Book Sale Results
 

Books Total: $2,017.00
Meeting Room:   $1070.00
Garage:               $  947.00
Jam Total:  $75.00
Donations Total:  $185.77
Memberships Total: $588.00

 Grand Total    $2,487.32
The grand total from the 2019 winter book sale was $2,410.95

As always, the proceeds from the sale will go to the library.

November 2019 Book Sale Results

Due to a scheduling conflict with the meeting room, the fall book sale was held on November 1st and 2nd in the garage. Thanks to some great arranging and other efforts by volunteers, the fiction and non-fiction books all fit in the smaller space and the sale was a success. These sales do not happen without the hard work of FRL volunteers and all the customers who come and buy the books.

Thank you everyone!

Books, etc.:  $1812.50
Jam:  $55.00
Donations:  $58.85
Memberships: $285.00

 Grand Total    $2,211.35
The grand total from the 2018 fall book sale was $1,919.77

As always, the proceeds from the sale will go to the library.

Fall Book Sale

April Book Sale Results

 April Book Sale Results
(And comparison with the spring 2018 results)
                       
Books, etc.
    Meeting Room:  $1299.89
    Garage: $468.20
      (at 10 cents a book, that is a lot of books sold!)
Jam/Calendars
    Meeting Room:  $45
    Garage:  $26
Total Donations:  $191.43
Total Memberships: $254.00

Grand Total    $2,284.52
The 2018 spring book sale total was $1,928.99

February Book Sale Results

Thank you to everyone who made the FRL winter book sale a success:
The hard-working crew that takes in and sorts the books, the energetic volunteers that set-up and take down the meeting room and garage, the volunteers that man the sale, and the people who keep track of all the details that make a sale happen.

The FRL winter book sale not only featured a very large number of books, but free VHS tapes as well. Despite the threatening weather, people showed up and the sale was successful. Many of the customers that came for the VHS tapes, and left with boxes of them, also purchased books to add to their boxes.

February Book Sale Results
(And comparison with the winter 2018 results)

Books, etc. $2,032.50 (2018: 1,780.67
Jam 15.00 (2018: $ 55.00)

Total Sales $2,047.50 (2018: $1,835.67)

Total Donations $ 54.45 (2018: $124.71)
Total Membership $309.00 (2018: $284.00)

Grand Total $2,410.95
The 2018 winter book sale total was $2,244.38.

October Book Sale Results

October Book Sale Results
 

Books, etc.   $1555.77  (Fall 2017 was $1558.89)

Jam                  $55.00   
Calendars         $21.00

Total Sales        $1631.72

 

Total Donations            $83.05  (2017: $36.50)

Total Membership     $205.00  (2017: $342.00)

 

Grand Total      $1,919.77

For comparison, last year’s fall total was $1,937.39.

Thanks to all of the volunteers that helped to set-up, take down, and manage the sale tables.  A large thank you also goes to all of the volunteers that continually sort and box the donated books and media.  They help make the sale, the book store, and internet sales possible.
 
Tony Pasquale Albanese       Eileen Hayhurst            Debbie Reis
Donna Andersen                   Sandie Hazel                 Abigail Ryan            
Karen Anderson                    Joey Hernandez            Dawn Rypkema
Kay Belschner                       Stephanie Hillman         Anne Saplin
Terri Bonow                           Alicia Jones                   Hilary Stephens                 
James Cech                          Mary McCutcheon         Calista Sullivan
Madeleine Ferguson             Steve Millspaugh           Gayle Teter          
Judith Gilkey                          Kris Onstine                  Marilyn Tucker
Lauren Gogan                        Milton Phegley              Yvette Tucker
Anne Hartline                        

2018 Buck-a-Bag Book Sale Results

Books, etc.
Meeting Room    $420.00

Garage                $311.00

Total                     $731.00   (At a “Buck-a-Bag” that’s a lot of books!)

Jam

Total                    $55.00

Total Sales        $786.00

Total Donations (Meeting Room + Garage)             $74.41

Total Membership (Meeting Room + Garage)        $554.00

Grand Total      $1,414.41

For comparison, last year’s Buck-a-Bag total was $1,392.46

The Friends of the Redwood Libraries would like to thank the following volunteers for making the 2018 Buck-a-Bag sale a success.  We would also thank the continued helpfulness of the library staff during the set-up and take-down times.

Tony Pasquale Albanese       Eileen Hayhurst            Debbie Reis
Donna Andersen                   Sandie Hazel                 Abigail Ryan
Karen Anderson                    Joey Hernandez            Dawn Rypkema
Kay Belschner                       Stephanie Hillman         Anne Saplin
Terri Bonow                           Marjorie Malcolm           Hilary Stephens
James Cech                          Mary McCutcheon         Calista Sullivan
Madeleine Ferguson             Steve Millspaugh           Gayle Teter
Edge Gerring                         Susan Nolan                 Verne Trinoskey
Lauren Gogan                       Kris Onstine                  Marilyn Tucker
Dolores Guffy                        Milton Phegley