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WOW! Numbers have been tallied, and it’s official—the best Friends’ book sale to date with more than $2,400 in sales!

Thanks to all who participated and especially:

Sunday, September 26 from 4 p.m.to 5 p.m.

Calling all Friends! It’s time for the Friends Annual Meeting at the library to discuss funds, the upcoming budget, proposed slate of officers, as well as, the 414 Referendum and how Friends can support it. Hear about current and future events including the upcoming Oktoberfest on October 23—another Friends First! Enjoy refreshments and share your ideas for future events and projects.

September 18 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Bye, bye stuff a.k.a. treasure for someone else. Bag, box and bring your stuff to a reserved tag sale space on the library lawn for book sale patrons to browse and buy. A $15 donation to Friends of the Library reserves your space (rain or shine—sorry no refunds!) when you sign up at the library. Bring your own table(s) and pop-up canopy. Set-up is at 7 a.m. through the Sylvester Street gate and clean-up is at 3:30 p.m. Fourteen marked spaces are available (approximately 14' by 10') on a first-come, first-served basis.

We can’t turn the page on another Friends of the Library successful book sale without saying merci, gracias, danke, tak, grazie and do jeh to:

• Our hard-working, book-toting, friendly army of more than 45 volunteers…
• Our donors who set aside wonderful books for us to sell…
•  The ever-dedicated, Kinderhook Boy Scout Troop 113, leaders and their parents…
• The Kinderhook Garden Club and Samacotts for sturdy tents, so necessary to protect customers and books…
• Kinderhook Wine and Spirits for saving all those Franzia boxes for us (it’s true—we love those boxes!)…
• Our library trustees, dedicated staff and director Julie Johnson…
• And of course, our book-loving customers! This sale would not have been possible without you!

Let’s face it: we can’t do it without you! So the call is going out to lend a hand at the Annual Book Bash on June 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on June 13 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Kinderhook Memorial Library. Help is needed on Friday, Saturday or Sunday for an hour or longer to set up tents, organize and sell books, break down after the sale and prepare books for recycling.