Wednesday morning is here again. And the forecast is for more rain; the usual. This is becoming tiresome. So it was exciting to read that tomorrow we can expect sunshine for the entire day. In fact, the forecast doesn’t mention precipitation for al least 3 days. Yippee!
OK, back to the reality of the moment…it will rain today and that’s the best we can expect. What to do? I have a couple of boxes filled with books destined for the on-line sales. I should try and reduce that number to just one box. And I have a box filled with books that needs to be placed in the racks now that they are in the database. One of those, a weighty volume on physical medicine and rehabilitation priced out at $120; that’s the most expensive one I have ever dealt with.
When we first joined the Orland Friends of the Library, we were surprised at the size and scope of the organization. They gather up used books from a wide area, sort them, and then sell them at two, week long, book sales each year; Spring and Fall. Whenever the sorters find books that might be valuable, they set them aside and I research those to price them for on-line sales. They bring in close to $700 a quarter this way, and adding that to the other book sales gives the organization many thousands of dollars each year to buy more books and equipment for the Orland Free Library.
It’s always sad to hear about the many public libraries that are on the “endangered” list and closing. It isn’t going to happen in Orland. Not this year or the next. But, what is disturbing is the fact that almost all of the volunteers are over the age of 65. What will happen when these people are gone?
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