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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.

Friends help friends. So, as you spring-clean think of Friends for your book donations and bring books in good condition to the library during regular business hours beginning May 1 through June 5. 

If you have a large quantity to donate, please call the library at 758-6192 to arrange a drop-off time.  Receipts for your tax-deductible donation are provided upon request.

Be the early bird, and snag this "worm" in the form of a container garden. Donate $1 now through 3 p.m. on Saturday, April 17 for a chance to win a special minature garden in a Kinderhook pot donated by Sycamore Garden Center Owner Randy Hinz. The winner will be notified by mail, and all proceeds benefit library.