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Vacaville library friends plan book sale

By Ian Thompson
From page A3 | January 17, 2013 | 1 Comment

VACAVILLE — The Friends of the Vacaville Library Winter Book Sale is on the calendar Jan. 25-28 with a members-only preview Jan. 24. The sale offers thousands of books and other materials for readers of all ages at very low prices.

The last two days of the sale are Five Dollars a Bag Days, with all the materials you can fit into a grocery bag for $5.

Proceeds will be used to benefit children’s, young adult and adult programming at both branches of the Vacaville Library. For more information, call 1-866-57-ASKUS.

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Ian Thompson has worked for the Daily Republic longer than he cares to remember. A native of Oregon and a graduate of the University of Oregon, he pines for the motherland still. He covers Vacaville and Travis Air Force Base for the Daily Republic. He is an avid military history buff, wargamer and loves the great outdoors.

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JoseJanuary 17, 2013 - 10:04 am
YES! I always look forward to these book sales. You can find the most obscure books for great prices. Can't wait to see what they have this time.
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