Twice a year, the Seattle Public Library holds a massive book sale to raise money for the library. They sell books that have been taken out of circulation by the library as well as books donated by Seattle residents. Eric and I have been going to this sale twice a year together since I moved to Seattle and it’s one of our favorite ‘twice-annual’ activities. For some reason, we have missed the last two book sales and so when we realized last minute that the book sale was this weekend, we were determined to go. The book sale is held in a giant warehouse at Magnuson Park and lasts the whole weekend. Friday night is for ‘Friends of the Library’ only and those who donate to the library are given first look at the offerings for the weekend’s book sale. Saturday, the sale is open to everyone and the books are priced regularly ($1.00 for paperbacks, $2.00 for hardbacks). On Sunday, everything is half off! So that’s $.50 for paperbacks and $1.00 for hardbacks:
You can’t beat that price! We each bring a canvas bag to hold our books while we look and we split up as soon as we get into the warehouse. I always bee-line for…
You guessed it–the ‘Animals’ section! After looking at every single book in the section, I go to ‘Nature,’ then ‘Politics’, then ‘Sociology,’ then ‘Law,’ then ‘Cookbooks,’ and then ‘Children’s Books’ (for our niece and nephew). Eric bee-lines for ‘Sci-Fi’ where he spends most of time and usually comes home with quite a haul of books. True to form:
I came home with a respectable pile of books related to animals and the food industry and a few children’s books (not pictured):
And I found a biography of Beatrix Potter (whom I love!). And a book called ‘Eco Dog’ which has recipes for dog treats, etc. so I thought that might be useful.
The book sale is always fun and a great deal. I would recommend it for any book lovers. The next one will be sometime in April. We got 43 books for $32. Holy smokes!
The Giveaway:
Whenever I find a copy of Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson’s The Pig Who Sang to the Moon I buy it to give away to some future person who might want to read it. It’s a wonderful book that explores the emotional lives of farmed animals. The book is interjected delicately with information about farmed animal lives more generally and the realities many of these animals face. Lucky for you guys, I found a nice hardbound copy at the book sale for $1.00 and I would like to give it away to someone.
If you’d like a chance to win a copy of the book for yourself or to give to a friend, please comment below. Comment period closes on Monday October 3 at 5pm PST, and I will announce the winner on Tuesday October 4. I will ship the book anywhere in the world, so for those readers outside the U.S. please feel free to post as well!
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Oh, I’m sad I missed the book sale, it looks awesome. I’ll be sure to put it on my calendar for next time.
I’d love to read the giveaway book, I hope I win!
Good book fun! I have already have a copy (or 2 if you don’t get rid of that extra one) of the Masson book, please remove my name from the giveaway list.