LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)–Donations of used books are pouring in for the 11th Annual Used Book Sale of the Samuel & Rebecca Astor Judaica Library, which will take place June 15-17 and 19, 2011 at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, 1426 Executive Drive, La Jolla.
Early Bird Special buying hours are on Wednesday, June 15 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon, with a $10 admission fee. For all other dates and times, admission is free.
Approximately 7,000 titles have been collected, which include several large estate donations. Categories include:
*Major art and folk art collection
*Rock and Roll, 60’s, including music publications
*Opera
*Cookbooks
*Aircraft and aviation
*Sci-fi/Fantasy collection
*Antiques and collectibles
*Author-signed books
*Judaic and non-Judaic
*Conservative movement Rabbinic Library
*Fiction and non-fiction
*Children’s books
*Hardbacks and paperbacks
*Foreign language literature and dictionaries (German, French, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Hebrew, Yiddish, Greek, Rumanian)
*DVDs, CDs, VHS tapes, LPs, 45s, books on tape
Much more!
Rare books will be included in a silent auction. The bidding will begin Wednesday, June 15 and end Sunday, June 19 at 3 p.m. sharp.
Purchasers will have the opportunity to choose free not-for-sale items (uncorrected proofs and film festival VHS).
Proceeds from this event will aid the Astor Judaica Library, which is a central community resource for Judaic information. The library houses approximately 16,000 volumes including a major Holocaust Collection and the Tillie Lawrence Israel Collection. It also is the home for the collections of the Woman’s Institute for Continuing Jewish Education, the Jewish Healing Center and the San Diego Jewish Genealogical Society.
For more information or to volunteer, contact Susan Hagler at 858-362-1150 or susanh@lfjcc.com
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Preceding provided by the San Diego Center for Jewish Culture