[Publib] book sale ideas?

[Mark Smith]

My circulation supervisor has graciously taken over planning for our 2nd 
annual book sale of donated items and asked that I pose a question about 
what other successful sales "teams" have done to secure adequate quality 
donations, advertise, price items, etc.  We don't have a Friends group, so 
the responsibility falls to our staff of 6.  Our collection policy grants 
us the right to use donations as we see fit, but I'm reluctant to broadly 
solicit donations for fear of where to put boxes and boxes in our 3000 
sq.ft. building.  We want to maximize the potential- or make the most money 
we can!

Further on the Hobbit, our local school district uses Reading Counts at the 
elementary and middle schools, and Accelerated Reader at the high 
school.  The test at elementary lists reading level as 7.4 (21 points) 
while the middle school test lists it as 8.1 (21 points).  AR at the high 
school lists the reading level as 6.6 (16 points). IMHO as a long-time 2nd 
grade teacher who has also taught pre-school to high school, the worst 
thing education has done to undermine a child's motivation to develop a 
love of reading is implementing standardized testing programs to satisfy 
accountability to elected officials controlling budget dollars.  (End of 
soapbox!)

Mark Smith, Director
Sullivan Public Library
Sullivan, Missouri
Mark Smith
Sullivan Public Library Director
104 West Vine St
Sullivan, MO 63080
573-468-4372
spldirector at real.more.net