Supporting The Book Sale

By CURT CLARK

Published: May 04, 2012 12:00 AM

Supporting

The Book Sale

To the Editor:

The volunteers from the Friends of the C.H. Booth Library held their usual Spring Donation Day event on Sunday, April 29.Â It was a pleasure to spend the bright sunny day greeting an endless stream of generous citizens bringing boxes, bags, and trunk loads of books, records, DVDs, and puzzles to donate.

Thank you to everyone who dropped off collections to support the Friends effort. We were delighted with the overwhelming response to our request for donations and appreciative of the variety and quality of these donations.Â The items collected on Sunday will now be prepared for our Annual Book Sale at the Reed Intermediate School beginning July 14, 2012.

Hope to see you all there!

Janice Bernard

Interim President

Friends of C.H. Booth Library

25 Main Street, Newtown Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â May 1, 2012

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