Noah and Ivy Grant enjoy making their selection in the children’s section at Bill’s Book Shed last Saturday.
Bill’s Book Shed volunteers from left Nola Fenech, Jean Wood, Joy Niven, Margaret Hill and Wal Butters on the job on Saturday.
The Melaleuca Lodge auxiliary has celebrated another very successful January book sale at Bill’s Book Shed, finishing with a record taking of $12,696.85 over summer.
Spokesperson for the annual fundraiser, Joy Niven, said she could not be happier with the result, and has thanked everyone involved in the Book Shed’s success.
“It’s been a record year,“ said Joy this week.
“We are absolutely thrilled. We would like to thank people that supported us during the sale – and everyone for complying with the Covid rules.
“There were absolutely no complaints and the visitors were very complimentary about the way we set up the sale, and they obeyed all the rules. It is warming when people find the book they have been looking for. We are always pleased to help them.
“Sometimes we are given absolute treasures,” she commented.
“And it was lovely to see many children visit the children’s room over the holidays, and select or sit and read some of the many books there.”
Situated in the grounds of Melaleuca Lodge, Bill’s Book Shed opened throughout the whole of January, and will now revert back to opening weekly on Saturday mornings.
Thousands of titles are available for purchase at ridiculously low prices.
Most books are marked at $2 to $3, but some books sell for as low as 20 cents.
Joy said the Book Shed continues to grow in popularity annually, and thanked everyone who has generously dropped off books during the year; the buyers who support the fundraiser; and the volunteers who worked in the Shed over the January holiday period and during the year.
She said the Shed will now continue to operate on Saturday mornings, from 10am until 12 noon, and donated books can be dropped off daily as usual on an undercover shelf just outside the Shed which is located in the grounds of Melaleuca Lodge. Books must be in a saleable condition - and no magazines please.
Since Bill’s Book Shed, named after its founder the late Bill Hopkins, opened in 1992, the amazing amount of almost $400,000 has been raised.
The funds go back into amenities for Melaleuca Lodge residents.
