‘Homeless’ books matched with new friends, next donation drive set

Contributed Report

“Fill your house with stacks of books, in all the crannies and all the nooks.”

— Dr. Seuss

Inspired by Dr. Seuss’ guiding principle, the Friends of the Mechanicsville Library held their Fall Book Sale at the Mechanicsville Library on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29. Over two hundred literary aficionados partook of the sale and well over two thousand almost-new and gently read books found new homes.

The two day sale matched “homeless” books with new owners seeking the magic of fiction, answers to the mysteries of life, books on new worlds to visit, books to educate, entertain or inspire and a host of other motivations.

One of the best-selling genres was children’s books and young adult titles. For that reason alone, the Friends of the Library felt that the book sale was an unequivocal success, for part of their mission is to unite young readers with new and captivating worlds through reading and to give them the key to learning. For as Abraham Lincoln said, “All I have learned, I learned from books.”

Other popular sections were the history and fiction sections as those offerings were winnowed down at a steady pace during the two-day sale. In fact, several patrons remarked about the abun-