PITTSFIELD — Around 35 volunteers work year-round to curate The Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum‘s book sales, with increased staff leading up to each of the three sales at the library in Pittsfield.
Nancy McNabb, the book sale chair for The Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum, finalizes organization of shelves before the start of the fall book sale on Thursday, Nov. 14.
Phyllis Stiles sharpens a batch of pencils for volunteers to use as the annual Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum fall book sale begins on Thursday, Nov. 14.
Nancy McNabb, the book sale chair for The Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum, finalizes organization of shelves before the start of the fall book sale on Thursday, Nov. 14.
As volunteers prepared for this year’s fall sale — which ran from Thursday, Nov. 14 through Saturday, Nov. 16 — over 40,000 donated hardcover and paperback books, CDs, DVDs, games, puzzles, children’s books and more were sorted, categorized and assembled into the library’s auditorium.
Volunteer Ann Hurlburt sorts fiction paperbacks before the start of The Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum’s annual fall book sale at the library in Pittsfield on Thursday, Nov. 14.
Between 40,000 and 50,000 books, games, music CDs and DVDs are available for sale as part of The Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum’s three book sales of the year.
Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum President Richard Dauchy sets chairs throughout the stacks of books, games and music for the comfort of visitors as they move throughout the space during the final hours before the start of the organization’s fall book sale in Pittsfield.
The spring, summer and fall book sales raise over $50,000 for the library each year, providing the necessary funds to offer free programming for adults and children, as well as for specialty items like a sound system or chairs to accommodate parents and kids.
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Between 40,000 and 50,000 books, games, music CDs and DVDs are available for sale as part of The Friends of the Berkshire Athenaeum’s three book sales of the year.
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