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2010 Book Sale Information:

April 9, 10, 11 Mark your calendar!
in the exhibition hall at the Timonium Fairgrounds
2200 York Rd Lutherville Timonium, MD 21093-3120


We are open for donations AT THE SORTING CENTER ON DEERECO ROAD from January 17 to Feb 7, Sundays 2-4pm and Mondays 9:30-12pm.
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Book Sale Donation Guidelines:

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WHEN:

We accept donations for the 2010 sale every Sunday betweeen September 13 and November 22, 2009 from 2-4 pm and Mondays from 9am-12pm.

Please call 410-453-5510 if you have any additional questions about our hours of operation.


WHAT:

  • Books, both hard and soft cover
  • CDs
  • Videos
  • Audio cassettes / Books on tape
  • Magazines:
    • American Heritage
    • All magazines on art and antiques
    • Maryland
    • Maryland Historical Magazine
    • Historic Preservation
    • The Bulletin of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden
    • Arizona Highways
    • Venture
    • Country Life
    • National Geographic Traveler
    • ...and a few others


WHAT NOT TO BRING:

While we are delighted to get all kinds of books, both hard and soft cover, there are several types of books we are unable to sell. As such, please do not bring us the following:

  • Encyclopedias
  • Condensed fiction
  • Outdated:
    • Travel books (Fodor, Frommer, Country Inns, etc. more than three years old at time of sale)
    • Business texts
    • Consumer medical or pharmacological books more than ten years old
    • Tax information
  • Medical or nursing texts
  • Law books
  • Computer books
  • Biology textbooks more than a couple of years old
  • Books which are damaged:
    • Coverless, spineless, or lacking pages
    • Damp, mildewed, or food-stained
    • Extensively highlighted or underlined
      (if your books have been stored in the basement, garage, or barn, please check them for animal life before dropping them off)
  • Unfortunately, no one will buy such staples as Time, Newsweek, Reader's Digest, or Smithsonian
  • Gourmet, Bon Appetit, House and Garden and similar home-focused periodicals


WHERE:

Timonium Commerce Park, 9554 Deereco Rd, Timonium MD, 21093

Directions: From I-83N, take Padonia Road east and take the immediate right onto Deereco Road at the intersection. Proceed past the strip mall and enter at green side reading "Timonium Commerce Park" We are located in the rear, building B, in the end unit at the far south end of the complex.

We have a hand truck for your use.

(CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS)


HOW: (Please read!)

Books packed as if on library shelves are rarely all the same height, making the box hard to fill completely; books packed with the spines up are condemned to a much shortened life, since the weight of whatever is on top of them helps break the spines.Please pack books lying flat in boxes, and pack the boxes as full as is practical (boxes have to be stacked upon entry, and unfilled boxes make unstable bases).

We particularly dote on file boxes (with lids) and Xerox copy paper boxes (also with lids), but also recommend the boxes in which bottled beer six-packs come (they are a reasonable size, often have handle holes on the ends to make carrying them easier, and have flaps for closing).

If possible, avoid very large boxes, which are too heavy to move when filled (think banana boxes, etc.). Additionally, please do not tape boxes shut — removing tape is time-consuming and slows the whole process to a crawl. Just tuck the flaps into each other after the box is full.


QUESTIONS:

Should you have any questions, please call the sorting center at 410-453-5510 at any time and leave a message. You will unfortunately have to hear most of the information above if no one is there, but persevere and someone will call you back, probably within a day.

Thank you for thinking of the Smith Club as the best place to keep your books in circulation!

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