The mega-book sale sponsored by Historic Vienna, Inc. draws hundreds of shoppers over its weekend two-day sale. Photo by Donna Manz.
When the Vienna Community Center opened at 8 a.m. on Saturday, April 18, book lovers moved in, snaking their way around the hallway. The Historic Vienna, Inc. [HVI] annual used-book sale does that, drawing crowds to its opening at 9 a.m. More than 15,000 books filled the auditorium of the community center’s gym. Local Girl Scout troops and Boy Scout troops helped the HVI volunteers set up and take down, and, assist during the sale. Close to 150 volunteers donated their time to collecting, sorting, and organizing the categorized books.
The book sale ran through Sunday, with bargain book-bags selling for $5 a bag on Sunday. Patrons were invited to buy a book to donate to the Wounded Warriors program. Dealers joined HVI to come out to the preview HVI-only sale on Friday night. They came, they scanned, they bought by the boxes. For sale were original Harry Potters, and Nancy Drew, and Hardy Boys mysteries.
The children’s section and mystery sections had continuous browsers.
All proceeds from the book sale support the community programs and operation of Historic Vienna and the Freeman Store and Museum, a Virginia registered landmark.