Saturday, March 9, 2024

SPRING HIGHLIGHTS:

ART

The Art Category encompasses a wide range of volumes from classical art forms to more modern interpretations. For those who enjoy the distinctive filmmaking style of Wes Anderson, the books below are part of a collection of art inspired by his movies. They will be available to purchase at our Spring Book Sale from April 18-21, 2024.



Priced at $6.00 and $12.00.

Monday, March 4, 2024

MORE SPRING BOOK SALE HIGHLIGHTS:  

COOKBOOKS GALORE!

Spring & Summer is time for play and party! And what are these seasons without delicious dessert treats: ice cream, cookies, and cakes with a variety of decorations. 

At our Spring book sale, we will have a wide variety of cookbooks including a number of publications on baking and decorating some of our favorite desserts. They cover basic techniques to a professional level.

 

ICE CREAM

The three books below are a great introduction to ice cream treats. 


Gelato! Italian Ice Cream is popular in America and this book provides a variety of recipes ($3). 

Ben & Jerry’s ice cream is one of America’s favorite brands. This book provides recipes for some of their classic flavors ($2.50). 

And finally, do you eat your ice cream by individual scoop?  A Month of Sundaes provides lots of ideas for making your own including sauces. ($3).  Have Fun!

 

COOKIES

We’ve received numerous Cookie cookbooks in recent donations.  The three shown below focus on decorating cookies especially for children, but I’m sure everyone would enjoy getting one of these. 


The Complete Photo Guide to Cookie Decorating is an awesome reference for novice and experts with lots of ideas ($4). 

100 Animal Cookies is a visual delight with animals any child will love ($3.50). 

Wacky Cakes & Kooky Cookies runs the gamut from cake decorations to cookies with more adult design with a lot of creative ideas ($2).

 

BAKING BOOKS

We’ve received several interesting baking books that will be available at the Spring sale. They range from general baking books to cake decorating to cupcake and cake pops. Below are three of the most unique. 

 


How To Cake It is a fascinating book on making unusual cake creations.  This is an ideal book for someone who wants to learn to make the basics of cake creations ($4). 

Crazy About Cupcakes includes a variety of different cupcake flavors as well as ideas on decorating.  It also includes some vegan recipes ($2.50). 

Pop Bakery is all about making cake pops.  It includes a number of different decorating designs.  Fun ideas for children and adults ($1.50).

 

PROFESSIONAL COOKBOOKS

We have two professional cookbooks included in this sale.  

 

 

 

 

 Professional Cooking 4th edition is $9. 







 

 

 

Food Presentation Secrets Styling Techniques of Professionals is $8.  These books are useful references for the professional cook or those home cooks who want to improve their techniques.

 

 

 

 

Wednesday, February 21, 2024

SPRING HIGHLIGHTS:

COMICS

The Spring Book Sale will include a large collection of comics. Featured comics below are part of the Sandman series by Neil Gaiman. Critically acclaimed, The Sandman was among the first graphic novels to appear on the New York Times Best Seller List. Come and check out our comic selection in April!

                                        Priced at $4.50 each

Saturday, February 17, 2024

 SPRING HIGHLIGHTS:

 CRAFTS

 Quilting is an age old tradition that has been passed down to generations and is still being done today. The quilting volumes shown below are in great condition and are a sample of the many editions that will be available at our Spring Book Sale from April 18-21, 2024. 




                Volumes shown will be priced from $2.00-$4.00 each.


    

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

SPRING HIGHLIGHTS:

PERFORMING ARTS

The Beatles are one of the most iconic bands of all time. If you are a fan or would like to learn more about the history of this group, we have some great material for you! The titles shown below will be available at our Spring Book Sale running from April 18-21, 2024. Hope to see you there!


                                 Priced from $2.00 to $4.00 each.

Saturday, February 10, 2024

 SPRING HIGHLIGHTS: 

 SHORT STORIES

Gargoyle Magazine is a literary magazine dedicated to printing works by unknown, overlooked or neglected poets and fiction writers. Each issue holds a treasure of stories to be experienced. Our Spring Book Sale will have 15 issues of Gargoyle Magazine from 2001-2016 available for purchase. 

                                  Priced from $3.50-$4.00 each.  

Wednesday, February 7, 2024

 SPRING HIGHLIGHTS:

 FOREIGN LANGUAGE- KOREAN

 A large selection of Korean language books will be available at the Spring Book Sale on April 18-21, 2024. These include fiction and non-fiction items, in both the adult and children’s categories. Books shown are priced from $3.00 to $10.00. Come and browse the collection this April!