Oakville Beaver, 20 Oct 1993, p. 9

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Usually by the end of the day the tables are stripped virtually bare. This year the novels and general informaâ€" tion books that are not sold are going to be shipped to Armenia. Atkinson‘s strategy seemed to pay off. In less than half an hour she had bought 25 books for $13. Judy Atkinson piloted her way around the 15 tables within 20 minâ€" utes. "I knew exactly where I was going. I started with the art and needlework, looked at the cookbooks, then I headâ€" ed to the mysteries and I picked up the travel books on the way out." But customers from previous years know that if they want to get the best deals they have to come early and move quickly. The discards are shipped fron Oakville libraries to the Nav branch for the annual event, v past has been very profitable the doors closed last year, th $3,000 in the till. The library benefits from : and so do the cust Encyclopedia sets can be pic for $20 and novels cost just a of cents. Hardcover spec hobby books sell for a couple hobby lars. The Oakville Unit of the Cancer Society is located at 635 Fourth Line, just south of Speers. For more inforâ€" mation about this Forum, or to register to attend, contact Lillian Morris at §45â€"5231. To give women a better underâ€" standing of breast cancer, Barbara McDonald, a Health Promotion Facilitator, will be presenting a free Breast Health Forum at the Oakville Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society on Oct. 26th 7:00 p.m. (Continued from page 7) might do business as an MP? To what do we attribute such disreâ€" gard to community ties? To change. It appears that the call for change by a hostile, angry public may be the catalyst to alter irrevocably the very nature of the country‘s politics. Change appears to be the great factor, the only factor. In one of the best pieces I‘ve read recently on the election by a columnist I don‘t often agree with â€" Dalton Camp in Sunday‘s Star â€" he said no one really knows what will happen after the Oct. 25th election. But he points to all that has been learned prior to that date and speaks of it as "sad and unbecoming" of us all. Change at all costs, says an angry electorate. And should people of talent be swept aside in the rabid call for change by this volatile electorate, such is the price you pay for change. What a cost. Topics covered at this Forum will include how to detect problems early, a look at the risk factors of breast canâ€" cer, ways of adopting healthy breast behaviors, and information about screening procedures, diagnosis and treatment. Meetings reflect a mood for changes Cancer Society unit hosts breast health clinic on Oct. 26th Jane McLaughlin drove from Mississauga to the sale. A veteran usedâ€"book buyer, she said the Oakville library sale is one of the best she has visited for prices and selecâ€" tion. Brandt bought the books for the students in the grade five class she teaches and for her own children. She has come to the sale for the past three years because of the wide variety of educational reading material that is available. "It‘s fantastic, it‘s a great idea," said Sharon Brandt, who left the sale clutching five heaping bags that cost $34. "There‘s no way I could buy these books if I was paying full price." For dozens of book lovers, the ‘opportunity was too good to pass up and a line up stretched across the parking lot long before the doors Selling books by the pound a novel idea «By KATY CLARK °_ Oakville Central Library looked more like a busy supermarket than a ‘quiet reading room Saturday. as hunâ€" ‘dreds of noisy patrons picked over tables stacked high with goods and then patiently waited to have their bulging shopping bags weighed. _ It was the library‘s annual book sale and for 70 cents a pound, shopâ€" pers could choose from a huge assortâ€" ment of used books and magazines. Special to the Beaver Library‘s book sale a ton of fun Oct T 0. 199 daate or no Jonge re shipped from ies to the Navy annual event, w very profitable. d last vear, the m the sale ustomers. picked up t a handful ecialized ple of dolâ€" there rary has nce 1975 s â€" books ger used. m all the vy Street which in e. 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