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The Foundation’s “Book Loft” will again be closed; this time through Monday, July 13 for two reasons. The first is that one of the compressors for the air-conditioning has failed, … Continue reading Closed Again, July 6 – 13th
The Book Fair Foundation will be returning to their offices at 2181 Embury Park Road on Tuesday, June 2. But these are strange times, and the “re-opening” will be limited … Continue reading Scheduled to “Re-Open” Tuesday June 2
Dear Friends of the Dayton Book Fair,It has been a difficult week for difficult decisions. Out of an abundance of caution and because a significant percentage of our volunteer staff … Continue reading We are closed through May 29th
As we move forward for this year’s sale, we are also looking towards next year’s sale and to that end, we have revamped the application process somewhat. Instead … Continue reading How to Apply to Be a Beneficiary
Everything happens so quickly this time of year. The board met yesterday to discuss plans for this year’s sale, new categories for next year and how we’re going to revise … Continue reading Looking for Next Year’s Figurehead
Gather up all those stray books, DVDs, records and CDs. Corral your board games, puzzles, and the like and drive them on over to your local Grismer’s during the week … Continue reading Late Summer Roundup
The most obvious way to reach our offices– straight down Keowee– has become a bit of a mystery if you’re coming from the South. Actually, even if you’re coming from … Continue reading The New Bridge. Due in 2019.
Have a Minivan you’d like to Donate? This is Thing One. (The van. The smiling man is our main driver, Elmer.) Thing One has given, and continues to give … Continue reading Is Thing Two at Your House?
Interested in Volunteering? Like ice cream? We’re always eager for new volunteers at our Book Loft, 2181 Embury Park Rd, in Dayton. We’re there Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday 10 to … Continue reading Have a Spare Afternoon?
We’re known for collecting books for our big sale, but we also give books away. We have a fair amount of foot traffic past our office– usually people walking to … Continue reading We Give Away Books Too
It’s a wonderful thing, poring over the scores of applications we received this year from fantastic local organizations who need and want our help— Dayton is really lucky to have … Continue reading Book Fair Foundation Chooses Beneficiaries for 2017
Hard to believe it’s already been a week since we took this photo on the last hours of clean-up of our 46th annual Book Fair. We are pleased to say … Continue reading Another One for the Record Books
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