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DEBORAH SULLIVAN
On the Shelves

It's no secret that I love books. They regularly make their way to my house from libraries, bookstores, friends and book sales. Maybe my bibliophile nature borders on addiction. But it's not an addiction where I am compelled to hide at home, unless I am reading of course.

Every time I venture out to one of my favorite book haunts, I quickly find that others with the same obsession. I think it stems from one inherent belief we share -- there is no such thing as having too many books.

We all know that our local York County libraries are great places to borrow books, but not everyone is aware that they are also venues to buy gently used books. Twelve of our 13 locations have some space dedicated to book sales. The prices are low, most items are $2 or less, and because of the turnover, there are usually new books each time one visits.

Hanover YWCA is accepting used books for its annual used book sale Nov. 6, 7 and 8. Books can be brought to the YW at 23 W. Chestnut St. and placed in the "book box" located in front of the building. Please no encyclopedias, Readers Digest condensed books or magazines. Books should be in good condition and placed in bags or boxes.

Jim Hubley's 'Off the Record.'

The York County Heritage Trust has received copies of longtime York Daily Record/Sunday News columnist Jim Hubley's "Off the Record."

The book, a collection of the late columnist's work, was previously believed to be out of print.

For more details and information about purchasing the book, click here.

The William Penn Senior High School boys ....

... and York Catholic's state title runs are detailed in forthcoming York Daily Record/Sunday News' books.

The York Daily Record/Sunday News will publish 56-page books with accompanying DVDs on the state championship bids by two accomplished York County high school teams.

For details, click here.

These works come on the heels of a book profiling the West York Bulldog's football season: "Friday Night Bulldogs."

A new book tells about the West York High School's district champs.

A 56-page book about the West York High School varsity football team's District 3 championship season is being published this month by the York Daily Record/Sunday News and its high school sports Web site, GameTimePA.com.

For details, see:The dogs got out.

You might want to check out this book by Philadelphia Daily News beer columnist Don Russell.

Perfect gift?

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On Sunday I stopped in at the Book Nook at York Suburban Middle School.

Last year, I sort of stumbled into the sale, not knowing how it worked or what to expect. I left with a bag full of books.

This year, I was more prepared.

A while back I wrote about downloading free audio books. Remember? Go here

While publishers pray for a new children's series as popular as Harry Potter and anxiously await Dan Brown's follow-up to "The Da Vinci Code," a report released today predicts a tight market for at least the next few years.

A novel about space invaders and body snatchers isn't typically my cup of tea. But then again, neither is a love story between a 100-year-old vampire and his teenage would-be prey.

And I'm currently reading that book for (I'm a little ashamed here) the third time. I'm talking, of course, about "Twilight," the young adult series that has made stay-at-home mom Stephenie Meyer a best-selling author.

It’s rare that I take great pleasure in proofreading pages. But the other day I was asked to tackle our newest publication, “All In One Room: York County’s Schoolhouses.”

I have always loved looking at old photos — even when I didn’t know a soul in them. But “All In One Room” proved to be a gold mine of memories for me, someone too young to have attended one.

Sometimes, as much as we hate it, we have to part with our books.

What else can we do when there just isn't enough shelf space for all our recent purchases?

Have you just finished reading a book you couldn't put down, or one that kept putting you to sleep?

We want to hear about it, good or bad.

Send your book review to gfogal@ydr.com and we will post it here.

The York County Heritage Trust Museum Book Store is selling the new book, "Amish Grace, How Forgiveness Transcended Tragedy," by Amish culture expert Professor Donald B. Kraybill.

The YCHT Museum Book Store is located at the Historical Society Museum & Library, 250 E. Market St., York.

The book gives an insightful view of how the Amish community dealt with the tragic death of six grade-school girls in a one-room school house in Nickel Mines, Lancaster County.

To order the book, call 717-848-1587, ext. 210, or stop by the Museum and pick one up. Cost is $19.95 plus tax. If mailed, shipping and handling will be added.

While growing up in wartime Germany, Sieglinde Schoen-Smith found comfort in the words and watercolors in a German folk tale, “Mother Earth and Her Children.” Many years later, when she lost her son, Schoen-Smith again turned for comfort to the children’s story and used it as the inspiration for a quilt. The quilt won the top prize at the International Quilt Market.

Today, that quilt serves as the illustration for a new translation of “Mother Earth and Her Children” by Jack Zipes of the University of Minnesota.

“Mother Earth and Her Children” was written for ages 3 to 8.