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August 25, 2008

Book sale in East Berlin

East Berlin Community Library will hold its annual book sale during Colonial Day, Sept. 13, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Sale tables will be set up outside the library at 105 Locust St. Parking will be available behind the library for $3 a car.

August 22, 2008

Michael Phelps to write book

This just in from Associated Press:

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Olympic superstar Michael Phelps will write a book telling the story behind his historic eight gold medal swims just in time for the holiday season, Free Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced today.

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August 4, 2008

Specials at Book Nook

The Book Nook will be open for a special sale from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

The Red Lion Street Fair special is: bags of selected books for $1, 4 eight-track tapes for $1 and cassettes are buy one and get one free.

The Book Nook, located at the rear of the former Red Lion Country Club on Country Club Road, is operated by the Friends of Kaltreider-Benfer Library. All proceeds benefit the library.

July 24, 2008

Operation Paperback fundraiser

Operation Paperback will hold its annual fundraiser during Manchester Township's Summer Fun Festival.

The used book sale is from 3 to 9:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at Cousler Park at Church and Greenbriar roads. There also will be silent auction items and sponsorship boxes.

Funds are used for postage and packaging to send books to U.S. military personnel throughout the world.

For details call 854-6620.

Big book sale in Lancaster

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The Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society will celebrate its 27th Annual Book Sale with great bargains on some 75,000 used books.

The sale will be held Aug. 13-16 at 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. at 2215 Millstream Road, Lancaster,

Home-cooked food will also be available. All proceeds support the historical society.

While you're there, stop in the museum to see "Decorated and Plain: A Mennonite and Amish Sampler," a display of Pennsylvania German arts in handcrafted furniture, fraktur, needlework and other artifacts.

For details, contact David Sauder at 717-393-9745 or usedbooks@lmhs.org.


July 23, 2008

Baseball in Hanover

Local author John Coulson will sign copies of his new book, "Hanover Raiders: Minor League Baseball in Hanover, Pennsylvania," from 6 to 8 p.m. July 31 at Guthrie Memorial Library-Hanover's Public Library, 2 Library Place.

To read more about his book, click here: http://www.yorkblog.com/yorktownsquare/2008/07/hanover.php .