The Friends committee worked hard to set up the library with a great array of donated books, magazines, CDs, DVDs, magazines and beautiful jigsaws.
In spite of the wintry weather, customers were lined up outside waiting for the library doors to open - and in they stormed when the doors opened at 10 o'clock!
As predicted, the jigsaws were very popular, as were the books and magazines so that the committee was kept busy replenishing stocks.
The first customer bought three large jigsaws - enough to see out the winter.
Here is Marian Wittwer being served by Nelda Earl and Events Co-ordinator Patricia Reed.
Fresh stock was reserved for Sunday and some buyers came back on the second day to see what else was offered.
Don Pegler, MP for Mount Gambier who is the Patron of Friends of the Library Mount Gambier, came in on Sunday to draw the raffle, the prize for which was a Chambers Crossword Dictionary and Puzzle Book.
President Helen Boomsma holds the basket for Don to draw the winning ticket which went to Hilda Leamey. The raffle raised $100 - enough for a talking book to add to the Library's stock.
At the end of Sunday the grand total of sales was $2517 - an excellent start to Friends of the Library.
I would like to thank the committee who all worked hard and long and Friends who came in to help, especially Julienne Feast, Nelda Earl, Ruth Hein, Anne Taylor and Margaret Ashdown and Young Friend Jordan Small.
Very grateful thanks to everyone who donated such terrific items to make the sale successful.
Dates for your diary:
Sunday 25th July 2-4pm Bound by Books - an afternoon tea for members of Mount Gambier and Districts book groups and any interested Friends.
Lois Dean will talk about her book Minnie and copies will be for sale.
Gold coin donation.
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