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Post by AuntSueto4 on May 31, 2012 13:24:30 GMT -6
Bloomington Book 'Em sale is backArticle by: MARY JANE SMETANKA , Star Tribune Updated: May 29, 2012 - 11:12 PM "...expected 140,000 items that will be for sale at the 20th annual Book 'Em sale in Bloomington starting Friday. The sale, one of the largest in the state, benefits crime prevention programs in Bloomington and is organized and run by about 65 volunteers, many of them retirees. Last year, almost $120,000 was raised from selling donated items that were mostly priced at a dollar or two. Proceeds from the sale have financed everything from the purchase of two new police dogs for Bloomington to uniforms for the police honor guard and special locks for local schools. "...The sheer magnitude of the sale inspires awe: tons of books, records, computer programs and games, videos, DVDs, puzzles and games are displayed on 300 tables and bookshelves that stretch across 22,000 square feet of a former outdoors store at 9801 Lyndale Avenue. Everything is organized by category, subject and genre, with fiction alphabetized by author..."www.startribune.com/local/west/154565675.html
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