Bazaar brings bounty for book lovers

LIKE to kick back with a good book?

Inverleigh’s biennial book bazaar will be held next Saturday 30 May.

Thousands of donated books will be for sale at a low cost as the Inverleigh Public Hall committee of management hosts the fundraising event from 9am to 4pm in the historic well-used venue.

“They’re novels, biographies, memoir and childrens’ books,” said committee treasurer, book bazaar co-ordinator Anne-Maree Tarbett.

“All the book donations have come from the community and we’re so grateful for that. People just love to be able to pass on their preloved books.

“We’ve got a really good range of authors and the books themselves are great quality as well.

“We’ve got oodles of them. We’ve been getting book donations since October last year and probably before then as well. They’ve been coming in very steadily.”

Tarbett said a team of local volunteers make the bazaar happen and in the eight years since it began it has raised about $30,000 all up toward ongoing refurbishment and upkeep of the hall facilities.

“We get a lot of appreciation for the way it’s displayed, and we will have cash and Eftpos on the day,” she said.

“The hall will be full of books and the supper room will be for the children’s books.

“The books will be sorted by author alphabetically so readers can easily find what they’re after.

“The soft covers are $2, the hard covers are $3 and the children’s books range in price from 20 cents to a dollar.

“The community comes together really well. We do get a lot of people and in 2024 we took in $5000 for the day. Hopefully we’ll do better than that this time.”