THE biggest bookfair in town will be back next weekend.<\/p>\n
Held twice a year at St Andrew\u2019s Uniting Church, the event is known as biggest event of its kind in Ballarat.<\/p>\n
Alan Hinton, who organises the sale with his wife Anita, said the bookfair has taken off from humble beginnings, with a group of volunteers sorting and setting up books year-round.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe got invited years ago to Clunes and we didn\u2019t do particularly well so we decided to run our own and it sort of magnified from there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe last bookfair we had in November we made $18,000. Money raised goes into the Uniting food program and to Lifeline so all the money stays in Ballarat.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Hinton said the huge number of books, and the organisation of them, sets the bookfair apart.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have a very large range of books, people have commented on it being one of the best bookfairs they\u2019ve ever been to,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve got a terrific range of novels and about 100 well known novelists.\u201d<\/p>\n
Books are arranged alphabetically to save visitors hunting though thousands of titles, with children\u2019s books starting at just 50 cents.<\/p>\n
\u201cLanguage, lifestyle, media, science, art, history, you name it we\u2019ve got it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Entry is by gold coin donation and the fair will run from Saturday, 11 March until Monday, 13 March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
THE biggest bookfair in town will be back next weekend. Held twice a year at St Andrew\u2019s Uniting Church, the event is known as biggest event of its kind in Ballarat. Alan Hinton, who organises the sale with his wife Anita, said the bookfair has taken off from humble beginnings, with a group of volunteers […]<\/p>\n