
My chapter of the Women's National Book Association was a sponsor of the event. I helped to stuff 400 "goodie bags" for participants two weeks ago. And last week I worked two days from 11:00-7:00 at a local
running store, handing out the bags along with participants' numbers and information. On Saturday I got up at 5:10 to arrive at the event by 5:45. It was dark and cold, and I was dressed for warmer weather. I am not a morning person so perhaps it is good that we kind of stood around for quite a while. Eventually I was able to set up the WNBA-C table, where we had brochures, free ARCs, and candy! (Yes, that is me in the navy blue shirt.) We had quite a few people stop by and ask questions and pick up books. I am bummed that we've had no emails yet about it, but it's only been 3 days. Patience has never been my strong suit.

Next is the book sale, which I am very much looking forward to, despite now being on a strict budget. There are over 100,000 books that will be sold! Any bookish people in Central North Carolina should consider making the trip! It's Oct 22-24 unless you are a member of the Friends of the Library (the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library) in which case there are earlier dates.
It was a lot of fun, and I met some cool people. I hope to see many of them at a WNBA event in the future, and maybe I'll also see them at the Book Sale!
2 comments:
Wow, what a fantastic event for such a deserving cause. I hope you get thousands of buyers at the Book Sale!!
Thanks Katie! It was a lot of fun, if really, really early!
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