Lawrence Family JCC gears up for used book sale

LA JOLLA, California (Press Release)– Donations of used books are pouring in for the 12th Annual Used Book Sale of the Samuel & Rebecca Astor Judaica Library, which will take place June 13-15 and 17, at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, 4126 Executive Drive, La Jolla. Admission is free. There is a $10 Early Bird Special Buying Hours Wednesday June 13, 2012 9am to 12pm.

Approximately 6,000 titles have been collected, which includes several large estate donations.

Categories include:

  • Major art and folk art collections
  • Physician/anthropologist books including cross-cultural health and medical treatment, shamanism
  • Gender studies, folklore, ethnologies
  • Art from many cultures
  • Major cookbook collection
  • Horticultural and gardening collection
  • Book on aviation, women in aviation
  • Jews in Spain, Arab-Spanish History
  • Author signed books
  • Judaic and non-Judaic
  • Fiction and non-fiction
  • Children’s books
  • Hardbacks and paperbacks
  • Foreign language literature and dictionaries
  • Framed Artwork
  • DVDs, CDs, VHS tapes, books on tape

Rare books and artwork will be included in a silent auction.  The bidding will begin Wednesday, June 13st and end Sunday, June 17th at 3:00 PM sharp.

Proceeds from this event will aid the Astor Judaic Library which is a central community resource for Judaic information. The library houses approximately 16,000 volumes including a major Holocaust Collection and the Tillie Lawrence Israel Collection.  It also is the home for the collection of the Woman’s Institute for Continuing Jewish Education, and the San Diego Jewish Genealogical Society.

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Preceding provided by the Lawrence Family JCC