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![]() ![]() ![]() Books are heavy one year a basement floor cracked under the weight of the books stored there! For many years books were sorted in a small room at Eberwhite Elementary School until the volume of books necessitated a larger space. In early years, members sorted and stored the books in their basements, garages and offices. The original AAUW Ann Arbor Branch Used Book Sale in 1953, with an informal setting at the Michigan League, has evolved into what has been termed “a small business that recycles 100% of its materials, runs for a very short time and is staffed with 100% volunteers.” Since that inauspicious 1953 beginning, the sale has been held in various venues: the International Center, Student Activities Building, First Congregational Church Ann Arbor, Michigan Union, Arborland, Concordia College and finally, since 1998, at Washtenaw Community College. History of the Ann Arbor Branch Used Book SaleĪ photo from the 1969 (17th annual) book sale showing Sue Martin, Nancy Bielby Sudia and Marcia Korwin, plus children Peter Bielby and Karen Wolfe. ![]()
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