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The Book Sale Cart One might say that the handsome cart which the Friends of the Library provided for ongoing sales of books is still in the "exploratory mode", or that it was built as a "proof of concept" experiment. A similar project has been active in the library of North Vancouver for two years, and its success there softened the doubts of many of the Friends who were not enthusiastic when the idea was first proposed for our own Library. About a year ago the decision was reached that the Friends would finance and help to operate the scheme here. For some months, there was uncertainty among the Friends and Library staff, over such matters as collection of sale proceeds and the selection and handling of the book stocks. At present the overall responsibility, selection, pricing, banking and accounting is done by the Friends. Library volunteers stock and keep the cart tidy and Library staff are responsible for book discards and receiving payments. Library staff gave the Friends good advice about the design and location of the proposed cart. It was built in North Vancouver by The Antique Workshoppe, at a cost of $1812.00 It consists of a sturdy wooden carrier on wheels, with open shelves and lower storage cabinets on each side. It was assembled in two vertical sections, held together by strong brass catches. The cart measures roughly 5 feet long, 5.5 feet high and 4 feet back-to-front. Its shelves offer a few hundred books, conveniently displayed, with paperbacks and hardbacks generally separated. The storage cabinets are used for help in keeping the shelves well stocked. The woodwork is embellished by handsome metal signs made by "Wayfinders" (of Langley) at a cost of $532.00. They label the cart "BOOK SALE", and indicate the stock prices are "50 cents for paperbacks" and "$1.00 or as marked" for hardbacks. The choice of books offered is eclectic, but so far offers few books for children, because the youngsters are usually too short to read the titles. Usually the shelves offer a sprinkling of books of better than average quality. These are priced and marked by Friends but the "asking prices" are still at bargain levels. The sale cart has been in service only since last October, but has already brought in over $1,100.00. This is encouraging, especially when compared to the sales from the two carts in the North Vancouver City Library, which I am told amount to about $2,000.00 per annum, from the two sources. We are encouraged, too, by North Vancouver's report that the "cart sales" have not reduced the proceeds from their big annual sale. "Way To Go!" Ted Hill