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CHARITY SECONDHAND (USED) BOOK SALES - 2008
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SYDNEY & REGIONAL NEW SOUTH WALES (NSW)

Thousands of books at bargain prices.
Help out needy non-profit community groups in Sydney and coastal NSW.
Book dealers are frequent buyers at these sales.

WARNING: RE-CHECK DETAILS WITH THE CONVENOR BEFORE A SALE
(particularly if you are travelling a large distance).
Opening times, dates and venues sometimes change; we are not always notified.


LAST UPDATED: AUGUST 23, 2008.

    ONGOING

  • 2MBS-FM Book and Music Bazaar. Regular warehouse clearance sales at West Gosford. Phone 02-4322-3180. Email: MBSbook-musicsales@hotmail.com. Website: www.2mbs.com .
    Date: Open five days a week: Tuesday to Friday (10AM - 5PM), Saturday (8AM - 2PM).
    Location: Unit2, 13 Dell Rd, West Gosford.

    JANUARY
  • No known book sales.

    FEBRUARY
  • No known book sales (but see below - two bookfairs start on Feb. 29).

    MARCH
  • 2MBS-FM Book and Music Bazaar. Currently 5 times a year. Phone 02-4322-3180. Email: MBSbook-musicsales@hotmail.com. Website: www.2mbs.com (possible mention).
    Date: Friday Feb 29 to Monday March 3 (9 AM - 5 PM.)
    Location: Ku-Ring-gai Town Hall, Pacific Highway, Pymble.

  • Lifeline Northern Beaches Warriewood Bookfair. Twice a year in March and August. Phone 02-9949-5522. Web: lifeline.org.au/northern beaches.
    Date: Friday Feb 29th (5- 9 PM), Saturday March 1st (9 - 5); Sunday 2nd (9 - 2).
    Location: Ted Blackwood Community Centre, corner Jackson & Boondah Roads, Warriewood.

  • Lifeline Canberra Bookfair. Biannual in March-April and September (150,000 books). Phone 02-6247-0655.
    Date: Friday March 7th (10 - 6); Saturday 8th (10 - 5); Sunday 9th (10 - 4). Includes in the Kakadu Room: Old & Rare Book Sale (Friday, 12-5; Saturday 11 - 4), Sunday 10-4 (Military special book sale). Web site: www.act.lifeline.org.au.
    Location: Budawang Building, Exhibition Park, Mitchell, ACT.

    APRIL
  • Lifeline Wollongong Autumn Bookfair. Biannual, in April and October. Phone 02-42281311. Web: lifeline.org.au/southcoastnsw.
    Date: Friday 18th, Saturday 19th, Sunday 20th (opening hours not stated).
    Location: Kembla Grange Racecourse.

  • 2MBS-FM Book and Music Bazaar. Currently 5 times a year. Phone 02-4322-3180. Email: MBSbook-musicsales@hotmail.com. Website: www.2mbs.com (possible mention).
    Date: Sat April 19th to Monday 21st (9 AM - 5 PM.)
    Location: Leichhardt Town Hall, Corner Marion & Norton Streets, Leichhardt.

  • University of New South Wales Bookfair. Yearly in late April, usually near Anzac Day. Phone 02-9385-0210.
    Date: Late April, 2007. Hours: Thursday 24th - Saturday 26th (10 - 7); Sunday 27th (10 - 2 ) ($8 per box on this day). Usually includes a slow auction of rare books (catalogue available on the website). Website: www.bookfair.unsw.edu.au.
    Location: Roundhouse, just inside the Anzac Parade entrance, University of News South Wales, Kensington. Car parking available in neighbouring streets (may be difficult).

    MAY
  • Marrickville Library Book Sale. Frequency unknown.
    Times: May xx. 1PM - 7PM).
    Location: Marrickville Town Hall, Marrickville Rd (corner Petersham Rd), Marrickville.

    JUNE
  • Lifeline Northern Beaches Balgowlah Bookfair (transferred to July in 2008 only).

  • Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) Annual Book, Toy and Vinyl Record Fair. Annual, in late June. Phone 02-9872-0329. Email: kaye.bailey@ridc.org.au. Web: www.ridbc.org.au.
    Date: Saturday 28 June, 8 AM - 3 PM; Sunday 29, 8 AM - 3 PM.
    Location: Blue Room / Visitor's Centre, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children, 361-365 North Rocks Road, North Rocks.

    JULY
  • Lifeline Northern Beaches Balgowlah Bookfair. Twice a year, near the first weekend in June and December (but changed this year only). Web: www.lifeline.org.au/northernbeaches. Email: lifeline@justnet.com.au. Phone 02-9949-5522.
    Date: Friday July 4, 5-9 PM; Saturday July 5th, 9-5; Sunday July 7th, 9-2 (half-price day).
    Location: Balgowlah Boys High School, Maretimo St entrance, Balgowlah. Venue may change in the near future.

  • 2MBS-FM Book and Music Bazaar. Currently 5 times a year. Phone 02-4322-3180. Email: MBSbook-musicsales@hotmail.com. Website: www.2mbs.com (possible mention).
    Date: Friday July 4th to Monday July 7th (9 AM - 5 PM.)
    Location: Ku-Ring-gai Town Hall, Pacific Highway, Pymble.

  • Lifeline Sydney@Sutherland Bookfair. Annual, in mid-July. Phone 02-9951-5577. Geoff.Gardner@wesleymission.org.au
    Date: Saturday 12th, 10-5; Sunday 13th, 10-5 (all books half-price).
    Location: [NEW VENUE] Moore Sutherland Entertainment Centre, Eton Rd, Sutherland.

    JULY (CONTINUED)

  • Lifeline Harbour to Hawkesbury Bookfair Book Fair. Annual, in mid-July. Phone 02-9498-8805. Web: lifeline-h2h.org.au (click on Coming Events).
    Date: Thursday 17th to Friday 18th, 9AM - 9 PM, Saturday 19th to Sunday 20th, 9AM - 5PM.
    Location: Knox Grammar School, Pacific Highway, Wahroonga.

  • Friends of the University of Newcastle Bookfair [NOT 2008, NEXT in 2009]. Biannual, in July or August of odd-numbered years. Phone: 02-4946-8859. Web: www.newcastle.edu.au/news/2007/07/photographicrecord.html (this year).
    Date: Sat July xx to Sat July xx, 2007 (8 days). Saturday, Sunday: 10-5; Mon to Friday, Fri: 10-4 (7 PM on Thursday). Includes a slow auction of rare books.
    Location: The Great Hall, University of Newcastle.

  • Galston Rotary Club Annual Bookfair. Annual, end of July. Phone: 02-9653-1401.
    Date: Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th, 8.30 AM to 5 PM. Over 40,000 books plus records, CDs, videos, puzzles, jigsaws.
    Location: Dural Memorial Hall, 604 Old Northern Road, Dural near Vineys Road, (opposite Redlands College).

    AUGUST

  • Lifeline Harbour to Hawkesbury Clearance Book Sale. Annual, in August. Phone 02-9498-8805. Web: lifeline-h2h.org.au (click on Coming Events).
    Date: Saturday 9th to Sunday 10th, 9AM - 3PM.
    Location: West Lindfield Scout Hall, Corner Polding & Ignatius Roads.

  • Lifeline Northern Beaches Warriewood Bookfair. Twice a year in March and August. Phone 02-9949-5522. Web: lifeline.org.au/northern beaches.
    Date: Friday Aug 29th (5 - 9 PM), Saturday Aug 30th (9 - 5); Sunday Aug 31st (9 - 2).
    Location: Ted Blackwood Community Centre, corner Jackson & Boondah Roads, Warriewood.

    SEPTEMBER
  • S. H. Ervin Gallery / National Trust NSW Spring Bookfair. Annual in September. Phone 02-9258-0123.
    Date: Saturday Sept 13. Hours: 10 - 4. Web site: www.nsw. nationaltrust.org.au (under Events).
    Location: Annie Wyatt Room, National Trust Centre / S. H. Ervin Gallery, Watson Road, Observatory Hill, The Rocks.

  • University of Sydney Chancellor's Committee Bookfest. Annual, in mid September. Phone 02- 9351-3100, 02-9351-7657, 02-9417-2894.
    Date: Saturday 20 to Tuesday 23, 10 AM - 4 PM; Wednesday 24, 10 AM - 2 PM. Tuesday ($10 a box); Wednesday ($5 a box). Includes a few rare books.
    Location: The Great Hall, Main Campus. Enter grounds via Derwent St (Glebe) entrance on Parramatta Rd. Meter parking in the University grounds is expensive ($24 / day flat rate weekdays, coins only; $2/hr after 3 P.M weekdays, and weekends).

  • Lifeline Canberra Bookfair. Biannual in March-April and September (150,000 books). Phone 02-6247-0655.
    Date: Thursday 25 (10-5); Friday 26 (10 - 6); Saturday 27 (10 - 5); Sunday 28 (10 - 4). Includes Old & Rare Book Sale in the Kakadu Room (Thurs - Saturday, 11 - 4). Clearance sale: Sunday (10 - 4). Web site: www.act.lifeline.org.au.
    Location: Budawang Building, Exhibition Park, Mitchell, ACT.

  • 2MBS-FM Book and Music Bazaar. Currently 5 times a year. Phone 02-4322-3180. Email: MBSbook-musicsales@hotmail.com. Website: www.2mbs.com (possible mention).
    Date: Sat Sept 27th to Monday 29th (9 AM - 5 PM.)
    Location: Leichhardt Town Hall, Corner Marion & Norton Streets, Leichhardt.

    OCTOBER
  • Lifeline Wollongong Spring Bookfair. Biannual, in April and October. Phone 02-42281311. Web: lifeline.org.au/southcoastnsw.
    Date: Friday 18th, Saturday 19th, Sunday 20th (opening hours not stated).
    Location: Kembla Grange Racecourse.

  • Lifeline Sydney Bookfair. Annual, in late October. Phone 02-9951-5577. Email: Geoff.Gardner@wesleymission.org.au.
    Date: Friday 24th, 5 PM - 9 PM; Saturday 25th, 10-5; Sunday 26th, 10-4 (all books at half price).
    Location: [NEW VENUE & TIME] The Teahouse, Royal Randwick Racecourse, Alison Rd, Randwick.

    NOVEMBER
  • Lifeline Sydney Bookfair. Annual, in late November. Sydney Boys High School (moved to new venue in October).

  • 2MBS-FM Book and Music Bazaar. Currently 5 times a year. Phone 02-4322-3180. Email: MBSbook-musicsales@hotmail.com. Website: www.2mbs.com (possible mention).
    Date: Friday Nov 21st to Tuesday 25th (9 AM - 5 PM.)
    Location: Johnson Hall, Crows Nest Centre, Ernest Place, Crows Nest.

  • Lifeline Northern Beaches Balgowlah Bookfair. Twice a year, near the first weekend in June and December. End of November (usually early December - see below).

    DECEMBER
  • Lifeline Northern Beaches Balgowlah Bookfair. Twice a year, near the first weekend in June and December. Web: www.lifeline.org.au/northernbeaches. Email: lifeline@justnet.com.au. Phone 02-9949-5522.
    Date: Friday 28th Nov (5-9 PM); Saturday Nov 29 (9-5); Sunday Nov 30 (9-2).
    Location: Balgowlah Boys High School, Maretimo St entrance, Balgowlah.

OTHER REGULAR SALES

Phone them for details.
  • Lifeline. Has also held bookfairs at: Parramatta; Penrith (Kingswood depot).
  • Many public libraries, eg, Waverley, Glebe, Woollahra, Marrickville.
  • Community groups.