Save the Children 50th Anniversary Book Sale

Save the Children 50th Anniversary Book Sale

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Posted 2014-07-29 by MaggieVPfollow

Fri 15 Aug 2014 - Wed 20 Aug 2014

The year was 1964. The Beatles were touring, Menzies was Prime Minister and a new event was taking place at the University of Western Australia. Hundreds of thousands of books and millions of dollars later, the Save the Children Book Sale celebrates its 50th Anniversary from 15 - 20 August.


Every year dozens of volunteers sort, price and transport more than 100,000 books of all types to the undercroft of Winthrop Hall. The sale opens to the public at 5:00 pm on Friday 15 August and continues for the next five days, with proceeds going to support the work of Save the Children Australia .


The queue of eager buyers forms about noon on opening day. Friday evening and the weekend days are always crowded as people browse more than 40 categories of books plus CDs and DVDs. The hardworking volunteers are kept busy restocking and acting as cashiers. On Tuesday the books drop to half price and the last day is Bargain Box Day when buyers can fill a box for a set price.

Whatever your reading pleasure, you're sure to find something here.

Opening dates and times:
Fri 15 Aug: 5pm–9:30pm
Sat 16 Aug: 6am–6pm
Sun 17 Aug: 8am–6pm
Mon 18th Aug: 9:30am–9:30pm
Tues 19 Aug (Half Price Day): 9:30am–9:30pm
Wed 20 Aug (Bargain box day): 9:30am–3pm

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!date 15/08/2014 -- 20/08/2014
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