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After Next Weekend’s New Canaan Library Book Sale, Longstanding Event Likely To Be Discontinued
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After more than three decades, New Canaan Library’s book sale likely will be suspended indefinitely following next week’s installment, as no one has stepped in to oversee and operate the entirely volunteer-run, twice-yearly event, officials say. The book sale will run June 12 to 14 (next weekend), and after that it likely will be discontinued, New Canaan Libarry Director Lisa Oldham said. “Essentially, if nobody steps up in the next couple of weeks, we will probably have to cancel it,” she said. The book sale, named for longtime volunteer John Randolph, has been operating for more than 30 years, officials say, and each installment brings in about $13,000. The sale itself—the result of a donated book collection that builds up every six months—is a “huge logistical exercise” that has been run expertly and with innovation for the past two years by New Canaan resident Karen Willett, Oldham said.
