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Many library sales do not allow presales

Staff Writer
The Columbus Dispatch
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As president of the Friends of the Upper Arlington Public Library, I respond to the Sept. 29 Dispatch column “The Right Thing” by Jeffrey L. Seglin (“Library sale might alienate buying public”).

He presented an unfair picture of many Friends of the Library book sales.

While the picture he presented is certainly possible, it is not true of all Friends’ book sales.

In the upcoming Friends of the Upper Arlington Library quarterly book sale (Nov. 17- Dec. 1), there will be absolutely no presales to book dealers, special Friends of the Library members, or anyone else.

When the doors open at 1 p.m., everyone will have equal access to all the books, DVDs, CDs, VHS tapes, records, etc. on sale. The only distinction we make is on the last day of the sale, when Friends members can buy a grocery bag full of sale items for $5 and nonmembers can buy a bag for $10.

A bag full of sale items for $10 is still a bargain of bargains, compared with our already low daily sale prices of, for example, $2 for most books, $3 for DVDs and $2 for CDs.

Readers should come see for themselves what great bargains we have.

STEPHEN JOHNSON

President

Friends of the Upper

Arlington Public Library

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