Readers share love of print at Chronicle Lifeline Bookfest

CO-ORDINATOR and volunteer of six years Laurie Smith is joining about 200 helpers spending this week unloading 93 pallets of books for the two-day Chronicle Lifeline Bookfest.

With each pallet holding 32 boxes, and each box carrying about 30 titles, the retired teacher said it was clear this was a bumper year for lovers of print.

Setting up for The Chronicle Lifeline Bookfest 2016 at Toowoomba Showgrounds.
Setting up for The Chronicle Lifeline Bookfest 2016 at Toowoomba Showgrounds. Kevin Farmer

"What Lifeline does just blows me away, the assistance they give to the community ... I just wanted to help," he said.

Bookfest veterans of more than 30 years, Marion Dent and Liela Ford have watched families stream in the doors each year, growing up before their eyes.

Mrs Dent said she loved catching up with Ms Ford each year during the set-up.

"As a volunteer you get to have a lot of fun, now that I'm old, I think it's good to be around people who know you," she said.

"Anyone who says books are on the way out has not seen the children running around their section when we open the doors."

Lifeline Darling Downs and South West Queensland business services manager Angela Klein said she was ready for the rush of thousands of book lovers.

She said the cooking and gardening sections were larger than usual, and that all titles were under $5.

"Reading shouldn't be about the cost of the book," she said.

Mrs Klein said Saturday would be the busiest day of the weekend as dedicated hunters picked through the thousand of boxes.

Lifeline Darling Downs and South West Queensland business services manager Angela Klein and volunteer co-ordinator Laurie Smith are ready for the rush of book lovers that will converge on this weekend's The Chronicle Lifeline Bookfest
Lifeline Darling Downs and South West Queensland business services manager Angela Klein and volunteer co-ordinator Laurie Smith are ready for the rush of book lovers that will converge on this weekend's The Chronicle Lifeline Bookfest Kevin Farmer

Sunday offers cheaper prices and more bargains.

"There was a drop off with numbers a few years ago with e-books becoming big, but a lot of people have gone back to the old book."

Unsold books will be boxed back up and sent to a Warwick Lifeline Bookfest.

 

Grab a bargain at Bookfest

The 36th Lifeline Bookfest is held at the Founders Pavilion at the Toowoomba Showgrounds.

Book-lovers can trawl the boxes from 8am-5pm on Saturday and 8am-2pm on Sunday.

Entry is free, with EFTPOS available.

Records, toys and games are also for sale.
 



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