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FEBRUARY 26, 2025
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Library Friends plan spring book sale
Ministry to host Sportsman Event
BY FRANCINE FULTON
BY FRANCINE FULTON
The Outdoorsman Ministry Group at the Christian Life Center (CLC) will present the 15th annual Sportsman Event on Saturday, March 8. The program will include a catered dinner, dis pl ays , a g uest speaker and an opportunity to win gifts and prizes. This year’s event will be held in memory of Bill Leff, who started the CLC outdoor ministry. Leff, who also helped plan the Sportsman Event, passed away a few weeks ago. “He was always the behindthe-scenes guy. He took care of the details,” said Steve Shuster, event organizer. S huster said that when entrenched by the details of the annual Sportsman Event, Leff would always remind the organizing team of the greater purpose of the outreach. “His quote was ‘This is not our event; See Sportsman Event pg 4
Displaying some of the items that will be for sale are Jeannette Kolb (left) and Karen Woods.
provided by the library. “We will have a bag sale every day of the sale, not just the last day,” said Kolb. Offered for sale will be inspirational b o ok s and B ibles , cookbooks, large-print books and children’s books, as well as paperback and hardback adult
fiction. To accommodate the growing collection, the Friends members installed shelving along the perimeter of the community room, which is where all of the hardback nonfiction is located. “ The fiction will be sorted by authors,” said Kolb, noting popular authors include Nora
Roberts, Danielle Steel, Stuart Woods and James Patterson. T h e re w i l l a l s o b e a l a r g e selection of DVDs and puzzles offered for sale. In addition to the spring and fall book sales, shoppers may find quality used books at reasonable prices at the Read Moore See Book sale pg 3
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popular event that usually takes place as part of the Summer Reading Program at Moores Memorial Library in Christiana is the appearance of Jesse Rothacker, known as The Reptile Guy. Founder of Forgotten Friend Reptile Sanctuary, Rothacker’s programs feature live animals, including snakes, lizards and turtles. To assure that the program will be financially possible, the Friends of Moores Memorial Librar y will utilize proceeds from their upcoming spring book sale to raise funds for the appearance. “We hope the book sale will allow us to make enough money to hire him back,” explained Friends vice president Jeannette Kolb. “This year, we are having the book sale for something special. Maybe people who like him will come to the book sale.” “(For his past appearance), we packed the house on a Thursday night. We had an overflow crowd. The kids just love him,” added library director Trish Vandenbosch, noting that this year’s Summer Reading Program theme will be “Color Our World.” The book sale will take place in the Read Moore Book Store and community room, located in the lower level of the library, 9 W. Slokom Ave., Christiana. Sale hours are Thursday, March 13, from noon to 7 p.m.; Friday, March 14, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is free. A bag sale will also be featured where shoppers may fill a bag of books for a set price. Bags will be
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