One of Keiyeng and my favourite things is finding quality but cheap books in second hand bookstores. It’s like a treasure hunt. And there’s no better place for this than the Lifeline Bookfest (see below for all the details on the event). So, because we love you guys, love hanging out with you, and love buying cheap books, we thought we’d organise an excursion for us 5:17ers. So, let’s hit the bookfest on its opening day – January 16. We’ll meet there at 10:30am (or if you want help with transport, talk to Muz), then have lunch nearby (most likely at one of the cheap places in West End).
Here’s some details for the Bookfest from their website:
What: The universe’s largest second-hand booksale, now in its 20th year.
Why: The Lifeline Bookfest raises much-needed funds for Lifeline Brisbane’s free 24-hour Crisis Counselling Telephone Line, free face-to-face counselling services, and support programs for women, children and families.
When: January 16-24
Where: Exhibition Halls 3 and 4 of The Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merivale St, South Brisbane
Where the funds go: Apart from giving people the opportunity to grab a great book from as little as 20 cents, the Lifeline Bookfest also raises much-needed funds for Lifeline Brisbane’s free counselling services.
From humble beginnings, the event now brings in around one-third of Lifeline Brisbane’s self-funded income (the majority of profits coming from the sale of second-hand clothes in Lifeline Shops).
These funds help Lifeline Brisbane enhance the lives of children, families and individuals in our community by delivering relevant, accessible counselling and support programs. Some of the support services we provide are:
Telephone Counselling – 24 Hour Crisis Line, 13 11 14, Free face-to-face Counselling, School-based Counselling, Financial Counselling, Suicide Bereavement Programs, Child Therapy, Refugee support through the Refugee, Claimant Support Centre, Domestic Violence groups for women and children.
How it works:
The Lifeline Bookfest is divided into three sections – High Quality, Priced and Unpriced.
- High Quality contains near new and quality stock, as well as rare and collectable books. All books are priced inside the cover.
- The Priced section contains a fantastic range of books of medium quality. These books are also priced inside the cover.
- The Unpriced section contains more of the ‘well-thumbed’ books and is where some of the best bargains can be found! The books in this section are not priced individually but will be priced at the checkouts.
Categories:
Within each section, books are divided into over 20 categories: Children’s; Australiana; History; Reference; Humour and Oddities; Biography; Literature and Classics; Textbooks; Travel; Health; Science Fiction; Hardback Fiction; Art and Music; Paperback Fiction; Cooking; Computers; Religion; Foreign Language; Vehicles and War Craft; Hobbies; Sport; Gardening; Animals; Penguins and Pelicans; Economics; Sociology; Philosophy; and Science.
In addition to books, each section carries a range of magazines, stationary, videos, CDs, cassettes and records.
I’d love to come:) this will be great! can’t wait!! Let’s carpool