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Library friends need volunteers for book sale

By Ty Tagami
Oct 7, 2011

The Friends of the Cobb County Public Library System needs volunteers to help sell donated books, magazines and movies at the semi-annual book sale next Friday and Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Items go for 10 cents to five dollars. The sales last year generated more than $80,000 for new library materials.

Location: Jim R. Miller Park, 2245 Callaway Rd., Marietta. Information: 770-528-2342, www.cobbcat.org/friends.html.

About the Author

Ty Tagami is a staff writer for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since joining the newspaper in 2002, he has written about everything from hurricanes to homelessness. He has deep experience covering local government and education, and can often be found under the Gold Dome when lawmakers meet or in a school somewhere in the state.

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