Visitors to the days of second -hand book no longer knew where to head against the thousands of copies exposed during the four days devoted to the sale of books of all kinds. From April 24 to 27, it jostled at theSaint-Pierre spacehas Senlisto the great satisfaction of the friends of the library, organizers of the event. Their president Patrice Lainé did not hide his satisfaction for the success of this 46th edition. “We had to open in advance on the first day to satisfy buyers,” he laughs.
Educational actions
“Last year, we sold 12,500 pounds,” he said a smile on his lips, while hoping to exceed this figure this year. “They come from individuals of particular or renewal of libraries. The money obtained allows us to set up educational actions for the attention of colleges et high school of the city. It gives rise to prices, like that of the best book or teen and motamo prices. ”
To organize such an event, you first need less literary talent than very solid arms, allied with a logistics drawn in the line. The fifty volunteerswell motivated, among the 323 members of the association, transported to the sweat of their fronts 140,000 works weighing no less than 15 tonnes, all for a volume of 70 m³. A straw. In addition to books, CDs and DVDs, cinema posters fill a few shelves.
-Books are sold for several hundred euros
In fact, almost a free space, or almost, in the old church. Works of all kinds, of all thicknesses, novels, pockets, history, tourism, ancient and rare books, biographies, youth, comics, arts among others constituted a Exceptional choice. “Among the rare editions, some books sell for several hundred euros, up to a thousand for one of them,” reveals Patrice Lainé.
Culture within everyone’s reach
Three euros was what to pay for magnificent books. The pocket collections were sold for less than one euro. This approach, making it possible to put culture within reach of all the prisoners, is associated with a policy that helps the purchase of new books for the library. It also gives a boost to the bookstores “Le Verb et la object” and “Saint-Pierre”.
The association is already preparing other meetings. From May 21 to 25, it will be present at the Arts Salon in this same place. From May 31 to June 2, she will be at Saint-Maurice priory And, from June to October, she will continue by art on the way to the Senlis ecological park.
