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BooksForAmerica

  1. Don't forget about our warehouse sale this weekend! We'll be open Saturday and Sunday from 9-3, come visit! 3829 Pickett Rd Fairfax 22031 12:00 PM May 23rd via web
  2. Just donated another 1,483 books to the Spotsylvania County Department of Social Services--always a treat! 12:07 PM May 16th via web
  3. PWCS just gave us a shout-out for the event we did at Potomac Middle School last week: tinyurl.com/837n94w @PWCSNews 7:58 AM May 15th via web
  4. We've got another warehouse sale coming up: May 26 & 27, 9-3 both days, all new inventory! eepurl.com/lKIQ5 6:25 AM May 11th via web
  5. Had a great time today giving out 1625 books to teachers at Potomac Middle School in Dumfries, VA! 3:03 PM May 9th via web
  6. Ohh Maurice Sendak :( Here's a 2011 interview with the late author over at @TheAtlantic tinyurl.com/3r46kp6 9:44 AM May 8th via web
  7. We've got a warehouse clearance sale coming up! May 5, one day only, every book is $1 or less! eepurl.com/loEmb 9:58 AM May 1st via web
  8. 7pm tonight: Jennifer Egan will be at Arlington Central Library discussing A Visit from the Goon Squad! It's FREE tinyurl.com/bwqaey8 10:10 AM Apr 26th via web
  9. Just donated 841 books to The Childcare Network for their upcoming conference! 11:53 AM Apr 12th via web
  10. Really real book of the day twitpic.com/98xqwo 9:59 AM Apr 12th via Twitpic
  11. An interesting take on Oprah's Book Club and its potential effect on the publishing industry from The New Republic tinyurl.com/7wabwa4 @tnr 3:14 PM Mar 20th via web
  12. Save the Poe House! Sign the petition to Baltimore's mayor and city council to keep its doors open: tinyurl.com/3jadawb 4:57 PM Mar 6th via web
  13. It's a good day for preservation of literature: 500 fairytales found in Germany that haven't been seen since the 1850s tinyurl.com/7chaase 9:47 AM Mar 6th via web
  14. Well this is interesting. The French gov't has passed a law to digitize & sell 1/2 million books from the 20th century tinyurl.com/76urlof 9:38 AM Mar 6th via web
  15. Happy Read Across America Day! Stop by the store to pick up something awesome. @NEAReadAcross readacrossamerica.org 8:08 AM Mar 2nd via web
  16. We're having another sale at our warehouse on March 10th & 11th! That's Saturday & Sunday, and we'll be here 9-3 both days. 2:08 PM Feb 27th via web
  17. Barney Rosset(of Grove Press infamy has died at age 90. Great defender of literature, great opponent of obscenity laws tinyurl.com/6ufpjhc 10:06 AM Feb 22nd via web
  18. Happy birthday #DFW. Here he is delivering This is Water at Kenyon College in 2005 (in 2 parts): tinyurl.com/29cmvtx, tinyurl.com/3l22ccd 5:23 AM Feb 21st via web
  19. West Springfield High Donates 1500 books, Feb 12, 2012. Thanks! flic.kr/p/bt7ktR 8:50 AM Feb 13th via Flickr
  20. Donated 115 books to @RPwashingtondc @ReadingPartners and another 135 to Westgate ES in Falls Church, VA just a few minutes ago! 11:15 AM Jan 31st via web
  • Name Books For America
  • Location Washington, DC
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  • Bio Books for America is a non-profit organization that builds and improves libraries in local schools, shelters, prisons and more
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