Book Sale

By: Penny Modra
Date: 30th May 07
Product: Books
Anatomy: Brain

What:
Book Sale

When:
Mon-Thurs 9.30am-6pm, Fri 8.30am-5pm, Sat 9am-1pm

Where:
The Melbourne Athenaeum Library, Lvl 1, 188 Collins St, Melbourne

How much:
Free entry, books from $1

Contact:
9650 3100

There is a book sale on at The Athenaeum Library at the moment. ‘The Athenaeum Library?’ you may ask. And if so, you have stumbled upon our real reason for writing this article. Winter is upon us – people’s roofs are already blowing off and the usual umbrella midgets are on the streets poking us in the eyes with metal spokes every which way but straight.

In short, it’s time to find some new, cosy places to hang out where there are little antique tables, nice plush rugs, flowers in vases and friendly ladies with whom we can chat. Enter the Athenaeum Library. Established in 1839, it began as an institution that would assist in ‘the diffusion of scientific, literary and other useful knowledge’. These days it’s a not-for-profit lending library with a large ‘leisure reading’ collection.

So, back to the book sale. On offer you’ll find cheesy romance and thrillers alongside weighty non-fiction tomes with titles like The United Nations Year Book 1998. Importantly, you can pop by with your coffee, or ask for one when you get there. As their flyer says ‘you’re never just a number at the Ath’. And you’re not cold or wet either.