Even though I am a former librarian I prefer to own books rather than borrow them. I love fetes and op shops where I sometimes pick up pre-loved books for a song.
Today I found that an Australian charity has put their bookshop online. From their website I learnt that "Brotherhood Books is a new Social Enterprise from the Brotherhood of St Laurence and is intended to encourage the recycling of high quality books and to contribute funds to the Brotherhood’s charitable operations."
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| Brotherhood Books Home Page www.brotherhoodbooks.org.au |
For that sum I purchased eight books with no extra cost for shipping. I am now anxiously awaiting the arrival of my purchases:
| Immigrants in Western Australia | |||||
| Families in Colonial Australia | |||||
| Ella Norman: or A Woman's Perils | |||||
| A Portrait of Bathurst | |||||
| In Sunshine or in Shadow | |||||
| A City on a Hill | |||||
| Chosen: The Jews in Australia | |||||
| Old Canberra |
This is a fantastic initiative from a charity. I encourage all my Aussie friends who share my passion for reading to support this venture. You can keep up with their news at Brotherhood Books on Facebook
Hi Jill, if the book Chosen: The Jews in Australia mentions my ancestor, Esther Spencer/Stubbs/Bigge (nee Salamon) I'd love to hear about it.
ReplyDeleteMight see you at Hornsby RSL in a few weeks.
Janelle
Will do, Janelle.
ReplyDeleteHope to see you at the UTP gig at Hornsby.
A great haul, I wish as always I lived closer!
ReplyDeleteAn amazing array of books .... thanks for sharing the link Jill
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