Buy a Book - Protect Wildlife!
Thursday 8th December
Over the last few years many members have kindly donated wildlife books - however our library is now overflowing with duplicate copies of some titles, multiple copies of similar books and a range of books that do not relate to Nottinghamshire or UK wildlife. So, we have selected over 100 such books and are going to sell them on Ebay. All funds raised through the book sale will be put towards our conservation work in the county.
The campaign is being coordinated by Suzanne Hemsley, a member and volunteer of the Wildlife Trust. Every Thursday she has been kindly coming into the office to help catalogue the books, photograph them and upload details to Ebay. Whilst cataloguing the books Suzanne discovered some very interesting, rare and valuable books – so she is optimistic that this campaign will raise some considerable funds to protect wildlife.
Suzanne says, "That although the task was initially daunting, it has turned out to be very interesting sorting through the huge variety of donated books and I hope they all find good homes". There are bargains to be had, books just to look at and others useful for study. From the comfort of your armchair, you can re-home previously loved books and know you are actively helping your local wildlife. Treat yourself or find a present for someone special.
The books cover a range of topics from wildlife, as you would expect, to others such as “The Old Hand-Knitters of the Dales” and “Robin Hood”. Amongst the tomes are little treasures such as Japanese artist Utamaro’s “A Chorus of Birds”. The beautiful paintings are displayed accordion style with short, humorous poems relating to the birds on the reverse. Another book to look out for is “Where Truth Abides: Diaries of the 4th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyme (1822-1850)”, a true life period drama! For people new to bird-watching or wanting to learn more there is the useful “In Search of Birds: Their Haunts & Habitats”. It explains what birds you are likely to find in which habitat and why. Prices start from as little as £1 up to those with reserves of £50.
If you would like to buy then please visit our Ebay Shop. The books go on sale from Saturday 10th December, and we will be adding new books every 5 days, so pleas keep checking our Ebay page.
Happy bidding!
