Today and tomorrow on campus: Children's Literature Book Sale

Hundreds of new children's and young adult books will be on sale at WWU in the upcoming Children's Literature Book Sale sponsored by the English Department.

The sale takes place from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 3 and from 9 a.m. to noon Dec. 4 in Wilson Library Room 171. The room is accessible from High Street.

New hardcover books will sell for $5, and new paperbacks will sell for $2. Books with an original price upwards of $25 will sell for $10. Proceeds from the sale will go to the annual Bond Children's Literature Conference, sponsored by the English Department, which will take place on March 6, 2010.

Student volunteer Per Junkerman clears away an empty box once filled with books from Room 171 in Wilson Library. Junkerman is working to fill this small room with as many books as possible for the Children's Literature Book Sale scheduled for Thursday and

Hundreds of various literary publications line the shelves of Wilson Library Room 171 for the Children's Literature Book Sale Thursday and Friday. Photo by Jon Bergman | WWU intern

Western faculty, staff and students unpack mountains of boxes bursting with literary works in preparation for the Children's Literature Book Sale Dec. 3 and 4. Photo by Jon Bergman | WWU intern

Hundreds of various literary publications await the Children's Literature Book Sale to be held in Wilson Library Room 171 Thursday and Friday. Photo by Jon Bergman | WWU intern

WWU student Devin Spencer organizes books on shelves in Wilson Library. The sale of these children's books will benefit the English Department. Photo by Jon Bergman | WWU intern

WWU student Per Junkerman shelves books in preparation for the Children's Literature Book Sale being held Thursday, Dec. 3, and Friday, Dec. 4, in Wilson Library Room 171. Photo by Jon Bergman | WWU intern

Shoppers pore through books available for purchase at the Children's Literature Book Sale in Wilson Library Room 171 on campus. The sale is taking place Dec. 3 and 4. Photo by Michael Leese | WWU intern

Western Washington University student Jessica Wolfer stacks books onto shelves in Wilson Library Room 171. Hundreds of new books will be on sale Thursday and Friday, Dec. 3 and 4. Photo by Jon Bergman | WWU intern

Hundreds of kids' books available for purchase at the Children's Literature Book Sale in Wilson Library Room 171 on campus. The sale is taking place Dec. 3 and 4. Photo by Michael Leese | WWU intern