The doors open on the annual Times Colonist book sale today at 9 a.m. at the Victoria Curling Club.
Here’s what you need to know.
The sale takes place at 1952 Quadra St., from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday.
The day usually starts off with a lineup around the block, so be prepared to be patient.
Books cost $4 for hardcovers and $2 for softcovers and children’s books. Payment is by cash, debit, MasterCard, Visa or American Express.
Make sure to wear comfy shoes, as you’ll be on a concrete floor. Some people bring their own bags, but you can also pickup cardboard boxes at the curling club.
Pay parking is available in the lot that serves the curling club and Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre. There is free parking along Quadra Street, but watch out for residential-parking-only signs on some side streets. The No. 6 bus is another option. It travels along Quadra.
Once the sale is over, representatives of schools and non-profit groups can help themselves to the remaining books, for free, from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Monday, May 6.
The money raised is matched, in part, by provincial government funds via Decoda Literacy Solutions. Grants worth almost $7 million have been distributed — mostly to schools — since the first sale in 1998.
• For more information or to donate to the Times Colonist Literacy Society, go to tcreads.ca.
