A First — Brunch at Library's Big Fall Book Sale
At the El Cerrito Library's big book sale this weekend, you get not just great bargains on books and the satisfaction of helping the library but also — for the first time — brunch and music.
One reason that the El Cerrito Library, despite budget cuts and a cramped building too small for its collection, is enjoying a renaissance of sorts is a corps of volunteers who labor patiently and largely behind the scenes. The chief support organization is the Friends of the El Cerrito Library, and their big event of the year — the Fall Book Sale — is not only coming up this weekend, but this year for the first time the Saturday morning portion of the sale will be more of a festival with refreshments and family entertainment added in. Books 'n Brunch On Satuday, Sept. 24, the "Books 'n Brunch" event will feature coffee, tea, bagels and pastries on sale from Well Grounded Tea & Coffee from 8:30 a.m. to noon, and Mike and Jan James will …
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