We have recently opened a second-hand book shop at 47 High Street, Banff AB45 1AN. Usual opening hours 10 am to 4 pm Mon to Sat. We have a wide range of books stocked and Gary, our trustee, is happy to try and source any books you may need. Also, a box or two can be dropped off for transporting over to Rhynie. Banff book shop
Thanks to those volunteers who organised our fundraiser at the Tarland Plant Sale on Saturday 19th May - in line with the theme of the event, we made sure we had a good selection of gardening and cookery books for sale at our stall - well done to all concerned!
We were delighted to receive the following letter recently - it comes from the Deputy Head Teacher of the Katiyo Sacred Heart Primary School in Zimbabwe. This is what she wrote: "We are extremely grateful for the ten boxes of quality and graded library books you donated to our school. Sincerely speaking, your generosity really means so much to me, but even more to Katiyo Sacred
Congratulations to founder members Betty Tait and Katy Scott, and to Kathleen Thomson, who between them have clocked up almost 90 years of volunteering at Books Abroad. Betty (left), Katy (middle) and Kathleen (right) were each presented with a card, certificate and flowers at the BA Christmas Lunch in December in recognition of their long service and commitment to the work of BA. Well done to all
