Yachats Oregon Writer Rick Schultze

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I was reminded the other day about the upcoming Annual Book Sale The Friends of Yachats Library are pleased to be holding in the multi-purpose room of the Yachats Commons Building, 441 Hwy 101, Yachats, on Friday and Saturday, March 26-27, from 10 a.m, to 4 p.m, both days. Donations of books will be accepted at the Yachats Library until March 25.

All you bargain hunters, dealers and book lovers take note; there will be hundreds of almost new, gently used, old treasurers, mysteries, cookbooks, gardening books, fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, biography, travel, history, and humor in hardcover and paperback. Browsing is easy with all books arranged by categories. On Friday hardbacks/softcovers will be $1 and paperbacks will be 50 cents. There is a specially priced section including rare books, signed copies, book sets, coffee table books, including leather bound Louis L’Amour novels. The sale also includes audio tapes, DVDs, CDs and videos also priced at $1. Saturday is bag day. For $3 you can fill a plastic grocery bag. Proceeds from the sale are used to add to the library’s collection and equipment. If you love to read you will want to be at this sale, it’s a book lover’s delight. Browse to your hearts desire and you are bound to find something that will tickle your reading pleasure. These kinds of book sales are fun and it’s a lot of fun to visit bookstores; those rooms full of the written word as well as books full of photos. There is something about books and for me it goes a bit further. I've written a book and it's in various libraries, book stores, online and in the Kindle format. Consequently I've been to book signings, book fairs, book readings and book club meetings and after each one of those events I feel re-charged about books. You hear often these days that books are dying and I suspect that is somewhat true but to go to a book sale, book store, book signing event or other gathering of readers it would seem that despite the news of books being down and out the book world is actually alive and well. Perhaps it's because most folks at the sales or stores or literary events are really tuned into reading and treasuring books their enthusiasm is contagious. It's hard not to get excited when others around you discover a book they must have or an author reveals how the story they wrote came about or when the book store clerk recommends a book that turns out to be a great read. That excitement sticks with you. For writers and those who want to write these events are what keeps their writing world turning. To realize that something you wrote is being read or will be read is enough to keep you pounding the keyboard. It's a very quiet but powerful part of the book world, the hours spent thinking and practicing writing. My suggestion is to all of you book lovers out there, go to a few sales and few stores and listen to some authors and again your love of books will again speak to you and set you in some literary motion!

Enjoy and keep books alive!!

To reach Rick Schultze; email yarick@pioneer.net <mailto:yarick@pioneer.net>