Build your own library

Build your own library

  • By KAT SORENSEN
  • Monday, October 23, 2017 9:51am
  • NewsKenai

Barb Christian, left, and Jane Fausternau peruse the selection at Kenai Community Library’s book sale on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017 in Kenai, Alaska. Sunday was the last day of the three-day book sale, which offered a wide selection of books, from Alaska themed fiction to a Zelda Fitzgerald biography. Each book, hardcover and paperback cost 25 cents. All proceeds go to fund library programming, such as the summer reading program and monthly events. (Photo by Kat Sorensen/Peninsula Clarion)

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