It's Treatment Time for the Bookaholics

Once again, Wedsworth Library has a AAA treatment program for Bookaholics. The first step is admitting it. The second step is to keep right on reading.

You might be a Bookaholic If:

When trouble strikes, you head to a book sale. You will either be able to solve the problem, or simply have something to read as the world crashes down on you.

You might be a Bookaholic If: You occasionally turn down invitations to go out because you are in the middle of a good book. When you are cold, you buy a book. You’ll still be cold, but you’ll have books!

The picture window in your wallet displays your library card instead of your driver’s license.

You say goodbye to your book collection before going anywhere for an extended period of time.

You might be a Bookaholic If: Your idea of a fun weekend is rearranging your library for the 100th time, or when others come to you for advice, you just give them books to read.

You might be a Bookaholic If: You’re not sure what people who go to the beach without a book even do there, to be honest.

Finishing a book you loved is like losing a best friend. If there was a house fire, the first thing you would save would be your favorite books (second thing if you have pets).

You might be a Bookaholic If: When you’re between books, you feel lost.

You carry a book with you at all times because you never know when you’ll have a spare minute to do some extra reading.

You might be a Bookaholic If: If you go too long without buying or reading a book, you feel a huge sense of withdrawal and are thinking of the next time you can get away to a book sale. Walking by a book sale is torture.

You might be a Bookaholic If: Hearing someone say, “I don’t like books” is almost as bad as them saying, “I like to kick puppies.”

You’re incapable of going by a book sale without buying something. You buy more books even if you have a stack of books that haven’t been read.

Even More Signs You’re A Book Addict:

When you’re at someone’s house and the first thing you do is check out their bookshelves.

When you must read every single day.

When you often reread passages from your favorite books.

When everyone is excited about a TV show and you’re just like, “huh?” because you only read books.

Even More Signs You’re A Book Addict:

When you must visit the library at least once a week. And the librarian knows you by your first name.

When you’ve been known to read while you walk.

When you often think about the book you’re reading.

When you often experience reading hangovers.

The first sign of our addiction is admitting it. I’m a Bookaholic on the road to recovery. Just kidding. I’m on the road to the Wedsworth book sale.

We are holding our annual book sale at Wedsworth Hall Saturday, October the 12th, from 9:00-4:00, and Sunday, October the 13th, from 10:00-2:00. And don’t forget the goodies! Remember, all who come can enjoy homemade soup, cookies, bread, and refreshments on Saturday, October 12th, and on Sunday, October 13th. (The soup is for the SOUPAHOLICS!)

Calling all volunteers. Calling all volunteers who are willing and able. We would love volunteers to help arrange all those books and tables of DVDs for the Library’s annual book sale.

We can use volunteers on Thursday, October the 10th, and Friday, October the 11th, at 9:00 a.m. to help display the books for the book sale, and on Sunday, October the 13th, to box the books up once the sale is over. The Hall will be a beehive of activity for all those busy worker bees arranging this fabulous selection of books. If you would like to volunteer to be a worker bee, show up at Wedsworth Hall any time after 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, October the 10th, and Friday, October the 11th, or Sunday, October 13th, at 2:00 p.m.

Every table will be filled with paperbacks, hardback books, cookbooks, nonfiction, children’s, teens, and inspirational books, DVDs, and audiobooks! You name it, it will be there. Be early to find your prize book or movie.

Drop by for your last chance to obtain the special item you have been hoping to squirrel away for this winter’s reading or listening when the snow’s a-swirling ‘round your front door. Don’t be snowed in without a bit of entertainment.

It will be a Jim Dandy of a sale! This rousing event raises money in support of our library. Looking forward to seeing you on Saturday, October the 12th, from 9:00-4:00, and Sunday, October the 13th.

As Dory would say, “I Need To Stop Buying Books; Oh Look, A Book Sale!”