Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Book Fair this weekend



25th ANNUAL BOOK FAIR
Fri, Aug 3rd - Sun, Aug 5th
St Charles Convention Center
One Convention Center Plaza
St Charles, MO 63303

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Friday, August 3 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Admission $10
Friends members and Children 12 & under Free

Saturday, August 4 9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Free Admission

Sunday, August 5 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Free Admission
$5 bag (most items) – Standard size plastic grocery bags provided on site.

Directions to the St. Charles Convention Center
Exit I-70 at 5th Street and go south.
Turn right on Veterans Memorial Parkway.
The St. Charles Convention Center is located on the left just past the Cracker Barrel Old Country Store at the corner of Veterans Memorial Parkway and Fairgrounds Road.

Bargain Prices - Great Selection
Over 250,000 hardbacks, paperbacks, sets, records, and magazines. One of the largest book fairs in the St. Louis area. Most hardbacks are sold for $2.00 each, regular size paperbacks for $.50 each and oversize paperbacks for $1.00. All children's and teen books are sold for $0.25. Magazines are $.10 each. VHS tapes and books on tape are individually priced. Some very old books, reference materials and special items are priced separately. On Sunday, books are sold for $5.00 a bag-standard size grocery bags provided.

All books are sorted into popular categories to make it as easy as possible for buyers to find the items they want. Some of the most popular categories are cookbooks, children's, crafts, art, western, mysteries, science fiction and biographies. There is a separate area for children's and teen materials.