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Thank you to all that attended the 9th Annual Children's Book Sale. It was a HUGE success and we hope that you will make this an annual event. Watch this space for news concerning the sale in 2010. Meanwhile mark your calendar for the Annual Sale, April 23-25, 2010 - even more Children's books will be there.
For those of you that have heard stories about lead in Children's books;
Libraries and thrift stores have been given a one-year stay of
enforcement by the Consumer Products Safety Commission on having to test
for lead in books geared to youngsters under the age of 12. The
extension, announced on January 30, 2009, exempts the library and used
book community from either having to ban children from their facilities
or close the children's sections or sales. The American Library
Association, Friends of Libraries USA, and numerous publishers and
bookselling organizations are working with members of Congress and the
CPSC to ensure that the matter is resolved once and for all in the
coming year.
Be assured the Friends of the Houston Public Library is monitoring this
matter very closely.
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