All done!



Thank you to those you attended the 2011 Little City Book Fair at Harper College!


Almost Friday!

Friday, August 19 at 5pm is opening night for the Little City Book Fair. Be one of the first of thousands of shoppers to pick from the best collection of hundreds of thousands of new and gently used books in nearly 60 subject categories.

Aug. 19 5p.m. – 10p.m.; Aug. 20 10a.m. – 9p.m.; Aug. 21 10a.m. – 5p.m. Free admission Saturday and Sunday; $10 donation requested on opening night. Harper College Gymnasium, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine. www.littlecity.org/bookfair.

Only two weeks away

The 2011 Little City Book Fair is quickly approaching and we recently received an extremely generous donation of gently used CDs and DVDs to sell. This week a large variety of over 100 CDs and DVDs were donated. Little City would like to thank everyone who made a donation, because of you we have reached our goal of 100,000 books.

If you missed the deadline to donate items, you can still help Little City by volunteering for the Book Fair. Visit www.littlecity.org/bookfair for more details or contact knelson@littlecity.org.

Don’t forget to visit the Little City Book Fair held on August 19-21 at Harper College in Palatine. All proceeds from the Book Fair benefit the hundreds of children and adults with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities served by Little City Foundation.

Donation Locations

Did you know that you can donate your new and gently used books at any time, any day of the week?

There are numerous book donation drop-off locations throughout the northwest Chicago suburbs, including the drop box at Little City's main campus -
1760 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine, Illinois 60067 (pictured at left).

Additional drop points include:


Palatine:
American Chartered Bank of Palatine, 700 W. Euclid Avenue (847) 776-6201
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Palatine: Top Shelf Books, 47 E. Northwest Highway (847) 705-9940 View map

Schaumburg: American Chartered Bank of Schaumburg, 1199 E. Higgins Road (847) 517-5400 View map

Lake Zurich:
American Chartered Bank of Lake Zurich, 459 S. Rand Road (847) 540-5202
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Northbrook: American Chartered Bank of Northbrook, 1090 Willow Road (847) 418-3218 View map



Northbrook: Koenig & Strey GMAC, 1925 Cherry Lane (847) 272-0330 View map



Highland Park: Rick’s Auto Care, 1500 Old Skokie Road (847) 831-3165 View map



Skokie: Bank of America, 4747 W. Dempster (847) 676-5544 View map

Direct Pick-Up: Little City will also pick up donations of 150 or more books that meet the following criteria:
(1) Books must be in small boxes or double bagged for one person to carry. (2) Books must be accessible for pickup person.



Please call 847-221-7856 to arrange a pick-up.

Wanted: Book Donations

Donate your books, CDs, DVDs, records, comic books and more to the Little City Book Fair! Little City Foundation is looking to collect donations of new and gently used items to sell at the 2011 Little City Book Fair on August 19-21. All proceeds from the Book Fair benefit the hundreds of children and adults with autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities at Little City Foundation. For more information on:



  • Book donation pick-ups or to host a book drive, contact Vince Williams at (847) 221-7856.


  • Volunteering, contact Kathryn Nelson at (847) 221-7804.

Little City Book Fair: Donations Needed

As you embark on your spring cleaning plans, don’t be so quick to toss out those books you’ve already read…donate them to the 2011 Little City Book Fair! This year’s sale will be held on August 19-21, 2011 at Harper College in Palatine, and donations are welcome throughout the year and during the event.

The Little City team is in need of books and other media to sell. Just bought a Kindle, iPad or other eBook reader? Well, then it's time to get rid of all your printed books!

If you have any new or gently used books you’d like to donate, Little City has multiple drop-off locations, including the Little City Palatine campus and other sites throughout neighboring suburbs. The Little City team will also pick up donations of 150 or more books.

For a complete listing of drop-off locations, visit www.littlecity.org/bookfair or call Vince Williams at (847) 221-7165.

Little City Book Fair Selection Announced!

Join us August 19 - 21 at Harper College for the largest book fair in the Midwest! In addition to bargain books, the Little City Book Fair will have an extensive collection of CDs, DVDs, comic books and collectors books. Categories include:

Adventure, Espionage, Judaica/Holocaust, Reference, Architecture, Ethnic Studies, Large Print, Religion, Art, Fiction, Literature, Science, Bibles, Foreign Language, Math, Science Fiction, Biography, Gardening, Media, Sexuality, Business, Harry Potter, Medical, Signed Books, Celebrity, Health, Music, Social Science, Chicago, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Sports/Hobbies, Children, History - Military, Nature, Teaching Aids, Cliffs Notes, History - U.S., Performing Arts, Transportation, Computer, History - World, Philosophy, Travel, Cooking, Home/Parenting, Photography, Westerns, Crafts, How To, Poetry, Women/Mens Studies, Crime, Human Awareness, Presidents, Dummies, Humor, Psychology and much more!

We are still looking for more books to add to this year's book fair! There are several drop-off locations including the Little City Palatine campus and other sites throughout neighboring suburbs. For more information, visit http://www.littlecity.org/events/2011/bookfair/donations.aspx.


Little City Book Fair: 2011 Dates Announced

Bring your children, friends and family and join Little City August 19-21, 2011 for the 2011 Little City Book Fair at Harper College in Palatine, Illinois. Be one of the first of over 8,000 shoppers to pick from the best collection of hundreds of gently used books in over 70 subject categories.

In addition to bargain books, the Little City Book Fair* will have an extensive collection of CDs, DVDs, comic books and
collectors books.


* Previously the Little City Used Book Sale held at Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie, Illinois.

Hours of Operation:


Friday, August 19, 2011 5 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Saturday, August 20, 2011 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Sunday, August 21, 2011 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission: Free (except Friday, August 19, when a $10 entrance fee is requested as a donation to Little City Foundation.