Sign up to our mailing list for notifications about our upcoming book fairs. All books are donated by our generous community and our book fairs are vital to ensuring we can continue to provide crisis support and suicide prevention services. Uq alumni book fair 2019 uq events, the university of. Shopping at lifeline makes you truly feel as if you have taken an active step to help save lives. As you enter the car park, there is a silver coloured garden shed on the right set back slightly from the car park and next to the blue clothing bins. Volunteers will be on hand to help with your search. Queenslands biggest second hand book sale, the lifeline bookfest returns to.
We thank the talented artists who volunteered their time and talent to let our farming families know they are not forgotten this summer and to remind them that lifeline is here to listen on 11 14 247. Hoarding disorder treatment program lifeline harbour to. If you would like to volunteer, register your interest here. Lifeline brisbane bookfest 2016 what is on in brisbane. If you have a large donation from a house or book shop clearance, school or church fete or unwanted school library books could you please call the lifeline canberra office on 02 6171 6300. They run all over queensland, all throughout the year. Now in its 31st year, the lifeline bookfest is a secondhand book sale held. The lifeline book shed is located directly behind our office at 4 park avenue gordon in the car park, off pearson avenue. We have a wide range of books, movies, music, games, comics and more at our usual low prices. Brisbane we are back bringing you over a million books across 10 massive days all to raise vital funds for lifeline. Any avid reader will agree that its easy for wellread books to pile up. Thousands of preloved books will be available for avid and occasional readers at this years lifeline bookfest. Held over three huge days, this event is a mustattend. Lifeline brisbane donation pick up in brisbane, qld.
Goods accepted at different lifeline shops do vary, so please contact your local collection point for. The lifeline bookfest is a long running secondhand book festival which is held a couple of times a year all over australia, including in brisbane. Please register your interest in future groups by using the button below. Stock up on some happiness at the annual lifeline southside bookfair. Now is the time to go through those book shelves, study desks, bedside tables and kitchen shelves and clear out those preloved books and let lifeline gippsland. Shop donations the lifeline shops are the financial cornerstone of lifeline south coast.
Contact the lifeline national office using our online form. Besides which they can always be donated to a good cause like next years fair. Donating to the collection state library of queensland. We have more than 400 lifeline donation bins dotted all over queensland. Book donations i am wanting to get rid of some of my book collection. Everything you need to know before you go about the lifeline booksale in. With a book sale this big, the lifeline bookfest needs halls 3 and 4 at the brisbane convention and exhibition centre to house it. Does anyone know any charities other than the obvious lifeline etc that take.
Abe books online marketplace for new, used, rare and outofprint books unsolicited donations that do not meet our selection criteria will be disposed of at state librarys discretion. The aurum project gratefully accepts donations or bequests of homeopathy books which are then put for sale in. Lifeline bookfest brisbane is the largest second hand book sale in queensland and the biggest fundraising event that supports the 24 hour lifeline 11 14 crisis support line. Lifeline northern beaches holds four giant book fairs during the year. They provide the largest portion of funding and allow the continuation of lifelines vital 24 hour telephone crisis support service in the illawarra and south coast on 11 14. But its not just books up for grabs at the lifeline bookfest brisbane. This lifesaving service offers suicide prevention and bereavement support over the telephone as well as family and crisis support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Lifeline harbour to hawkesbury book fair nsw cancelled because of the covid19 situation.
Saturday is family day with fun activities for the kids. Exhibition halls 3 and 4 will be divided into three categories. Alternatively, you can take part in our workplace giving program link to get involved to make a regular salary sacrifice. Lifeline shop brisbane city 144 adelaide street brisbane city qld 4000. Lifeline harbour to hawkesburys book fairs are run entirely by volunteers. Buderim community library will be holding its annual easter book fair. Hope murphy, book sorter with the lifeline team on the gold coast, has come across her fair share of surprising donations for this years event, ill mention this tiny little book thats probably the size of. Lifeline distribution centre clothing, accessories, bricabrac 267 harbord rd, brookvale 2100 5th driveway past officeworks. Donations can be dropped off outside the main entrance of the coorong pavilion. Lifeline bookfest is run all over queensland and helps to raise much needed funds for lifeline services. Or, for larger donations, please take your donation to.
Please read the information below particularly our guidelines for what we can and cannot accept. As you may be aware, lifeline south coast had to make the tough decision to cancel the march big book fair. There are heaps of great things about the lifeline bookfest. Lifeline encourages donations of quality, used or unwanted items such as. Lifeline brisbane bookfest 2016 the halls of the brisbane convention and exhibition centre in south brisbane will be filled with secondhand books spanning more than 20 categories this june. Lifeline shops exist from the generosity of the local community when you donate your good quality, preloved items to lifeline they are sold to help raise vital funds for the 24hour lifeline crisis support line 11 14. If you want book donations, please send me a list of what you dont and do want. Lifeline south coast wollongong 2500 02 4228 0403 clothing, bricabrac, 19 auburn street, wollongong 9. This lifesaving service offers prevention and bereavement support over the phone as well as family and crisis support 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. These items are collected for the purpose of resale in retail outlets to raise funds for lifeline services. We will communicate when the donations will recommence via all forms of social media, this is an unprecedented time, please take extra care of yourselves. Each year, the lifeline canberra bookfair recycles up to 1 million books many to our bookfairs, many to other charities, and to paper recycling.
Canberra lifeline book fair robbed of rare volumes worth. Lifeline is a nonprofit organisation and receives 400 000 calls for assistance each year. Lifeline shop toowong book shop shop 723 high street toowong qld 4066. Bega mayor kristy mcbain has been endorsed as labors candidate in the. Lifeline gippsland is asking the gippsland community for donations of books all categories to help them turn the 2day book fair into a successful fundraising event. Bookfest brisbane but cheer up because we have our final day sale. It is a 9 day event organised by unitingcare community and will conclude on 21jun2020. The lifeline bookfest is a second hand book sale for book lovers young and old.
Our centre is indebted to these two outstanding groups of volunteers, and their leaders, and to the generosity of the public who donate books. Simply bring along your books for donation to the event and speak to one of the. The next lifeline bookfest in brisbane will run from saturday 17th january 2020 to monday 27th january 2020. Creating suicide safer communities since 1978, lifeline macarthur is dedicated to saving lives and promoting mental health in the community. Im pretty sure any of the charities would accept donations of books if you took them to their stores vinnies, salvos but dont put them in the charity bins you find in carparks as those are for clothes only. Thousands on books available for sale in a variety of genres along with records, cds and sheet music. Its on this weekend 10am til 5pm saturday, 10am til 4pm sunday. If you are looking to snap up a bargain to add to your book collection and library, be sure to get along to the lifeline bookfest which runs from 1827 january 2020 at the brisbane convention and exhibition centre. Our book depots in hornsby and lindfield, coordinated by committees, run seven events a year. Whether you are a book worm, a dedicated reader, a student, a book collector or someone searching for those long lost books to make your book series complete, lifeline bookfest brisbane is the place for you. Uq alumni book fair 2019 alumni friends of uq are holding the 21st biennial uq alumni book fair from friday, may 3 to monday, may 6, 2019 at the uq centre exhibition hall. Books, donations, restoration, book fair buderim library.
Lifeline brisbane donation pick up in brisbane, qld, 4000. Do you have a bunch of books you dont read anymore. If you cannot make an event, you are welcome to donate below. Lifelines 24 hour telephone crisis line is available on 11 14. Lifeline canberra can arrange for our driver to come and collect all donations between the hours of 7. Lifeline canberra there are many ways to support lifeline canberra. Lifeline macarthurs big book fair is coming to camden. Its bookworm bliss each event has thousands of quality preloved books up for grabs at bargain prices. We will keep all our loyal customers up to date on any changes to our scheduled october big book fair. Every fair is planned, prepared, and presented by a dedicated team of volunteers who work tirelessly to ensure.
Lifeline bookfest brisbane is the largest second hand book sale in queensland and the biggest fundraising event that supports the 24 hour lifeline 11 14 crisis line. We can not accept any donations at this time, but look forward to receiving your donations once we reopen. Lifeline canberra have made the decision to cease donation collections given the current risks associated with covid19. Donated books are required only to support establishing libraries in some of the. Book fair 2017 calling for donations lifeline gippsland. Having never been before, i wasnt sure what to expect. Lifeline bookfest is run all over queensland and helps to raise much needed funds for. Lifeline bookfest what is on in brisbane the weekend. We thank you for your continued support helping us deliver vital services to the. For new volunteers on the day come see us at the information desk during the bookfair. Books, donations, restoration, book fair easter book market 2020.
Expect the unexpected at lifeline bookfest journeyonline. Bookfest jun 2020, lifeline bookfest brisbane, brisbane. Lifeline bookfest brisbane unitingcare unitingcare queensland. Touted as the worlds largest secondhand booksale, the bookfests offerings span more than 20 categories from childrens books to classics to. Lifeline canberra volunteers are distressed after dozens of rare books are stolen from the organisations book fair, ripping away thousands.
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