{"id":75026,"date":"2025-08-11T16:11:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/75026\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T16:11:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:11:06","slug":"berks-book-bonanza-raises-80000-for-local-nonprofits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/75026\/","title":{"rendered":"Berks Book Bonanza raises $80,000 for local nonprofits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last month the Berks Book Bonanza drew mobs of people<\/a> who filled up bags and boxes with reading material. And those purchases really added up.<\/p>\n

Organizers of the Book Bonanza announced Monday that the group plans to distribute $40,000 raised through the sale to both the Friends of Berks County Libraries and the local branch of the American Association of University Women.<\/p>\n

The Book Bonanza is one of the largest book sales in the region, offering gently-used hardcovers and paperbacks, CDs, DVDs, games and puzzles.<\/p>\n

Judy Ellsworth, vice president of the Book Bonanza board, said the $80,000 generated by the event exceeded initial expectations following the success of a mini sale last summer at its new headquarters at the Berks County South Campus in Mohnton.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe board of directors couldn\u2019t be happier,\u201d she said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t know what to expect being in a new location, but shoppers showed up in full force.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ellsworth said that while the sale has always been a popular event for county residents and those from beyond state lines, organizers were concerned if the enthusiasm for the five-day sale would remain high. But, she said, the sheer magnitude of attendees on opening day proved they had nothing to worry about.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had people lined up on the sidewalk down the length of the building,\u201d Ellsworth noted of the first day. \u201cWe were so busy; I don\u2019t think I caught my breath until an hour before closing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Now, Ellsworth said the organization is turning its focus to the next sale.<\/p>\n

The Book Bonanza is preparing to hold two collections. The first will run from Sept. 8 through Nov. 11, with donations accepted on Mondays and Tuesdays from 9 a.m. to noon. The second will be held next spring with hours to be announced later.<\/p>\n

Volunteers will be on hand to accept donations at the rear entrance of Berks County South Campus, 400 E. Wyomissing Ave., Mohnton. A complete list of acceptable donations is available on the Book Bonanza website at berksbookbonanza.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cLocal community members donate gently-used materials that outfit the sale, shoppers walk away with great deals and provide a second life to the donated items, and money generated from the sale goes back into the community,\u201d Ellsworth said. \u201cIt\u2019s cyclical in a way, and only made possible by the volunteers that give their time and energy to this worthwhile cause.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Last month the Berks Book Bonanza drew mobs of people who filled up bags and boxes with reading…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":75027,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[8106,223,88,983,3,3234,53386],"class_list":["post-75026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-books","tag-berks-county","tag-books","tag-entertainment","tag-local-news","tag-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-top-stories-reg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75026","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75027"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}