by Kelly Rogge
The “My Shelf to Yours Book Sale” is returning to Kansas City Kansas Community College next week, raising funds for students on campus.
The sale is from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 28 and 30 and 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, in Room 2325 on the lower level of the Jewell Building on the KCKCC campus, 7250 State Ave. The sale is open to the public as well as students, staff and faculty.
All books will be $1 or seven books for $5. All proceeds will be placed into a student scholarship fund for textbooks and tuition for those in financial need.
In addition, there will also be beverages and snacks for sale as well as fashion jewelry and other local vendors.
“My Shelf to Yours at KCKCC” was created in 2010 as a way to promote scholarship, leadership, entrepreneurship and sustainability by selling donated used books both on-line and on-ground. As of July 2014, “My Shelf to Yours” has received more than 45,500 donated books and assisted more than 260 students with textbooks.
Any unsold book donations from the sale will be donated to local charities and organizations.
For more information on the “My Shelf to Yours” program at KCKCC, call 913-288-7228 or email [email protected].
Kelly Rogge is the public information director at Kansas City Kansas Community College.