Thursday, Oct. 3, 1985
Campus/Area
University Daily Kansan
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Library sale to offer bargains. treasures
By Bob Tinslev
By Bob Tinsley Of the Kernel cliffs
Of the Kansan staff
Preparations for this year's Friends of the Lawrence Public Library Book Sale might be a task for Conan the Librarian.
The atmosphere is thick with anticipation and frenzied activity as library employees and volunteers scurry to arrange 35,000 volumes for the sale, which begins tonight at the Lawrence Public Library garage 7th and Kentucky streets.
But the library staff appears equal to the task.
"It's like Christmas to come down here and see what we've got," she said.
Tonight's activities, which run from 7 to 9 p.m. at the garage, include a silent auction of about 30 rare books. The sale tonight is open only to members of the Friends of the Library.
"We have a very dedicated group of volunteers who sort books throughout the year for the sale," he said. "I book chairman, said yesterday.
"It's extremely easy to become a member of the Friends of the Library," Rutledge said. "It costs $3 at the door."
Auction participants will submit sealed bids for the books and the winning bids will be announced at 8:15 p.m.
The sale continues through the weekend — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and 7 to 5 p.m. Monday. Rutledge said last year's sale neted more than $14,000 for the library, and much of the money was placed in a fund for acquisition of new books.
"Basically, it's for whatever the library wants or needs and tax is." The person said. "The seas."
At the sale, paperback book prices begin at 35 cents. Hardbacks are priced beginning at 75 cents and collectibles range from $10 to $20.
"Sunday is half-price day, one-half off of our already ridiculously low prices," Rutledge said.
Browsers might find treasures for under a dollar among the heaps and cartons of books at the sale. The books, which were donated or removed from the library shelves, cover almost every topic between the arts and zoology.
Scattered among books on sports and science fiction, humor and hobbies are classic novels and some first-edition books signed by their authors.
"We've got some really pretty things, too. Here are some of your basic coffee table books," she said, pointing to a table filled with illustrated volumes from National Geographic, and others containing the works of artists such as Van Goeh, Renoir and Toulouse-Lautre.
"Anything that's been required reading at KU, we've probably got copies of it here, too," she said.
Volunteers are sometimes amazed at the things they find in donated books. They have mounted family photographs found in donated books on a placard, which they will display at the sale, hoping to match the photos with owners.
"Here are the ones that break my heart because you know that is somebody's great-grandmother," Rutledge said, pointing at two of the photos.
The black-and-white photos are of a smiling woman with braided hair piled above her forehead. She holds a chubby-cheeked child. The photos have a barely legible German inscription and the date June 5, 1952.
Preparations for the sale go on throughout the year.
One volunteer worker said the sale was a great way to save money.
"You can come and buy books at the booksale, then turn around, come in and leave them at the door for next year," said Jane Pearce, a friend of the library.
Giving of her time to help with the sale is no inconvenience, Pearce said.
"Books are my best friends anyway," she said.
On the Record
A car, valued at $9,500 was stolen from the 2500 block of Sixth Street between 12 a.m. and 12 p.m. Sunday, Lawrence police said yesterday. The car was recovered later at the same location with about $1,000 worth of damage.
An unknown person passed two rolls of slugs in exchange for $20 from a local motel at about 6 p.m. Monday, police said.
A 10-speed bike, valued at $300,
was stolen from the 1100 block of
West Hills Terrace between Sept. 20
and Tuesday, police said.
A radar detector, camera, two telephone lenses and a flash, together valued at $272, were stolen from a car in the 1100 block of Ohio Street between 3 a.m. and 9:30 a.m. Monday, police said.
Century-old telescope set for comet
By Susie Bishop Of the Kansan staff
KU students have been seeing stars for 100 years now.
The oldest telescope in the physics and astronomy department is thought to be an Alvan Clark and Sons refractor telescope built in 1885, Barbara Anthony-Twarog, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, said yesterday.
"It's not the usual telescope," Erich Him, Leavenworth senior and member of Astronomy Associates of Lawrence, said.
"It's old and it represents an era of telescopes that will never be back."
The 100-year-old polished-brass telescope and the five other telescopes belonging to the astronomy department will be used for viewing Halley's Comet this fall. Anthony-Twarog said.
She said the viewing sessions, which will be open to the public, will begin in four or five weeks.
"It's hard to predict how bright the comet will be," Anthony-Twarog said.
The days and times of the observations will be determined at the monthly meeting of Astronomy Associates of Lawrence tomorrow evening.
Because the telescope is not well-equipped for scientific research, Anthony-Twarog said, the Clark telescope is mainly used for star gazing and in displays at open houses.
The physics and astronomy department holds an open house every Friday evening that the skies are clear.
Heim said, "As a class of telescopes, it is very good. Alvan Clark is the premier refracting telescope manufacturer."
The telescope, which is six inches in diameter and almost eight feet long, has been at its current home for only two years, Anthony-Twarog said.
The telescope, which was found in the basement of Malot Hall in 1983, was out of commission for over a year while it was being cleaned and renovated. Heim said.
He said the telescope had been placed in storage when the wooden dome it was housed in rotted and began to leak. It was moved from Lindley Hall to storage in Malott Hall.
Helm said, the Astronomy Associates of Lawrence refurbished the stored telescope.
John Lechliter/KANSAN
The polished brass telescope stop Lindley Hall celebrates its 100th birthday this year. Standing with the telescope are two members of the Astronomy Associates of Lawrence, Mark Brown, Edmond, Okta., senior, and Ench Heim, Leavenworth senior, who helped to restore the telescope.
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