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Rappahannock News Photo/James P Gannon SITE: The proposed site for the Rappahannock County Library’s “book barn” is an open grassy area on the west side of the library building, shown in the foreground. The building would provide storage space for donated books and would serve as a site for selling used books on a year-round basis.
which creates a problem of where to put the surplus. Only a small fraction of used books donated to the library wind up on the library’s shelves, with more than 95 percent being destined for sale.
An annual used book sale, often held in connection with the Tbwn of Washington’s Fourth of July celebration, has been the traditional way of disposing of the surplus books. But that no longer appears to be a viable solution, according to organizers of the annual event.
“It’s become an increasing problem,” said Louise van Dort, president of the Friends of Rappahannock County
See LIBRARY, Page A6
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