Depot Day 2012:
Tuesday, February 21, 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Book Fair 2012:
Tuesday, October 23, 1 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Wednesday, October 24, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Thursday, October 25, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Location: Redpath Hall
(east side of McTavish Street, one block north of Sherbrooke)
The McGill Book Fair, held each autumn in Redpath Hall, offers buyers tens of thousands of used books, French and English, in categories ranging from architecture to zoology. In addition to volumes old and new, the Book Fair also offers CDs, LPs, DVDs, and sheet music. One room is devoted exclusively to art and architecture, and another to old and rare volumes.
The Book Fair is organized and run entirely by volunteers. All proceeds are used to support McGill scholarships. Since its inception in 1971, the Book Fair has raised over $1.5-million. In 2010, the annual Book Fair donation to the University was $75,000.
Coordinators:
The new Book Fair coordinators are tranchemaison [at] gmail [dot] com (Jonathan Haines), 203-448-6086, and fraser [dot] dickson [at] mail [dot] mcgill [dot] ca (Fraser Dickson), 514-865-5237. The Book Fair can also be reached during our hours of donation at the office phone: 514-398-8105, but there is no answering machine.
Donations:
Donations can be made every Tuesday and Thursday, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the downstairs entrance to Redpath Hall. Our first day of donations, Depot Day 2012, will be on Tuesday, February 21, with extended donation hours until 4 p.m.