21st Annual Trinity Secondhand Booksale

Posted on: 05 February 2010

This year marks the 21st anniversary of the Trinity Secondhand Booksale, the largest charity booksale in Ireland.   The annual Booksale is a three day event held in Trinity College’s Public Theatre and all proceeds raised by will be used to buy books, journals, maps and other research materials for Trinity College Library and for smaller specialist School libraries within College.

This year the event will open on Thursday March 18th at 5.30pm with an auction of rare books, commencing at 7pm.  The sale will continue on March 19th called Restocked Friday where lots of additional books will be added, and will conclude on March 20th with Half Price Saturday from 10am – 2pm.  The annual Booksale, a feature in every book enthusiast’s calendar, is characterised not only by the sheer volume of material on offer but also by the wide range of subjects available.

Each year over 50 volunteers, both students and staff, assist in the organisation and running of the Booksale.  These volunteers were celebrated for their dedication and hard work at a recent event hosted by the Trinity Association and Trust to mark the upcoming the 21st anniversary of the event.

Books are collected year round for the annual Booksale at the Booksale Office in Goldsmith Hall, Pearse Street.  A catalogue listing this year’s rare book collection is available by contacting the Booksale Office on booksale@tcd.ie or Tel: 01-8962276.

Paul Ferguson, TCD Library, Mary Henry, Association Chairwman and Dr Eda Sagarra, Booksale Chairwoman at the recent event to mark the upcoming 21st anniversary of the Secondhand Booksale.