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GABBS Book FAIR - NOVEMBER 2024

Robyn Faithfull from Great Auckland Bargain Book Sale

The GABBS book fair is an annual event held at the Stadium. Our Book Fair raises funds for the East City Community Trust, the Barfoot & Thompson Stadium sports clubs, and other community groups.


Dates & Times for 2024
Saturday 2nd November 2024 9AM-1AM (Sunday morning)
Sunday 3rd November 2024 7AM-3PM

We accept donations of good 2nd hand books, as long as in good resaleable condition, DVDs, jigsaw puzzles, records and CDs at the Stadium all year round
- for information re drop off please refer to website - www.barfootstadium.co.nz... - Upcoming Events

PLEASE NOTE -
NO ex-library books, technical books more than 3 years old, atlases or encyclopedias, cassettes, video tapes, magazines.

And PLEASE- books must be in resaleable condition - no mouldy, mottled, yellowed books or books with no spines / cover pages.
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