The annual book sale held by the Samuel Pierce Branch Library was scheduled to take place at the Sellersville Armory this weekend, but had to be postponed due to heightened security concerns following the anniversary of 9/11. The library hosts the major fundraiser each year at the armory, which hundreds normally attend. They are now looking for an alternate location to hold the sale since it cannot be at the armory this time. The library and armory hope to continue their relationship and hold the sale back at the armory location next year.

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Library book sale loses home at Sellersville Armory, at least for this year
September 23, 2011
By Eion O'Neill
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The Samuel Pierce Branch Library's annual book sale has traditionally been held at the Sellersville Armory this
weekend, but due to heightened security concerns following the tenth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, the
event has been postponed.
"This was due to a nationwide security issue. It was not just the local armory facility," Ginny Snyder, president of the
Friends of the Samuel Pierce Branch Library said.
The book sale was scheduled to open its doors Friday at 9 a.m. Snyder says several hundred normally attend. Now the
library is looking for a "Plan B."
"This is a major fundraiser. If we do not have that, it's a certain amount of money that won't go back to the library," said
Sndyder.
According to Snyder, the community also has been looking for a "Plan B" by offering suggestions for an alternate
location.
"Nobody can remember when we didn't have it there (The Sellersville Armory)," she said.
Despite the setbacks, the library and the armory's relationship has not changed.
"We were welcome to come back next year," Snyder said. "We love it and we love being there." Top Stories
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