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January 2017
The Fairmount Early Childhood Center is a private,
district-sponsored learning center, offering a full
school-year calendar as well as a
summer preschool camp.
P reschool/ C amp P arent Information N ig ht
Thursday, January 12, 2017 · 7 p.m.
P reschool and C amp R eg istration
R esidents
Wednesday, January 18, 2017 · 3:30 p.m.
O pen Enrollment
Wednesday, January 25, 2017 · 3:30 p.m.
The Fairmount Early Childhood Center Non-Categorical
(Special Education) Preschool is seeking typical peers
(role models) for the 2017-2018 school year.
This program offers four mornings per week at
significantly reduced rates.
Call Karen Leeds today
for more information,
216-292-2344.
Learn how Fairmount Preschool
will prepare your child for Kindergarten and
Ohio's new 3rd Grade Reading Guarantee.
Fairmount Early Childhood Center
Preschool and Camp
Registration
Popular Young 5's Class
5 days per week · 9 am - 3 pm
Must be 5 years old by Dec. 31, 2017
Fairmount Early Childhood Center · 24601 Fairmount Blvd.
www.beachwoodschools.org/fairmount.aspx
The Gathering Place Warehouse Sale
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Saturday, January 7 · 9 am 1 pm
Sunday, January 8 · 11 am 1 pm
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Paging the Beachwood
Library Daily Book Sale
By Arlene Fine
In 2008, Hedy Westra retired from the Social Security Administration and
since then, her days have been fully booked. As the incoming co-president
of the Friends of the Beachwood Library, Westra has helped establish and
serve as chair of the ongoing Beachwood Library book sale which includes
shelves of recycled books located just off the library's main entrance.
Westra chatted with the Buzz and offered an inside look at the Beach-
wood Library's successful fundraiser and community service.
Q. What prompted the change from a twice-a-year weekend book
sale to the ongoing daily book sale?
A. When our library was remodeled in 2012-13, we lost all the storage
space that contained our books for resale. As an alternative plan, the library
manager allowed us to have a table by the front door to see if we could
sell some of our donated books, and that did so well that space was soon
designated for our ongoing book sale.
Q. How much money does the daily book sale bring in each month?
A. I'm proud to say we average $1,400 a month selling hardcover books,
DVDs, CDs, paperbacks and children's books. We have kept our prices
steady at $1.50 for a hardback, $1 for a trade paperback, $2 for DVDs and
Audio books, and $1 for CDs. Children's books range from 25 cents to $1.
Q. Where does this money go?
A. Book-sale revenue goes towards purchasing toys for the children's
lending library, helping to provide children's and adult programming, and
funding scholarships to high school students living in Beachwood.
Q. What are your most popular sellers?
A. We can't keep books by James Patterson, Daniel DiSilva, Stephen
King, David Baldacci, Nora Roberts and John Grishom on our shelves.
Other popular categories include children's books, DVDs, classical and jazz
CDs, cookbooks, Judaica and health and fitness.
Q. How do you determine what books to put on the shelves?
A. Health, travel and business books cannot be older than 10 years and
books dealing with computers cannot be older than five years. Our hard-
back books, except for fine literature, are current within three years.