Downtown Community Ministry Book Fair 2011

Bag yourself a bargain at Wellington’s biggest book fair on 23-24 July 2011. Books of all sorts, both new and secondhand, await you at the 2011 DCM Book Fair. Get in quick to grab the best.

There will be tens of thousands of books at amazing prices. Come and bag yourself a bargain - most books are $2.

Expect plenty of novels, text books, travel, Art, NZ and cooking books, Biography, children's, magazines. Also on sale are DVDs, CDs, and Vinyl records.

The Book Fair is the major annual fundraiser for Downtown Community Ministry and goes towards its work eliminating poverty and solving social issues in Wellington. It was started as a fundraising initaitive over 10 years ago and has become a calendar event for the people of Wellington. DCM is a small organisation, but one with big dreams. From humble beginnings it has grown bigger and better - with stock of over 60 000 books it is one of the biggest and most efficient Book Fairs in the country.

As the DCM say, "the success of the Book Fair has raised thousands of valuable dollars towards our work with those who struggle in the city. That’s the thrill we get from seeing thousands of people turning up at the Book Fair and buying armfuls of books, we know then that all the hard work is worth it and we’re a little closer towards making Wellington a more just and happy place to be.

The Book Fair is a mammoth effort and only possible through a committed group of tireless volunteers and generous sponsorship by local government and the business community. Thousands of volunteer hours are spent sorting books and setting up the Convention Centre to make the Book Fair such a great event. We are so thankful to the people and businesses who give their time and resources to make the Book Fair happen."

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