The Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library has added days for receiving donations of books and other materials for their spring book sale. Donations will be accepted at 509 Esty St. on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 8, and on Saturday mornings from 9 until noon. Hard cover and paperback books in good condition, records, CDs and tapes, videos, puzzles, games and audio books are needed. Volunteers are needed both to help sort and prepare materials for the sale now and to work on the days of the sale, Saturday through Tuesday, May 19-22. No experience is required.
Training is provided on the job.
The speaker will be New York State Comptroller H. Carl McCall. Irene Stein, chairwoman of the Democratic committee, said that McCall also will address the crowd and answer questions on campaign plans for the governor's race. Refreshment will be served. The project would include the demolition of an existing wood frame house on the site, vegetation removal and replacement, grading and drainage. The building, designed by Ithaca architect Jagat Sharma, would house 33 people.