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Added on 03/14/07
The store opened for business in March 1988. Since then, * 700,000+ books have been recycled. * More than a million and a half in revenue has been generated. * Volunteers have given 130,000+ hours of time. A faithful, hard-working corps of 50...
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The store opened for business in March 1988. Since then, * 700,000+ books have been recycled. * More than a million and a half in revenue has been generated. * Volunteers have given 130,000+ hours of time. A faithful, hard-working corps of 50 volunteers staffs the store, handling all aspects of the operation. The books, discards from Multnomah County Library's collection, are removed from the library's computer catalog, stamped, sorted, researched, priced and shelved for retail. Rod Richards, Title Wave supervisor, searches through books that have been withdrawn from the library system to be sold in the Title Wave. Rod believes that the Title Wave "provides a valuable service to both the library and the community." Jack Ostlind, a retired chemist, has contributed more than 10,500 hours to The Title Wave as a volunteer. He views volunteering as a "win-win" activity. "The library benefits and the volunteer gains some self-esteem." Jack spends several hours each week researching the value... See less 
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