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The Book Thing of Baltimore, Inc.
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The Book Thing of Baltimore, Inc.

3001 Vineyard Lane
Baltimore, Maryland 21218
United States

(410) 662 5631; Russellbookthing.org

New/Used: Not set

Web site: http://www.bookthing.org/

Description: Our mission is to put unwanted books into the hands of those who want them.

* Are the books really free? Yup.
* Really? Yes.
* Absolutely free? Yes.
* What's the catch? All the books you take have to be stamped, "Not for Resale." That's it.
* What's the suggested donation? A smile.
* Is there a limit to how many books I can take? You can only take 150,000 per day per person.
* When are you open? 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends. There is a drop-off bin by the garage door entrance for after-hours donations.
* Where do you get all of your books? We get them from businesses, organizations, and individuals who no longer have any need for them.
* How can I help? Volunteer and check out our wish list.

Added by: SqueakyChu.  Contacted: Not contacted.  Venue ID: 357

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Free Books! Take as many as you want! Please! They want you to! Donations accepted but definitely not required. If you have any old books you're through with they would probably love a short stay at this wonderful book hotel.
What more could you want? Uneek to Baltimore :-)
April 2008 by PitcherBooks

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DC BookCrossing Meet-Up (March 15 at 12:00pm)
BookCrossers everywhere are invited to join the DC area BookCrossers at 12 noon in The Book Thing of Baltimore. We plan to meet there to gather books to release at the International Day of the Book Festival in Kensington, Maryland on April, 27, 2008. Following our book-gathering at The Book Thing, ... (more)we will meet again at the Panera in Towson, Maryland, at 1:30pm to chat with each other and register (via laptop/wi-fi) the books we chose from The Book Thing. Join us! For more information, please contact SqueakyChu(at)hotmail(dot)com.
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BookCrossing Meet-Up (February 22 at 10:00am)
On Sunday, February 22, BC in DC and ABXC are meeting "halfway" in Baltimore, Maryland! We're spending the morning at The Book Thing, then meeting for lunch at Kosher Bite, a cafe with a wide selection of cuisine. Books! where: The Book Thing address: 3001 Vineyard Lane, Baltimore, MD time: anytime before ... (more)1pm; people will probably start showing up around 10am. more info: http://bookthing.org/ Lunch! where: Kosher Bite address: 6309 Reisterstown Road, Baltimore, MD time: 1:00pm (though if you can come later we'll be there at least a couple hours) more info: http://www.kosher-bite.com/ Hope to see you there. New members welcome!
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