Upcoming sale include vintage books

The S. Susanna Library, the English-language lending library in Rome, is holding its next sale of used books from 22-31 October.

The sale takes place during normal library hours: Tues, Thurs 10.00-13.00; Wed 15.00-18.00; Fri 13.00-16.00; and Sun 10.00-12.30. However if the general strike threatened for Friday 24 October goes ahead, the library will not be open for the book sale or library business.

Library co-ordinator Tonia White said "We have hundreds of preloved hard back, paperbacks, fiction, non-fiction, English DVDs, children's and cook books." There are also books on Rome, the classics, the famous painters, and English Language educational books while of particular note she says are a selection of "absolutely beautiful, out of print, vintage books." Prices start at 50 cent and everyone is welcome.

Attached to the parish of the American Catholic Church in Rome, the library has provided a lending service to Rome’s English-speaking readers for over 40 years, and is operated with the assistance of volunteers.

It is located on the second floor of the building to the right of the Church of S. Susanna, and it houses over 20,000 titles. Its categories include literature, art, religion, archaeology, history, travel, cookery and novels, as well as a children's section containing many out-of-print classics.

To get in contact with the library, email Tonia White at susannalibrary@gmail.com or see the library's Facebook page.