Book lovers were lined up at the door before 8:00 a.m. Saturday, March 22, at the Highland Shores Community Center for the Giant Used Book Sale. The volunteers did a brisk business all day until they closed the doors at 4:00 p.m.  Over $3600 was raised for the Highland Village Library Foundation as about 7,000 items were sold.  Customers found many "gems" among the many books, movies, and books-on-tape. 

One girl, Lily Pigott, shopping with her mother, Megan Pigott, found an unusual "gem" among the children's books.  She found a fifty dollar bill in a children's book and turned it in to the cashier.  Lily refused to accept a reward for her honesty. 

Forty volunteers assisted with set up on Friday and the sale on Saturday.  Most wre members of the Highland Village Senior All-Stars.  Other volunteers included Fire Chief Lonnie Tatum and four of his off-duty firefighters and men from the City's Parks and Recreation Department, City Councilperson Scott McDearmont, and Library Foundation president and chair of the Parks and Recreation Board Tom Moore.

Two hundred books were donated to the Highland Village Senior All-Stars for their future reading room. Also, donations are being made to the library of each of the four LISD schools in Highland Village for purchase of new books. The remaining books have been donated to Sue Weaver Cause, a locally-based non-profit foundation dedicated to consumer safety.

The used books were collected in a book drive kicked off in March 2003.  Over 100 volunteers helped with collecting, sorting, and processing of books.  A year latr, at the home of Dianne Costa, supporters of the Library Foundation celebrated the accumulation of over 9,000 books to benefit a proposed future library for Highland Village.  In 2003 Park and Recreation Director Rhoda Savage presented a long-range plan for Parks and Recreation Services, which included library services.  The plan was approved by the City Council with the understanding that construction of a community center and/or library would not be feasible until five years after the beginning of economic development. Recent surveys of residents have consistently shown a library as one of the residents' top priorities.

Proceeds from the used book sale will be deposited by the Highland Village Library Foundation for purchase of new books when the City is ready to open a library in Highland Village.