Dozens of booksellers from around the country will be offering their most interesting, most memorable, and most hard-to-find books for two days in September at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Castle Rock.<\/p>\n
The Rocky Mountain Book and Paper Fair, now in its 39th year, attracts book lovers of all ages, tastes and budgets. It\u2019s a chance to see books from your childhood you never thought you\u2019d see again, or rare copies of books you never thought you\u2019d ever see, or books you\u2019ve never even heard of that grab your attention and won\u2019t let go.<\/p>\n
The fair also will have a large offering of ephemera: scrapbooks, photographs, posters, letters and other documentation of times gone by.<\/p>\n
“Book fairs are unique because dealers bring together books and other materials for just one time and for just one place, and that\u2019s what makes them such an attraction for booksellers,\u201d said fair organizer Carol Mobley.\u00a0\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s also no greater accumulation of people who are extremely knowledgeable about books than at a book fair, so this is a time to learn as well as to shop.\u201d<\/p>\n
The fair opens Friday, Sept. 8, at 2 p.m. and runs until 8.\u00a0 On Saturday, Sept. 9, hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.\u00a0\u00a0Admission is $7, which is good for both days; free passes are available from members of the Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA.org), sponsor of the fair.<\/p>\n
Admission is also free to anyone who is a member of a Friends of the Library group and can show a membership card.<\/p>\n
Parking is free, and food is available.<\/p>\n
The fair also features a couple of special programs.\u00a0\u00a0Taylor Kirkpatrick, a Denver bibliophile and creator of a prize for young book collectors, and a panel of booksellers will share their insights and take questions in separate sessions Friday and Saturday.<\/p>\n
For more information, go to rmaba.org. The fairgrounds are located at 200 Fairgrounds Road in Castle Rock.<\/p>\n