Bookstock's Back!

LIVONIA, Mich., April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Bookstock 2010 will kick-off with a lively grand opening ceremony on Sunday, April 18 at 8:15 a.m., when Bookstock Honorary Co-Chairs Neal Rubin and Rochelle Riley, accompanied by members of the South Lyon East High School Marching Band, lead a parade of Bookstock's red apron volunteer corps through Laurel Park Place in Livonia.  Bookstock, metro Detroit's largest used book and media sale where proceeds benefit literacy and education projects in metropolitan Detroit, runs through Sunday April 25.

A true book lover's paradise, Bookstock has tens of thousands of donated used books, DVDs, CDs, books on tape, magazines and records for sale at bargain basement prices.  Savvy shoppers and collectors can get first crack at the Bookstock Pre-Sale on Sunday, April 18 from 8:15 –11:45 a.m.  There is a $10 admission charge for the Bookstock Pre-Sale only.  The sale will continue through Sunday April 25, running Sundays, noon- 6 p.m. and Monday–Saturday 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Books will be sold for half-price on Sunday, April 25, the last day of the sale.

This year, Bookstock will host Celebrity Author Evenings, which will include the premiere of an exhibit by renowned photographer Linda Solomon, "Show Us Your Favorite Book in Photographs," that features snapshots by area students that reflect what their favorite book means to them.   The Celebrity Author Evenings will begin at 7:00 p.m. and feature:

Bookstock has generated close to $450,000 for literacy and education programs throughout Oakland County and Detroit over the past seven years.  More than 600 volunteers work together throughout the year to organize and staff the weeklong Bookstock sale.

Bookstock is sponsored by the Oakland Literacy Council, Detroit Jewish News, Hour Detroit Magazine, Schostak Brothers and Company, the Jewish Community Relations Council, and a consortium of Jewish communal non-profit organizations that support education and literacy projects throughout metro Detroit.  For more information about Bookstock, call the Bookstock hotline (248) 645-7840, ext. 365 or visit www.bookstock.info.

Laurel Park Place is located on 6 Mile Road east of I-275 in Livonia.

SOURCE Bookstock