Book lovers' heaven at Zonta Book Sale in Whangārei tomorrow and Sunday

Glenys Westlake, left and Judy Oliver from Zonta doing the last sort through of books before the Great NZ Book Sale in Whangārei tomorrow and Sunday.

Who said reading books is dying?

That's certainly not the case in Whangārei where tomorrow and Sunday book lovers will be in their element with the Whangārei Zonta clubs' Great New Zealand Book Sale.

The sale will see tens of thousands of books and some puzzles on offer with thousands expected through Forum North during the two days.

For months Zonta club members have been collecting, sorting and packing books into a thousand or more cardboard boxes in a commercial space in Whangārei. As for what books are hot, usually they are bestsellers from the previous few years.

"We've got a whole box full of Fifty Shades of Grey over there," Whangārei club co-ordinator Glenys Westlake pointed out. As for what's not hot- "encyclopedias!"

Yes, there are some things Google does better, even for book lovers.

After the weekend's event the sale would have raised more than $500,000 for the support and education of women in the community.

As well as giving to local causes, the Whangārei and the Hatea clubs put proceeds into the national Zonta organisation's annual cause. This year it is Peri-natal Anxiety and Depression Aotearoa (PADA).

The doors open on the Great New Zealand Book Sale at Forum North, Whangārei, at 7am tomorrow until 5pm, and again on Sunday, from 7am-3pm.