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WALLA WALLA – The 44th Annual AAUW (American of University Women) Book Sale will be held February 22-24, at the Marcus Whitman Hotel, located at 6 W. Rose St, in Walla Walla. Sale hours will be Fri. and Sat., 9 am – 7 pm; and Sun., 9 am – 4 pm.

In doing research for her Walla Walla Union Bulletin Lifestyles January 27th article, writer and AAUW member Diane Reed discovered that the first AAUW book sale - dubbed a "Book Fair" - was held in downtown Walla Walla in April of 1964 and offered "old books, used books, funny books, history books - all kinds and types."

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