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What
The universe’s largest second-hand booksale!

Why
The Lifeline Bookfest raises much-needed funds for Lifeline Brisbane's free 24-hour Crisis Counselling Telephone Line, free face-to-face counselling services, and support programs for women, children and families.

When
January 14 - Jan 22
Weekends (Sat & Sun): 8:30am - 7:30pm
Weekdays (Mon - Fri): 8:30am - 5:00pm

Where
The Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merivale St, South Brisbane

How to get there
The Lifeline Bookfest is held in Exhibition Halls 3 and 4 of the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Merivale Street, South Brisbane.

For a fee, parking is available beneath the Convention Centre or alternatively you can catch a QR Citytrain to South Brisbane Station or catch a bus to the Cultural Centre Bus Stop.

Call TransInfo on 13 12 30 or visit www.transinfo.qld.gov.au for more information on public transport to the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Where the funds go

Apart from giving people the opportunity to grab a great book from as little as 50 cents, the Lifeline Bookfest also raises much-needed funds for free counselling and support services in Brisbane.

From humble beginnings, the event now brings in around one-third of Lifeline Brisbane's self-funded income (the majority of profits coming from the sale of second-hand clothes in Lifeline Shops).

These funds help Lifeline Brisbane enhance the lives of children, families and individuals in our community by delivering relevant, accessible counselling and support programs. Some of the support services we provide are:

• Telephone Counselling - 24 Hour Crisis Line, 13 11 14
• Free face-to-face Counselling
• School-based Counselling
• Financial Counselling
• Suicide Bereavement Programs
• Child Therapy
• Refugee support through the Refugee Claimant Support Centre
• Domestic Violence groups for women and children

How it works

The Lifeline Bookfest is divided into three sections - High Quality, Priced and Unpriced.

High Quality contains near new and quality stock, as well as rare and collectable books. All books are priced inside the cover.

The Priced section contains a fantastic range of books of medium quality. These books are also priced inside the cover.

The Unpriced section contains more of the 'well-thumbed' books and is where some of the best bargains can be found! The books in this section are not priced individually but will be priced at the checkouts.

Categories
Within each section, books are divided into over 20 categories:

Children's; Australiana; History; Reference; Humour and Oddities; Biography; Literature and Classics; Textbooks; Travel; Health; Science Fiction; Hardback Fiction; Art and Music; Paperback Fiction; Cooking; Computers; Religion; Foreign Language; Vehicles and War Craft; Hobbies; Sport; Gardening; Animals; Penguins and Pelicans; Economics; Sociology; Philosophy; and Science.

In addition to books, each section carries a range of magazines, stationary, videos, CDs, cassettes and records.

The High Quality and Priced sections are located in Hall 4, with the Unpriced section taking up all of Hall 3.

Please Note: Your books must be paid for and bags sealed before moving onto other sections. This is required as a security measure. The plastic bags used are biodegradable and recycle bins will be available if you would like to transfer your purchase into a green bag on your way out. Green bags will be available for purchase.