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I really enjoyed reading "Green Weeding" by Sarah Penniman and Lisa McColl (LJ 9/15/08, p. 32-33) but was surprised to find no mention of Friends of the Library groups, which have been in the "green weeding" movement for decades. In fact, most library used books sales are run by the Friends. In addition to annual sales on site, Friends are also selling books on the Internet directly and through such third-party vendors as B-Logistics and Better World Books, mentioned in the article.rnFriends of Libraries U.S.A. surveyed its member groups in late 2006 to find out how much they raised for their libraries. We had a 25 percent response rate, and the numbers were astounding. The average amount given by Friends groups to their libraries that year was over $50,000! Certainly not all of that came from the sale of books, but the truth is that book sales remain the number one fundraising activity for most Friends groups.