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On Monday, April 14, the featured topic at the monthly meeting of the Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associations (CONA) will be Venice's Future: Charming Or Choked? The session will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Venice Library, a news release says. The presentation will focus on anticipated impacts of revisions to Sarasota County's 2050 Plan and how new development will affect wildlife, flooding and traffic, the release adds. "Come and speak out on which future you would like to see for Venice," the release notes. The Venice Library is located at 300 S. Nokomis Ave. in Venice. For more information, visit conasarasota.org. FUTURE OF VENICE TO BE FOCUS OF NEXT CONA MEETING Goodwill Manasota will host its annual Bookapalooza book sale on Saturday, April 12, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Tara Bookstore, located at 7200 55th Ave. East in Bradenton, Goodwill has announced. The sale will feature thousands of books, including rare and outofprint editions, fiction, children's stories, travel books, cook books and history and specialty items, a news release says. All will be offered at 25 percent off regular Goodwill prices, the release adds. There will also be a chance to win a $25 gift certificate. The event will be free and open to the public. For more information, call 7559864. "We found there is a large market for sec ondhand books in our area and our annual Bookapalooza is a great opportunity for book lovers to purchase valuable books at a fan tastic value," said Bob Rosinsky, president & CEO of Goodwill Manasota, in the release. Goodwill Manasota diverted more than 1.3 million pounds of books from area landfills in 2013 and expects to recycle even more books as the organization expands, the release adds. All proceeds from the book sale go to sup port Goodwill's mission of providing career services and job placement and training to members of the community, with a focus on people with disabilities and other barriers to employment, it notes. GOODWILL MANASOTA TO HOLD ANNUAL BOOKAPALOOZA ON APRIL 12 Photo by Leon Brooks via Wikimedia Commons Sarasota News Leader April 11, 2014 Page 75