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About Second Edition
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Directions and Phone
12505 NW Cornell Road, Portland, OR 97229.
Map. Phone: (503) 644-6395
The Cedar Mill Community Library & the Second Edition Resale Shop are located on the hill above and behind Walgreens. Enter through the driveway on Saltzman. The shop is at the East end of the library. Bus 62 and Bus 89 stop in front of Bales on Cornell. Cross the street heading East.
Sales and Special Events
Events at Second Edition are listed each month on the Cedar Mill Community Library Calendar and are covered in the Library Newsletter.
Second Edition's Story
The Second Edition Resale shop is an upscale secondhand shop that features men’s, women’s and children’s clothing as well as household items.
The Second Edition Resale Shop began as an annual rummage sale known as the M.E.S.S. (Miscellaneous Etcetera Super Sale). This sale was used to help finance the growing Cedar Mill Community Library. After 12 years, when the merchandise for the M.E.S.S. filled storage sheds and garages all year, a group of association volunteers presented a business plan for a resale shop to the Cedar Mill Community Library Association Board of Directors. The plan indicated that the community would support an upscale resale shop. The shop would operate year round with volunteers and a half-time shop coordinator. Cedar Mill Community Library Association's Board of Directors approved the creation of Second Edition Resale Shop and provided initial funding.
Today our thriving resale shop fills two needs: Recycling goods through the community at reasonable prices and the shop profits benefit the library. The first year, the shop grossed $33,000. Revenue from the shop has been steadily increasing and during the last fiscal year (July 2006-June 2007) the shop grossed over $203,000 for the CMCLA’s annual operating budget. The shop is the major ongoing fundraiser for the library association. In all, the shop has raised almost $2 million for the library since it opened in 1987. View the Cedar Mill Community Library Association's most recent financial report for details.
Second Edition Shop Organization
The management of the shop is under the guidance of the Cedar Mill Community Library Board of Directors. Second Edition Management Committee members meet every other month to review and advise the shop on marketing, merchandising and shop operations in order to earn maximum financial support for the CMCLA. The committee is chaired by CMCLA board member Mary Wheelwright. The Library's Executive Director, Peter Leonard, supervises the Resale Shop Manager, Nancy Paysinger. Second Edition Resale Shop volunteers play a vital role by accepting, sorting, appraising, and selling donated merchandise. These volunteers range from teenagers to octogenarians. They are dedicated to making the shop a success and are passionate about supporting the library. For more information on volunteering at Second Edition, check out the Volunteer section of this website.
Shop Policies
Prices are non-negotiable. The shop accepts cash (no bills over $50), checks, credit cards (American Express, MasterCard, VISA, Discover) No refunds. All sales are final. (exception: non-working electrical items returned within seven days & accompanied by sales receipt)
Questions? Contact the Second Edition Shop Manager, Nancy Paysinger, at 503-644-6395.
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