Hidden from the road, at the far end of an industrial lot sits a warehouse.
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Boxes stacked high inside, eclipsing the figure of Gerry Page, who stands knee-deep, pouring over 50,000 second-hand books.
The Wagga Rotarian has been involved with the annual charity book fair since it began in 2003.
Last year's sale raised up to $60,000 for the likes of Ride for the Disabled, Kurrajong and Country Hope.
Transporting this year's haul to Kyeamba Smith Hall for the May 4-5 fair will take the strength and space of a semi-trailer.
Though the amount of books collected and sold has jumped dramatically in the past decade, Mr Page has noticed some common covers year upon year.
"Our biggest seller is always the hardcover fiction. People seem to go for that. We sell a lot of crime thriller, so I don't know what that says about people," Mr Page said.
The cumulative collection of one particular paperback could fill an entire room on its own.
"We do get a lot of Mills & Boon. As a matter of fact, a lady drove in one day with a trailer full," Mr Page said.
During its inception, titles would be individually priced and stacked. But for the past few years, the fair has had a streamlined operation. A bag of books for $50.
"A lot of people bring in a bag of books [to donate], then fill up a bag for $50. Then they're back next year. I always say to people, 'if you're bringing our books back, we know they're good quality'," fellow Rotarian Neil Hilpern.
"You can pick up a year's reading for about $100.
"Imagine how much you'd be spending if you bought all of them new."