GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Beginning Sept. 5 at Black Dog Books and Records in Grand Rapids, a weekend sidewalk sale will welcome students to build their own collections.

"We did one last year," William Moore, general manager of Black Dog Books and Records, said. "It was a great turnout. It was a great way to advertise the store for new and incoming students at (Grand Valley State University) and Kendall (College of Art and Design of Ferris State University)."

Black Dog Books and Records' annual Back to School Sidewalk Sale event brings out its archive of vintage and secondhand books and comics from genres like science fiction, philosophy, psychology, politics, art and more.

"We just have so many thousands of items in the back that can't really fit in the store," Moore said. "(We're)

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