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Book Sale General Information

The Friends are NOT currently accepting donations to support future Book Sales.  We expect to start accepting donations again in October 2024.

The Friends of the Library welcomes donations of gently used books and audio/video materials for our book sales. Our semi-annual sales, held in the Spring and Fall, raise about $30,000 each year for the benefit of the library. Our volunteers sort thousands of items for each sale.  All proceeds from the Sales benefit the library by enabling the purchase of new books, materials and equipment, new children’s programs; and, by improving technology and services.  Some donated books may be added to the Library collection.  

We sincerely appreciate the ongoing support of the library that your donations and your purchases at our sales represent. Your donations provide reasonably-priced books to people in our community and business opportunities for some of our customers. Most donated items are included in our sales; however, at the discretion of the library staff, some donations may be added to the library collection.

To assure the ongoing success and quality of our sales, and safety in the library, we request that donors follow the guidelines below:

Items we ACCEPT:
  • Hardcover and soft cover fiction and non-fiction books.
  • Large print books.
  • Foreign language books and audio-visual materials.
  • CDs, DVDs and audio books on CD.
  • Vinyl LP records.

Items we DO NOT ACCEPT:
  • Magazines, except very old collectibles.
  • Encyclopedia sets.
  • Textbooks.
  • Reader’s Digest Books.
  • Music or books on audio cassettes.
  • VHS videos.
  • Puzzles and games.
  • Artwork.
  • Books more than five years old in these categories:  computer, health, education and travel.
  • Items that have highlighting, underlining, or notes written into the margins.