BOOK SALE NEWS
Autumn is here and it’s time for our Annual Fall Book Sale! Mark your calendars for Saturday, October 19, from 9-4. Monday, October 21st from 9-6 is the popular Bag of Books sale, where the first bag you fill is $10.00, and the second is $5.00. The library will be transformed into a bookstore, where all of the items are not only displayed by category, but available at truly bargain basement prices. Hardbacks will be $3.00, or two for $5.00. Softcover books are $2.00. This includes bestsellers, gorgeous art coffe table and cookbooks, fiction, mysteries, biographies, books on history, maritime, science and many many more. It’s an opportunity to stock up!
This year, we have a more extensive collection of childrens and young adult books than we have had in many years. They are priced individually, ranging from .50 cents to $3.00. They will be displayed in the atrium are just as you enter the library so they will be easy to find.
We are grateful for the donations we receive in very good and excellent condition, which enable us to provide a very high quality booksale, proceeds of which are used to supplement library resources and programs.
Certain special books are available and will be priced separately. We accept cash and personal checks.
Thank you for supporting The Friends of the Essex Library!
FAQs
Donations
We cannot accept:
- Books with mold or water damage
- Magazines (including National Geographic)
- Text books over 2 years old or marked up items
- Technology books/manuals over 1 year old
- Encyclopedias
- Movies, music, and audiobooks
- Books on business or health
When and where do I bring my donations to the library?
Please bring items to the circulation desk. Donation can be dropped off during reualr library hours.
What happens to donations?
Donated items are screened for use by the library. If they do not go on the library shelves, they are sorted, priced, and put into categories for our book sales. We do not have a lot of sorting room so they go into category boxes in the order in which they arrive. Items that don’t sell during our sales continue their journey and are saved for subsequent focused sales or put on the Freebie cart near the library entrance.
Can I get a tax deduction?
The library will be happy to give you a form that thanks you for your donations but does not put a monetary value on them. Ask for the form when you bring in your donation items.
More questions about donations?
Other questions about donations – contact Peggy Tuttle at peggytuttle@gmail.com or Lisa Burkarth at lisaburkarth@yahoo.com
What categories do you use for the BOOK SALES?
ACTIVITIES AND GAMES / PUZZLES
ART
BIOGRAPHIES
CHILDREN / YOUNG ADULT – including Board Books
COFFEE TABLE
COOKBOOKS
DIY – Crafts, Woodworking, Etc.
FICTION
FOREIGN LANGUAGE
GARDENING
HISTORY
HUMOR
LITERATURE / DRAMA – Short Stories, Essays, Plays
MARITIME
MISCELLANEOUS – Topics that do not fit elsewhere
MYSTERY
NATURE
PETS
POETRY
POLITICS
RELIGION
SCIENCE
SELF-HELP – Yoga, Philosophy, Psychology, Personal Growth
SMALL PAPERBACKS
SPECIAL
SPORTS
TRAVEL
