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Come see what we have to offer or how you can be a part of one of the biggest book sale in the country. At the Friends of the Tompkins Country Public Library Book Sale we turn donations from thousands of wonderful people all across New York into an enormous twice-yearly sale.
- Collector's Corner
Collector’s Corner is home to some of the sale’s most...
- The Sale
Book Sale. Oct 12-14, 19-21, & 26-29. Getting into the Sale:...
- About
The Book Sale's home is a giant blue warehouse at 509 Esty...
- Collector's Corner
- What Is The Friends of The Library Book Sale?
- Book Sale Tips and Tricks
- Children’s Corner
- Other Cool Facts About The Book Sale
- Things to Do Nearby
The book sale is put on by the non-profit Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library and takes place over three weekends every May and October. It’s enough of an institution to have its own giant blue warehouse at 509 Esty Street, with long aisles of shelves filled with 250,000 books, puzzles, games, videos, CDs, sheet music, and computer games—...
Here are a few things I’ve learned over the past 15 years of shopping the Sale, including tips directly from the experts, Kathy and Anne: 1. Long lines are guaranteed on the first weekend and happen occasionally during the rest of the sale. So come prepared (snacks? tiny folding chair? bring a friend for a chat?). If you want to avoid crowds, the b...
Move over, Scholastic! Seriously, there are so, so many children’s books, coloring books, CDs, and videos — nearly 40,000 every sale. That’s not even counting the puzzles and games in a separate section! There’s so much to choose from that towards the end of the sale I still found loads of quality books. So even on the last weekend and on Senior Da...
Let’s close with a few more tidbits about the Sale: 1. The Sale starts from scratch every single time(with the exception of the Collector’s Corner). Imagine a quarter of a million books flowing in, being sorted and restocked onto the shelves! 2. 80% of items are sold each sale. 3. But what happens with all those books remaining at the end of the Sa...
If you need a break, you could head over to nearby Purity ice cream, one of the great ice cream shops I’ve reviewed here.The Sciencenteris also close by and a fun place to be with kids.Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library Book Sale, Ithaca, New York. 3,168 likes · 38 talking about this · 989 were here. We support the Tompkins County Public Library and the Finger Lakes...
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Because of the tireless efforts of our Friends of the Newburyport Public Library, the Great o’ Book Sale took in just over $9K in sales! We are so grateful for the community’s support in our biannual book sales year after year.
Oct 14, 2021 · NEWBURYPORT — The Friends of the Newburyport Public Library will hold its Great Old Book Sale from Wednesday, Oct. 20, through Saturday, Oct. 23, at Newburyport Public Library. This...
