The Friends of the Lied Scottsbluff Public Library will host its annual book sale OCTOBER 11-13 at the Hampton Inn in Scottsbluff. Friday evening, October 11, will be a Friends-Only sale from 4 – 6 PM. Current and new Friends are invited to shop Friday evening with dues payable at the door.
The sale will be open to the public from 9 AM to 4 PM on Saturday, October 12 and 1 – 3 PM on Sunday, October 13. Sunday will be a Buck-a-Bag shopping spree with shoppers paying only $1 for all the books they can stuff in a bag (grocery bag size). Shoppers are encouraged to bring their own bags or reusable shopping bags.
Books offered will include those weeded from the library collection as well as items donated by community patrons for the sale —- books, DVDs, audio books, puzzles and more. Proceeds from the sale go to the Library Foundation and have been used to purchase books and equipment, to provide programming and to fund various library projects.
Prices at the sale range from 25 cents to $1 and include both new and used books and related items.
Friends of the Library was founded in 2002 to focus public attention on the library; stimulate use of the library’s resources and services; receive and encourage gifts in support of the library’s objectives, and to support and cooperate with the library in encouraging the community to use the library and its services.
The week of Oct. 20-26 is the 19th annual celebration of National Friends of Libraries Week. National Friends of Libraries Week is coordinated by United for Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. United for Libraries supports those who govern, promote, advocate, and fundraise for libraries, and brings together library trustees, advocates, friends, and foundations into a partnership that creates a powerful force for libraries in the 21st century. For more information, visit www.ala.org/united.
