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Sale Info - Staff & volunteers work all year long to sort donations. During sales the Library's Community Room is set up with tables full of books and displays. Most books are arranged by subject.
The sales are usually start on Saturdays and run 2-5 days, with quantity discounts at the end of the sale's run.
Payments - at this time the library can only accept Cash or Check. But if you need to access money we are right across the street from Fulton Bank and we are within walking distance of the 8th & Cumberland Street branches of Northwest Savings Bank and Wachovia. The Lebanon Federal Credit Union is also two blocks away on Schneider Drive.
June/July 2008 - Canceled - Please see our lobby sale for new items!
September 2008 - Fall Book Sale
Preview Sale
- Friday, Sept. 26 - Noon to 5pm*
*You must purchase a preview pass to this sale for $5 at the circulation desk. Passes will go on Sale Sept. 1st. Admittance to the Preview Sale Only with the Preview Pass! One per person. Sorry no sharing.
Saturday, Sept. 27 - 8:30am-5pm
Sunday, Sept. 28 - 1pm-4pm
Monday, Sept. 29 - 8:30am -8pm
November 2008 - Dates to be announced
Approximately 2,500 Items total at each sale.
Nonfiction- is arranged by subject. Biographies, Cookbooks, Computers, Crafts, Gardening, Home, History, Sports, Travel etc.
Bestsellers- 2006 & 2007 titles in pristine condition at prices the book store wouldn't want you to know about.
Children's- divided by picture books, chapter books and non fiction topics. Also there are teen and young adult titles.
Videos- A variety of titles are available each sale including popular movies, exercise tapes, nonfiction selections, and children's selections.
DVDs- a growing collection of movies are available in this collection. This collection is dependent on donations.
CDs- the collection has grown to cover popular, jazz, classical, blues, and hip hop.
Audio books are great for traveling or for the sight-impaired. Popular authors are represented along with some non-fiction offerings.Selections are in cassette or CD format.
Paperbacks Novels (mass market) - seperated into categories like Romance, Adventure, Western, & Mystery.
Most of the materials are donations. All proceeds benefit the library.
Volunteers provide customer service and straighten displays during the sale.
Phone 717-273-7624 to become a volunteer and schedule a three or four hour shift to sort books before our sales.
The library is grateful for the time and talents our book sale volunteers give to the library. They carefully aid in unpacking every box, classifying each item, giving it a home at our sales, and working at check out. The Library could not have such wonderful sales with out their hard work and dedication.
We will gladly accept gently used books, CDs, videos, & DVDs. These donations are important to us. Many are added to our collection, and others are used by The Library and The Friends of the Library at our various book sales throughout the year.
Materials in GOOD CONDITION* may be brought to the circulation desk throughout the year anytime the library is open. Ask for a cart and assistance if you have mulitple boxes to donate.
The proceeds of these sales are used to fund special projects, programs, and facilities improvements. While, The Library is unable to assess a monetary value of the items donated, a receipt may be given stating how many books were received.
All donations reviewed by our collection development committee, many donations are added to the library collection and those that are not become part of our book sales.
*Please note for the preservation of our regular collection and our book sale collection, The Library cannot accept the following items: textbooks more than four years old, damaged items, musty books, wet books, moldy books, dirty and/or smelly books, or condensed versions (such as Reader’s Digest condensed books). Magazines which are not added to the collection will be placed on the free shelf for patrons to take home and enjoy at no charge.
Note: Never store books in a basement, attic, or garage. Humidity destroys books even if they are stored in boxes. Insects find it easier to get into books stored improperly.
Hard covers: $1.00
Paperbacks (mass market): $0.20
Trade paperbacks: $0.75
Books on tape: $2.00
Books on CD: $3.00
Videos: $1.00
DVDs: $3.00
CDs & software: $1.00
Special items are marked with an orange label: prices as marked
The Friends of the Library maintains an ongoing book sale in the lobby of the library which offers patrons unique book sale choices everday. In addition to hard back titles, there area also paperbacks (mass market) which sell for only 10 cents each and a selection of record albums. Most books are priced between 50 cents and $1. Be sure to check out this sale anytime you are in the library and please pay a staff member at the circulation desk when you take an item from the lobby. There is also a shelf dedicated to free materials such as magazines you may take without payment.
The Library has a Friends of the Library group that provides for many of the library’s needs not covered by the general budget. During the month of May the Friends coordinate a used book sale at the Library. The money raised by the Friends has purchased additional shelves, equipment and CDs. The Friends also sponsor the library's summer reading programs. If you have time to give and want to show support for the Library, please join the Friends. Membership information can be provided by calling the library.
The most recent donations to the Library have been the outdoor bench in memory of Friends of The Library volunteer George Parks.
And the new signage in memory of John Vavrous which can be found throughout the library.
We hope patrons enjoy these additions!
Friends of the Library Officers
Doug Stump, President
Maxine Storch, Vice-president
Elaine Zerbe, Treasurer
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