BOOK SALE NEWS
This cold and snowy winter provides the perfect opportunity to hunker down with a good book. For the next two months, we will be having two of our most popular categories on sale. Our backroom volunteers have been sorting and culling and have displayed a great selection of Fiction and Mystery titles available at the low price of $3.00 each for hardcover (2 for $5.00), and $2.00 each for softcover.
Mark your calendars! The second annual Casino Night at the Essex Library will be held on Saturday, March 14th. The event last year was filled will fun and laughter, and The Friends are bringing it back by popular demand. The library will be transformed into a casino with real gaming tables, chips and dealers. The money will be fake, but the prizes at the end of the night will be real! The price is $100 per ticket (adults only), and will include hearty hors d’oeuvres, wine, beer, light cocktails and soft drinks. Tickets go on sale at the library on February 2nd (cash, check or online at the library website.) The event is from 5:00-9:00 pm. More details will follow.
All proceeds from sales and events benefit the programs and services 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
