BOOK SALE NEWS
The Friends of the Library would like to extend a huge thank you to all of the numerous folks who helped make our Fall Book Sale a success. We appreciate the many patrons who came in on Saturday as well as Monday and purchased loads of books and puzzles! We so appreciate our wonderful staff at the library, who accomodate us and support our efforts in every way possible. And a special thank you to all of the volunteers, who work tirelessly behind the scenes to review and categorize donations, set up, staff and clean up after the sale, and look forward to doing it all again each week!
If you were unable to visit the sale this weekend, we continue to have our monthly focused sales. For the next month, we will feature books in the categories of : Travel, Pets, Science and Nature. The books are displayed in the bookshelves just as you enter the library on the right hand side.
We thank you in advance for your donations of current reading material, in excellent or good condition. As a reminder, we don’t accept CD’s, DVD”s, magazines or textbooks.
Thank you for supporting the Friends of the Essex Library. All of our proceeds are used to supplement library resources and programs.
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
