Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale is Sept. 14-18!
Every Friends of the Springfield-Greene County Library sale holds surprising treasures for lovers of books, movies and music (CD and vinyl!), and the Fall 2022 Book Sale won’t disappoint. There’s an extra huge selection of nearly new bestsellers, but come early because they go quickly.
The sale returns to the spacious E*Plex at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, 3001 N. Grant Ave., Springfield, MO. Parking and admission are free.
Adult, young adult and children’s books and most audiovisuals are $1 or less. Better books are priced $2 and up. Friends accept cash or check only, and there is no tax.
Hours are Wednesday-Friday, Sept. 14-16, 10 a.m.- 8 p.m.; Saturday, Sept. 17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; and Sunday, Sept. 18, 1-5 p.m.
Don’t forget the wildly popular events: Friends Night Preview Sale is Tuesday, September 13, 5-8 p.m. Friends members admitted free, or pay $5 (that night only) at the door to shop and join that night.
Saturday is always Half-price Day all day, and Sunday is Bag Day – everything you can stuff in a sack we provide is only $1, or $5 from the Better Books side.
For more sale information, call 417-616-0564 or email friends@thelibrary.org.
Here are some of the more unique collections at this sale:
- “The City On the Edge of Forever” by Harlan Ellison. The cover features a photo of Ellison with Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner. Both scribe a short note to Ellison and sign their names.
- “Glimpses Of the World, A Portfolio of Photographs” 1892, by John L. Stoddard
- Collectible cookbooks from the 1930s-1950s, some by well-known authors or celebrities, and many regional cookbooks
- The Friends encourage shoppers to come early in the week, as popular authors such as Stephen King, Agatha Christie and C. J. Box sell out early, as does the Bestseller category in Better Books – Fiction.
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