Great deals for readers!
Includes old books & collectibles  

Wednesday, April 11 - 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Preview Sale for Friends members -
you may join at the door.

Conducted by the Friends of the Boise Public Library to benefit the Library.

This is the sale that includes by-the-bag pricing - $9 for all you can stuff in a bag (some items excluded).  Additional books will be stocked throughout each sale day, except for Sunday. Sunday is half-price day.  Sale items include lots of new and gently-used books for kids, pocket and trade paperbacks, computer books and classics, coffee table books, cookbooks, holiday gift books and some old books and collectibles. All are priced to sell!   

How Your Booksale Purchases Benefit the Library

Each year, the Friends organization raises over $100,000 to benefit the library, all through booksales and the Friends Bookstore in the library. In recent years, funds raised by the Friends purchased opening-day collections for the new Collister and Hillcrest libraries and a generous portion of the opening-day collection for the Cole & Ustick library, as well as supporting selected library programs.  All preparation for and staffing of the sales is provided by volunteers, who typically sort through about 100,000 items to prepare for a sale.  Besides the spring and fall booksales, the Friends also have a regular ongoing booksale and a bookstore at the Main Library.

General Booksale Information

The Friends of Boise Public Library hold two very successful annual booksales to benefit the library.  The spring sale is usually held the first weekend of April, and usually includes a special price for books-by-the-bag.  The next spring booksale is scheduled for April 12-15, 2012, with a preview sale for members on April 11.

The fall sale is usually held the last weekend of October in the Main Library's Hayes Auditorium, and includes better-quality books for gift giving. 

• Both sales are three or four day events that encompass a weekend.
• On the evening before the public sale, a preview sale is offered for Friends members.
• Sunday is always half-price day. 
• Additional books are stocked regularly during the sale, except on Sunday. 
• All sales are coordinated and staffed by volunteers, and all proceeds benefit Boise Public Library. 

While sale inventory varies, it usually includes pocket & trade paperback books from all genres, sets of books, computer books & software, classics, kids books, coffee table books, cookbooks, retired library hardback best sellers and Oprah book club selections, as well as limited videos and music.

Last Updated: 01/23/2012 - jmh