This year, Friends of the Granby Public Libraries (FOGPL) 41st annual Used Book Sale will be held at Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby. Preview Night is on Friday, July 28 5–8 p.m. with a $10 entrance fee. The regular sale is on Saturday, July 29 from 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Last chance sale is on Sunday, July 30 from 11 a.m.– 2:30 p.m. with $10 per bag or donation.
Donation Drop offs
The curbside collection of all donations for the sale will take place on specified Monday evenings and Wednesday mornings at Holcomb Farm, located at 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby. Book sale donations will not be accepted at the library. Please do not leave any donated items at any other location or at other times.
Evening donation drop offs will be on the following Mondays: June 24, July 1, 8, 15 from 6–8 p.m.
Morning donation drop offs will be on the following Wednesdays: June 26, July 3, 10, 17 from 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
What to donate
Gently used hardcover and paperback books, CDs, DVDs, audio books, LP records, puzzles, games, learning toys, comic books, trading cards, newer textbooks, sewing/quilt patterns, music sheets and other book related items.
We cannot accept
Items with any kind of odor (smoke, mold, or musty smell), VHS or cassette tapes, magazines, Reader’s Digest condensed books, older travel guides, encyclopedias.
Please avoid packing books in large boxes that can become very heavy to carry. We gladly accept sturdy empty boxes with lids, especially copy paper boxes or banker boxes and reusable bags.
Volunteers
If you would like to volunteer for the book sale, whether for sorting or helping out at the three-day sale, or have questions, please contact us at Friends.GPL@gmail.com
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