This year, Friends of the Granby Public Libraries (FOGPL) 43rd annual Used Book Sale will be held at Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby. Preview Night is on Friday, July 24, 5–8 p.m. with a $10 entrance fee. The regular sale is on Saturday, July 25, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Last chance sale is on Sunday, July 26, 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. Book sale donations will not be accepted at the libraries. Please do not leave donated items at other locations or at other times.
Evening donation drop offs will be on the following Mondays: June 22, 29, July 6, and 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. Morning donation drop offs will be on the following Wednesdays: June 24, July 1, 8 and 15, from 10 a.m. to 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 any other book related items that we could use for the sale.
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 welcome
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
Stay up-to-date with what’s happening by visiting and liking Friends of the Granby Public Libraries Facebook page.
As always, the Friends appreciate your support and look forward to another successful sale in July.