The Friends of the Granby Public Libraries’ 43rd annual Used Book Sale will be held at Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road, West Granby. Preview Night is Friday, July 24, 5–8 p.m. with a $10 entrance fee. The regular sale is Saturday, July 25, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Last chance sale is Sunday, July 26, 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m. with $10 per bag or donation.
Donations
The curbside collection of all donations for the sale will take place on specified Monday evenings and Wednesday mornings at Holcomb Farm, 113 Simsbury Road. 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.
Days and Times: Evening donation drop offs will be on Mondays June 29, July 6 and 13 from 6 to 8 p.m. Morning donation drop offs will be on Wednesdays 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.
Help with the sale
Volunteers for the book sale are needed in the following roles: outside receiving donations (transferring boxes and bags of books from donor to hand truck or dolly and rolling into the barn), inside sorting donations before the event, or inside helping at the three-day sale by assisting patrons or cashiers. Please contact us at Friends.GPL@gmail.com
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As always, we appreciate your support and look forward to another successful sale in July.