Books! Books! Books!

From the Lexington Public Library:

Friends Book Sale has 115,000 books

The annual Friends Book Sale will take place from Saturday, Nov. 14, through Sunday, Nov. 22, at the old Dawahares store in Gardenside Shopping Center on Alexandria Drive.

This year’s sale includes 115,000 books with a sale price as low as a quarter per book.

The sale begins Saturday for Friends of the Library members only from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friends memberships are available at the door.

The sale continues from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, and from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, through Friday, Nov. 20.

Two-for-One Day will be from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, and the sale will end with Bag Day from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22 ($2 buys a bag and all the books that fit in it).

Hardbacks are priced at $1 for adult books and 50 cents for children’s. Paperbacks are priced at 25 cents. Other items--including compact discs, videos and magazines--are individually priced.

Last year, the Friends of the Library grossed $266,250 from the sale of used books at its book sale and at the Book Cellar, their used book store open six days a week plus each first Sunday of the month in the Central Library’s lower level. The Friends are the primary sponsor of the library’s Summer Reading Program and provide funds for a number of library events and special projects.

For more information, call the Friends Book Cellar at (859) 231-5505.

I doubt I'll be able to go; the game is Sunday and I'm not a member, although I could join and go on Saturday. It's only $10 for an individual membership and for those interested, $20 for a household. For $200 you can be a Friends member for life. :) I can get out to Alexandria Drive on the bus. It will depend on my work schedule, I guess.