Mark your calendars for the biggest used book sale of the fall — the Hilo Public Library book sale slated for Thursday through Saturday.
Browse through hundreds of books priced at $1 for hardcovers and 50 cents for paperbacks. (Books in the Better Books Section might be priced somewhat higher.) A special bargain price will be offered the final day of the sale, with all the books you can fit into your own recyclable bag costing just $5.
Dates and times for this year’s sale are as follows:
• 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Thursday.
• 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Friday.
• 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Saturday.
Friends of the Hilo Public Library members get a “sneak peek” from 5-6:30 p.m. today. Because of popular demand, doors will open at 5 p.m., a half-hour earlier than previous book sales. Shoppers can become an “instant Friend” for an annual donation of $10 at the door.
Everything from A to Z in fiction and nonfiction and, of course, children’s books are available. Mint-condition hardcover books and first editions of very high quality will be sold in the Better Books Section at special prices.
“Our longtime crew of loyal volunteers will be on hand to assist buyers with selections and work as greeters and cashiers,” said Jane Webb, event co-chairperson. “With Halloween coming up, there will be small treats for the keiki as well.”
“The Hilo community has been incredibly generous with quality donations this past year,” Webb added. “Net proceeds from the book sales go directly to help support the Hilo Public Library and, since 2005, to sponsor scholarships for students majoring in library science.”
The sale is sponsored by Friends of the Hilo Public Library and organized and staffed by nearly 50 volunteers. The Friends have awarded more than $12,000 in scholarships to librarians-in-training at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
The Friends of the Hilo Library was established in 1983 and has raised more than $100,000 for the library to date..
For more information, call the library at 933-8888.
