Annual Book, Bake and Plant Sales

Booksale

Each spring, usually the 3rd Saturday in May, the Friends of the Sunderland Public Library runs a book, bake and plant sale to benefit the library. Each fall, a book and bake sale is typically held on the 3rd Saturday of October at the library.

The next sale will be:

Fall Book and Bake Sale
Saturday October 25th, 2008 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Book donations accepted during library hours up until Tues. Oct. 14th.
Bake sale donations accepted Fri. Oct. 24th during library hours and Sat. Oct. 25th in the morning.

The book sale is held in the library Community Room. The plant sale (spring only) is held outside the Graves Memorial Library building on School Street near the intersection of North Main St. The bake sale is run by the Young Adult Library Advisory Board in the lobby of the library.

Sale Prices

Book prices are currently $2.00 for hardcover books; $1.00 for large (trade) paperbacks, CDs, and videos; and 25 cents for small (mass market) paperbacks and children's books. These prices are subject to change without notice and do not include some specially-priced books that may be of greater value. During the last two hours of the sale, shoppers can fill a grocery bag full of books for only $5.00.

Materials Donations

Books, videos, DVDs, magazines, books on tape, CDs and record albums can be donated:

  • Year round except for two weeks prior to each semi-annual sale.

The Friends accept new or gently used fiction and nonfiction books. We accept almost anything that is in good enough condition to re-sell, including recent textbooks and encyclopedia sets (published within the last 10 years), and antiquarian books. We generally cannot re-sell older textbooks, outdated encyclopedias or computer software, travel guides more than a few years old, Reader's Digest Condensed Books, or books whose covers have been removed.

Please respect the library's permanent collection and the health of our staff and volunteers and do not bring any moldy or dirty books into the library! If you would not display a book on your coffee table, chances are we can't sell it and will have to pay to dispose of it. Thank you for your consideration.

If the number of books you have to donate exceeds one box or two shopping bags, kindly call the library to make an appointment for one of the Friends to meet you. Large donations inconvenience the library staff and create logistical problems due to our limited storage space. Please see the Friends Book Donation Policy for more details.

Please do not leave donated materials outside the library during off hours.

If you can't bring your materials to the library, please contact the Friends with your name and phone number. Someone will call to arrange a time to pick up your donation.

Bake Sale Donations

Bake sale donations can be brought to the library the day before during library hours or the morning of the sale.

Plant Donations (spring only)

Plant donations can left behind the Graves Memorial Library the day before the spring sale.