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Friends of the Oak Ridge Public Library book sale from July 11 to 13

Friends of the Oak Ridge Public Library book sale from July 11 to 13

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The Friends of the Oak Ridge Public Library (FOL) will be holding their Summer Book Flea Market at the library from Thursday, July 11 through Saturday, July 13. This flea market replaces the traditional Spring Flea Market.

We will have our usual wide range of themed print books, as well as DVDs, CDs and other non-print items. There will be plenty of fiction and children’s books at this sale. There will be a large number of WWII titles available in the history section. And yes, there will be jigsaw puzzles too.

The book sale begins with the member sale from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday evening, July 11. Memberships are available at the door ($5 for individuals, $10 for families). Remember, for your comfort and safety, we do not allow the use of electronic scanning devices during the member sale. These devices may be used the remaining days of the sale.

On Friday, July 12, the sale begins at 10:30 a.m. and ends at 5:30 p.m. On Saturday, July 13, the half-price sale will be from 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. From 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m., attendees can purchase a bag of books for $2. Regular price for most of our titles will remain 50 cents or $1 each. Set-up begins Tuesday afternoon, July 9, and ends Thursday afternoon, July 11. Tear-down will be Tuesday, July 16.

If you would like to volunteer, we can use help with set-up, during the sale itself, and after the sale when we dispose of unsold items. We also need people to help us carry boxes of books to and from our storage space.

The Friends of the Library (FOL) is a nonprofit organization that holds used book sales to raise money for the library and to find new owners for publications. Funds are used to support the library’s programs, such as the summer reading programs for children and adults and World Wise Wednesdays, sponsor the FOL Book Discussion Group, purchase supplies, publications and equipment, facilitate interlibrary interlibrary loans, and provide other assistance requested by the library.

Membership forms are available at the main library desk and at the book sale. Donations of books, DVDs, CDs, puzzles and other publications are always welcome as we use them to stock the book corner in the main library as well as at the book sale. Donations can be dropped off at the donation area in the library lobby.

The FOL Facebook page is www.facebook.com/foloakridge. Contact FOL President Nancy Hardin, 865-482-4560, [email protected], for more information.