Oconee County Book Sale Fundraiser for Watkinsville Library Starts Three-Day Run Thursday

Oconee County Library Friends has unpacked 1,134 boxes of books–a record number–in preparation for the book sale that will run Thursday through Saturday at the Oconee County Civic Center, 2661 Hog Mountain Road, west of Butler’s Crossing.

While no one knows the exact number of books in those boxes, book sale coordinator and Library Friends Treasurer Penny Mills said that a conservative estimate would be somewhere in the neighborhood of 32,000 books.

The books have been sorted into 46 categories, including three children’s categories, general fiction, mystery/thriller, and a number of nonfiction categories. The sale also includes DVDs, CDs, and audio books.

The sale runs from 4 to 8 p.m. on Thursday and is open only to Library Friends members, though anyone can become a member at the door.

The sale runs from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.

Most books are priced at $2 or less. Children’s books range from $.50 to $2. CD’s are $1, and DVDs are $3.

For more on the book sale, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Library Friends Penny Mills and Jim Bennewitz.