Three Bucks for a Bag of Books at Annual Sale

Three bucks for a bag of books?

That's the deal this weekend at the Lakewood Public Library.

An estimated 60,000 items will be on sale at the library on Saturday, when the Friends of the Library open up the sale to the public this week.

Think books videos, music CDs and magazines.

However, the big attraction to the Summer Sale is the $3 for a bag full of books.

The annual sale is slated for Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

With some books starting at 10 cents each, it’s a sale for the bargain shoppers.

“Many book sales have books spread out on tables,” said Paul Tepley, a long-time volunteer at the sale.

“We have them perfectly shelved.”

Members get access to a preview sale from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday. Don’t have a membership? No problem. Memberships may be bought at the door for $2, or $5 for the family.

The Friends’ book sale is an annual tradition — about 30 years running. 

“How can you go wrong paying $3 for a bag of books,” Tepley said.

The sale items' subject categories include, art, biography, cooking, gardening, children's, home repair, math, mystery, popular fiction, science, sports, travel and history.

Get all that?

The revenue from the sale will be used to benefit the Lakewood Public Library with the purchase of materials, programming and special projects.

For additional information call 216-226-8275.