Monroe Book Sale

Returns June 28-July 2

MONROE — The annual Book Sale of the Friends of the Edith Wheeler Memorial Library will take place June 28-July 2 at Masuk High School on Route 111. This indoor, air conditioned location will accommodate the large number of books and other media for sale, as well as provide ample space for shoppers and browsers. It is handicapped accessible.

Quality books of all kinds, as well as audio books, videos, CDs, DVDs, computer software, records, cassettes, music scores, puzzles and games will be available. Notable types of books include recent hardcover fiction, books signed by the author, and a substantial assortment of children’s and young adult books.

Popular non-fiction categories such as cooking, crafts, sports, and biographies return, and new categories such as new age/inspirational, short stories, true adventure and local history have been added.

The sale features approximately 25,000 items, fully sorted into over 100 categories.

Hardcover and trade paperback books are priced $2 and up, mass market paperbacks are $1, most children’s books are $1 and 50 cents, or as marked. Prices will be reduced Monday through Wednesday. All proceeds benefit the library.

Donations are still being accepted for the sale. Books may be brought to the new library during regular hours or placed in the Friends’ donation shed in the back overflow parking lot behind the police station anytime.

Hours of the book sale are as follows: Saturday, June 28, 9 to 10 am ($10 early bird admission), and then 10 am-6 pm (free admission; Sunday through Tuesday, June 28-July 1, 10 am-6 pm; and Wednesday, July 2, 10 am-1pm.

Call 452-2850 for more information or to volunteer.