This year's Friends of C. H. Booth Library Book Sale is set to begin Friday, July 9 with a preview, and will run through Tuesday, July 13.

The sale runs from July 9 to 13 at Reed Intermediate School, 3 Trades Lane. The Friday preview is from 1 pm to 5 pm, with a $40 admission fee. Tickets will go on sale at the school at noon, and attendance will be limited to 200.

The most avid book lovers are anticipated to take advantage of the early access with the limited crowd size. The sale has over 130,000 books, jigsaw puzzles, games, CDs, DVDs, and LPs.

Official opening day is Saturday, July 10. Admission will be $5 and those under 18 are free, and it will run from 10 am to 5 pm, with ticket sales starting at 9 am at Reed. No admission will be charged Sunday (Half-Price Day, 10 am to 5 pm), Monday ($5/Bag Day, 10 am to 7 pm) or Tuesday (Free Day, 10 am to 1 pm).

There are more than 90 categories of organized books in the sale, and this year the sale is offering more children’s books (organized by reading level), more mystery, romance, sci-fi, comic books, manga, classic and modern literature, popular fiction, and books to satisfy every hobby and interest from history to art, sports, cooking, gardening, and crafts.

The cost of books is 25 cents and up, but most fall in the $1 to $2 range.

For more information about the book sale see "Friends Of C.H. Booth Library Book Sale Returning Next Week" story.

Eliza Hallabeck can be reached at eliza@thebee.com.