Sales & Signup

SPRING BOOK SALE SATURDAY, APRIL 25 & SUNDAY, APRIL 26

Our next onsite Book Sale is Saturday, April 25 and Sunday, April 26. Information below:

Location: Albany City Community Center Big Room and Albany Library Edith Stone Room at 1247 Marin Ave., Albany 

Hours:

• Saturday, 4/25: 9am-5pm for both rooms
• Sunday, 4/26: 10am-4pm Big Room & 10am-2pm Edith Stone Room

What’s on Offer:

• The Community Center Big Room items will be $1.00 and include books of all kinds for adults, pre-schoolers, kids and tweens, lots of CD’s and DVD’s and vintage magazines. 
• Edith Stone Room items will be at $2 and up and include Jigsaw puzzles for all ages, vintage, rare, and collectible books and magazines including an estate with many academic titles  – Focus on History of Christianity, Psychology, Slavic and Russian Studies, and Russian language books 
• Weather permitting current magazines and library discards outdoors 5/$1

How to Pay:

• Cash or check with ID, major credit cards accepted for purchases $3 and up 

In the meantime, please continue to donate books to help us prepare and stock up for the April book sale.  Before the spring book sale, you can purchase books on the ongoing shelf sale in the library and online at Shop Friends of the Albany Library Books and Collectibles | AbeBooks: Eve’s Book Garden 

We will be looking for volunteers to assist in setting up, cashiering and cleaning up as we get closer to the sale date.  

As always, we appreciate your help, participation and book purchases! We can’t do it without you! Looking forward to seeing you there!  

Friends Sales are in Major Categories Described Below:

Daily “Ongoing” Shelf sale in the Library

FAL sells a variety of interesting books including Kids, picture, topical, holiday-themed, mystery, etc. on the library shelf just across from the checkout desk. Most of these books look like they first did at the bookstore, but many are just $1! Come and check them out whenever the library is open, inventory changes most days.

Collectible, Rare, Vintage

These are typically older and unique items ranging in price from $2 to $hundreds. Check publicity for scheduled sales to find out if CRV is offered – usually it is at the May and November sales. 

Friends Online Sales 24 hours a day

FAL benefits from more valuable books sold online. These books go to buyers all over the world.  The link to the online book sale is Shop Friends of the Albany Library Books and Collectibles | AbeBooks: Eve’s Book Garden

Friends Sales are in Major Categories Described Below:

Daily “Ongoing” Shelf sale in the Library

FAL sells a variety of interesting books including Kids, picture, topical, holiday-themed, mystery, etc. on the library shelf just across from the checkout desk. Most of these books look like they first did at the bookstore, but many are just $1! Come and check them out whenever the library is open, inventory changes most days.

Collectible, Rare, Vintage

These are typically older and unique items ranging in price from $2 to $hundreds. Check publicity for scheduled sales to find out if CRV is offered – usually it is at the May and November sales. 

Friends Online Sales 24 hours a day

FAL benefits from more valuable books sold online. These books go to buyers all over the world.  The link to the online book sale is Shop Friends of the Albany Library Books and Collectibles | AbeBooks: Eve’s Book Garden