Sales & Signup

FRIENDS OF ALBANY LIBRARY ONE DAY POP-UP BOOK SALE AUGUST 29 UPDATE 

A big thank you to the City, Library, Library Staff, Friends of the Albany Library Volunteers and Library Patrons! The One Day Pop-Up Book Sale was a great success and brought in $816.00 in revenue! Your efforts, contributions and support were fabulous! We could not have done it without you! 

HOLD THE DATE – FALL BOOK SALE SATURDAY NOVEMBER 7 & SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8

We are happy to announce that our Fall Book Sale is scheduled Saturday, November 7th & Sunday, November 8th. We will be selling “CRV” (Collectibles, Rare & Vintage, as well as oversized books, sets and adult material in addition to many different book genres, Holiday items and puzzles. We will provide more detailed information as we get closer to the sale date.

Please note that revenues from past book sales starting in March 2020 through the most recent book sale are kept in the On-site Book Sale Results for Recent Sales table on this page.

We look forward to seeing you at the Fall Friends Book Sale!

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