Book Sales
The Friends holds massive sales of great used books three times per year. The dates of book sales follow the same pattern each year:
- The last full weekend in April
- The weekend of the Annual Urbana Sweetcorn Festival (usually late August)
- The weekend before Thanksgiving
Book sales run for five days:
- Thursday night regular price sale for Members
(No electronic devices for scanning will be permitted on preview night) - Friday and Saturday regular price sale
- Sunday half-price sale
- Monday free giveaway of leftover books
For more information about specific dates and times of Friends book sales, check the library’s online calendar of events.
Book sales raise over $20,000 a year for new library books and for reading programs—but are also heavily attended and highly anticipated community events as well as fundraisers. Most of the books sold in our sales are high-quality used books donated by local residents. The sales also include books removed from the library's collections.
Book Donations
Donations are accepted at The Urbana Free Library's Circulation Desk year-round during regular library hours.
