The Silver City Friends of the Library (FOL) is holding its January Booksale on Saturday, January 11, at the FOL Bookstore, 1510 Market Street, from 10:00am-2:00pm.
Hardback and trade paperback books are priced at $1.00 each and paperbacks at $0.50 each. In some cases, books may be priced higher. Weather permitting, clearance item sales take place in the FOL parking lot where visitors can purchase a bag of books (special bags are provided in the parking lot) at $2.00 per bag. There is no limit on the number of bags a visitor can buy.
"Inside the FOL Bookstore, tucked in the corner behind the fiction sections, visitors will find what we call our Vintage Collection Room," said Barbara Guber, FOL Bookstore Manager.
"For this Saturday's sale, we have a variety of books published from the 1800's to mid-1900's. You will also find hundreds of music CDs, fiction and non-fiction audio books on CD/DVD. Come and browse this "vintage space". Also, inside the Bookstore, in the front room, we have a few vintage comic books, and a plethora of Great Courses on CDs/DVDs."
"Historical Fiction, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Young Adult, Horror, Mystery, Thriller, Classics, Literature and all the non-Fiction collections have been refreshed with new selections, thanks to this community's wonderful donors," Guber continued. "Our art books and coffee table books await to be taken home and enjoyed on a cozy winter evening."
"We'll be offering a large number of cozy mysteries, romance stories, and faith- based fiction books in the Parking Lot sale, where visitors can fill up supplied bags with as many or as few of these as they want for only $2/bag. Normally, these books sell for fifty cents to a dollar each, so this option is quite a deal and there is no limit on the number of bags a person can purchase."
"Most of the children's books will also be sold for $2 per bag in the parking lot, again with no limit on the number of bags purchased," Guber noted.
The next booksale will be held on Saturday March 8, 2025.
The Friends of the Silver City Library invite the public to come and spend a crisp autumn morning and early afternoon, perusing and finding treasures among its vast collection of books and other media, all donated through the generosity of Grant County residents.
The Friends of the Library accepts donations of books from the public and uses these to raise funds to support the Silver City Library's programs and activities. Donations can be placed in the Friends of the Library donation bins outside the Silver City Library main door. These are located to the right of the Library's bin for returning Library books. For further information regarding donations in general or for arranging pickup for large donations, please contact
Mark your calendars for the 2025 Friends of the Library book sales on the 2nd Saturday of each odd numbered month. The next sale will be March 8, 2025.
And remember, you don't have to be a member of FOL to attend the sale and purchase books.
