Book Sales

Erasmus once said, "When I get a little money I buy books; and if any is left I buy food and clothes."

Well, to make sure no one has to waste too much money on the latter, I thought we could post info on upcoming book sales in our areas.

TopicTopicMessagesLast Message 
Friends of St Mary's County Library Book Sale 20261 unread / 1gilroy, February 6
University of Chicago Press Book Sale 20261 unread / 1lilithcat, February 6
University of Chicago Press Book Sale 20251 unread / 1lilithcat, January 2025
Women & Children First Basement Clean-Out Sale 7/29-30 (Chicago)1 unread / 1lilithcat, June 2023
University of Chicago Press book sale - through 6/15/221 unread / 1lilithcat, February 2022
Message board3 unread / 3varielle, October 2020
Great Chicago Book Sale (in Oak Park)1 unread / 1lilithcat, August 2019
Chicago: Printers Row Lit Fest1 unread / 1lilithcat, May 2019
2018 Newberry Library Book Sale - July 26-291 unread / 1lilithcat, July 2018
Hyde Park-Kenwood (Chicago) book sale 4/29/171 unread / 1lilithcat, April 2017
NC Book Sales2 unread / 2varielle, August 2016
Are Garage Sale Buyers Illiterate?6 unread / 6aulsmith, November 2014
Book auctions2 unread / 2lilithcat, July 2012
San Francisco/Sacramento area stores or sales1 unread / 1AmanteLibros, September 2009
Toronto area book sales1 unread / 1Yells, August 2009
Amherst, MA, USA, May 1-3, 20091 unread / 1rowmyboat, May 2009
Detroit-area: Bookstock returns1 unread / 1KromesTomes, April 2009
$1.99 books1 unread / 1cal8769, April 2009
NY- New Rochelle Public Library -Friends of the Library sale1 unread / 1silverbooks, November 2008
NY, Albany area, Guilderland Library, Fri-Sun, 6/27-291 unread / 1MaggieO, June 2008
Mamaroneck (NY) Public Library - mostly non-library books1 unread / 1silverbooks, June 2008
Amherst, MA, May 2-41 unread / 1rowmyboat, May 2008
National list of book sales2 unread / 2bluetongue, April 2008
Philly book sale!1 unread / 1Kegsoccer, April 2008
NY, Albany area: Guilderland Library Bag Sale, 11/30-12/21 unread / 1MaggieO, November 2007
Chicago area - big recycling center book sale!2 unread / 2uath, November 2007
Grand Forks, North Dakota12 unread / 12melsmarsh, July 2007
NY: Albany area, Guilderland Public Library 6/15-161 unread / 1MaggieO, June 2007
Big Library of America sale1 unread / 1KromesTomes, June 2007
Sunderland, MA public library2 unread / 2Jenson_AKA_DL, May 2007
Schenectady NY Public Library: This Saturday, May 51 unread / 1MaggieO, May 2007
Bookstock: Livonia, Mich.1 unread / 1KromesTomes, April 2007
Metro Detroit2 unread / 2KromesTomes, September 2006
Schenectady, NY, 9/301 unread / 1MaggieO, September 2006
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